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Guidelines for Examination in the EPO

Guidelines for Examination - Table of Contents  
PART E GUIDELINES ON GENERAL PROCEDURAL MATTERS PART D    
CHAPTER I COMMUNICATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS PART E GUIDELINES ON GENERAL PROCEDURAL MATTERS CHAPTER II PROCEDURE FOR AMENDMENTS TO DOCUMENTS  
1. Communications   2. Notification  
1.2 Number of communications 1.1 General remarks 1.3 Form of decisions, communications and notices  

1.2

Number of communications

 

Since each communication issued may entail prolonging the proceedings, the proceedings should be conducted in such a way as to manage with as few communications as possible. If a communication has to be issued, it should cover all the points which are necessary, or likely to be of importance, for the particular stage of the proceedings, e.g. the preparation of oral proceedings or of a decision.

 


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