Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office

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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 IV TAKING AND CONSERVATION OF EVIDENCE

CHAPTER III ORAL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER V DEROGATIONS FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN ORAL PROCEEDINGS

1. Taking of evidence by the departments of the EPO

2. Conservation of evidence

1.	Taking of evidence by the departments of the EPO

1.1 General remarks

1.2 Means of evidence

1.3 Taking of evidence in substantive examination and opposition proceedings

1.4 Order to take evidence

1.5 Summoning of parties, witnesses and experts

1.6 Hearing of parties, witnesses and experts

1.7 Minutes of taking of evidence

1.8 Commissioning of experts

1.9 Costs arising from oral proceedings or taking of evidence

1.10 Entitlements of witnesses and experts

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