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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 IX APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) CHAPTER VIII TIME LIMITS, LOSS OF RIGHTS, FURTHER AND ACCELERATED PROCESSING AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF RIGHTS CHAPTER X DECISIONS  
5. The EPO as a designated Office 4. The EPO as an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) 6. The EPO as an elected Office  
5.4 Supplementary European search report 5.3 Publication of the translation of the international application 5.5 Delaying of the procedure before the EPO  

5.4

Supplementary European search report

 

When the application, in one of the official languages of the EPO, and the international search report have been communicated to the EPO, and the fees have been paid, the Search Division will prepare a supplementary search report, except where the Administrative Council has decided otherwise, as described in B-II, 4.3.

Art. 153(7)



Hence, the application will reach the Examining Division containing either one or two search reports, which must be taken into consideration during the examination.

 


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