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 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

6. The EPO as an elected Office

5. The EPO as a designated Office

6.	The EPO as an elected Office

6.1 General remarks

6.2 Opening of the European phase and of substantive examination

6.3 Substantive examination of a Euro-PCT application accompanied by an international preliminary examination report (IPER)

6.4 Inspection of files

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