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Chapter 5 – Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as a designated or elected Office

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Chapter 5 – Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as a designated (PCT Chapter I) or elected (PCT Chapter II) Office

5.1 General
5.2 What are the requirements for entry into the European phase?
5.3 Communication with the applicant – representation – address for correspondence (Form 1200, Sections 1, 2 and 3)
5.4 Application documents on which the procedure before the EPO as designated/elected Office is based (Form 1200, Section 6)
5.5 Translation of the application documents and other documents (Form 1200, Section 7)
5.6 Biological material and nucleotide and amino acid sequences
5.7 Filing fee
5.8 Designations, extensions and validations
5.9 Supplementary European search
5.10 Examination
5.11 Renewal fee and claims fees
5.12 Filing of other documents
5.13 Priority claim
5.14 Review by the EPO as designated/elected Office and rectification of errors made by the receiving Office or by the IB
5.15 Lack of unity
5.16 Publication of the Euro-PCT application by the EPO
5.17 State of the art
5.18 Divisional applications
5.19 Further processing and re-establishment of rights
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