Situation in which it has to be checked whether the application from which priority is actually claimed is the "first application" within the meaning of Art. 87(1) F‑VI, 2.4.4

Subsequent application considered as first application F‑VI, 1.4.1

First communication C‑III, 4

Admissibility in the examination procedure, after receipt of the first communication - Rule 137(3) H‑II, 2.3

Invitation to file comments and amendments C‑III, 4.2

Minutes as the first communication in examination C‑VII, 2.5

Reasoning C‑III, 4.1

Response filed before first communication in examination C‑II, 3

First or further medical use of known products G‑VI, 6.1

Dependent claims pursuant to Art. 54(5) G‑VI, 6.1.5

Diagnostic uses pursuant to Art. 54(5) G‑VI, 6.1.3

Products that may be claimed for a further medical use G‑VI, 6.1.1

Surgical uses pursuant to Art. 54(5) G‑VI, 6.1.4

Therapeutic uses pursuant to Art. 54(5) G‑VI, 6.1.2

First stage of examination C-III

Amendments made by applicants of their own volition C‑III, 2

Evaluation of prior-art documents cited in the search report and late priority claim C‑III, 7

First communication C‑III, 4

Missing parts or elements C‑III, 1

Requesting information on prior art (not confined to priority) C‑III, 6

Summons to oral proceedings as the first action in examination C‑III, 5

Unity of invention C‑III, 3

Fixing of costs

Appeals against the decision of the opposition division on the fixing of costs E‑XII, 4

Enforcement of the fixing of costs D‑IX, 3

Fixing of costs by the opposition division D‑IX, 2.1

Appeal against the fixing of costs by the opposition division D‑IX, 2.2

Procedure for the fixing of costs D‑IX, 2

Form B‑X, 3.1

Decision by means of a standard form C‑V, 15.2

Decision on the form of the opinion E‑IV, 1.8.1

Documents forming part of the European patent application A‑VIII, 3.2

Examination of the request for grant form A‑III, 4.2

Examination of the request for grant form, further requirements laid down by Rule 41(2) A‑III, 4.2.3

Filing of applications in electronic form A‑II, 1.1.1

Form and content E‑X, 1.3, F‑II, 5.1

Basic principles of decisions E‑X, 1.3

Drawings F‑II, 5.1

Facts and submissions E‑X, 1.3.2

Order E‑X, 1.3.1

Reasoning E‑X, 1.3.3

Form and content of claims F‑IV, 2

Formulae and tables F‑IV, 2.4

Technical features F‑IV, 2.1

Two-part form F‑IV, 2.2

Two-part form unsuitable F‑IV, 2.3

Form and language of the search report B‑X, 3

Form B‑X, 3.1

Language B‑X, 3.2

Record of search strategy B‑X, 3.4

Search summary B‑X, 3.3

Form of decisions, communications and notices E‑II, 1.3

Form of documents A‑VIII, 2

Documents making up the European patent application A‑VIII, 2.1

Filing of subsequent documents A‑VIII, 2.5

Form of documents, other documents A‑VIII, 2.3

Number of copies A‑VIII, 2.4

Replacement documents and translations A‑VIII, 2.2

Form of signature A‑VIII, 3.3

Form of the opposition D‑III, 3.1

Form of the request and applicable time limit E‑VIII, 3.1.3

Graphic forms of presentation considered as drawings A‑IX, 1

Graphic forms of presentation not considered as drawings A‑IX, 11

Preparation of a decision to maintain a European patent in amended form D‑VI, 7.2

Publication in electronic form only A‑VI, 1.4

Request for grant form A‑III, 11.3.5

Requirements as to form E‑X, 2.3

Statement in the decision of the amended form of the European patent D‑VIII, 1.4.2

Time limit and form of appeal E‑XII, 6

Two-part form unsuitable, no two-part form F‑IV, 2.3.1

Two-part form "wherever appropriate" F‑IV, 2.3.2

Formal

Formal deficiencies B‑IV, 1.2

Communications concerning formal deficiencies A-V, A‑V, 1

Formal procedure for limitation when the request is allowable D‑X, 5

Formal requirements A‑III, 1.1, E‑III, 10.1

Claims (Art. 84 and formal requirements) F-IV

Description (formal requirements) F‑II, 4

Examination as to formal requirements A-III, A‑III, 3.2

Instructions in Chapter A‑III ("Examination of formal requirements") E‑IX, 2.3

Formal requirements to be met before the division starts substantive examination C-II

Allocation of the application C‑II, 2

Copy of the search results on the priority or priorities C‑II, 5

Designation fees, extension and validation fees C‑II, 4

Request for examination C‑II, 1

Response filed before first communication in examination C‑II, 3

Formalities check E‑XIII, 5.1

Formalities examination

European divisional applications, other formalities examination A‑IV, 1.7

Responsibility for formalities examination A‑I, 2

Format of background art citations F‑II, 4.3.1

Examples of quotation for non-patent literature F‑II, 4.3.1.1

Examples of quotation for patent literature F‑II, 4.3.1.2

Format of oral proceedings E‑III, 1.2

Formulae and tables F‑IV, 2.4

Formulation of the objective technical problem G‑VII, 5.2

Formulation of the objective technical problem for claims comprising technical and non-technical features G‑VII, 5.4.1

Forwarding of applications A‑II, 1.6

Forwarding of the notice of opposition to the formalities officer D‑IV, 1.1

Functional definition of a pathological condition F‑IV, 4.21

Further action upon examination of replies C‑IV, 3

Further action upon examination of replies, further action where a request for a translation of the priority application was sent earlier in examination proceedings C‑IV, 3.1

Further processing C‑V, 8, E‑VIII, 2

Crediting of fees under Rule 71a(5), further processing fee and crediting of fees A‑X, 11.4

Further requests for amendment after approval C‑V, 5

Admissibility in the examination procedure, further requests for amendment after approval H‑II, 2.6

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