Part C – Guidelines for Procedural Aspects of Substantive Examination
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Chapter V – The final stage of examination
Overview
Chapter V – The final stage of examination
1. Communication under Rule 71(3)
2. Approval of the proposed text – grant of a patent
3. No reply in time – application deemed withdrawn
4. Request for amendments or corrections in reply to the Rule 71(3) communication
5. Further requests for amendment after approval
6. The examining division resumes examination after approval of the text
7. Correction of errors in the decision to grant
8. Further processing
9. Refund of the fee for grant and publishing
10. Publication of the patent specification
11. Withdrawal before publication of the patent specification
12. Certificate
13. European Patent Bulletin
14. Refusal
15. Decision according to the state of the file
Annex – Standard marks for indicating amendments or corrections by the divisions
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