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General Part

Overview

General Part

Contents

1.Preliminary remarks

2.Explanatory notes

2.1Overview
2.2Abbreviations
3.General remarks
4.Work at the EPO
5.Summary of the processing of applications and patents at the EPO
6.Contracting states to the EPC
7.Extension to and validation in states not party to the EPC
8.Unitary Patent protection
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