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Where can I find out more about the procedure before the EPO as ISA?

Details of the procedure before the EPO as ISA can be found in Chapter 3 of the Guide for applicants: PCT procedure before the EPO (Euro-PCT Guide). It includes important information on, for example:

  • how the EPO deals with applications with multiple independent claims
  • how the EPO deals with lack of unity of invention
  • the protest procedure
  • using a written opinion established by the EPO as ISA in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) procedure.