EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Rules Relating to Fees: Article 10d - Refund of fee for international preliminary examination

Article 10d - Refund of fee for international preliminary examination

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Table of Contents

Preface

European Patent Convention

Implementing Regulations

Protocol on Recognition

Protocol on Centralisation

Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

Protocol on the Staff Complement

Rules Relating to Fees

Annex I

Annex II

Alphabetical keyword index

EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION- Table of Contents

Rules Relating to Fees

Article 10d - Refund of fee for international preliminary examination

Article 10c - Refund of insignificant amounts

Article 11 - Decisions fixing costs which are subject to appeal

Article 10d 19

Refund of fee for international preliminary examination

If the applicant, during international preliminary examination, has not asked for a detailed preliminary examination or has not filed any amendments under Article 19 or 34(2) PCT or any other arguments, two thirds of the fee paid for international preliminary examination shall be refunded. The details of the refund shall be determined by the President of the Office.

19 Inserted by decision of the Administrative Council of 18.10.2001 which entered into force on 03.01.2002 (OJ EPO 2001, 492 ff).