EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter II - European search report, Rule 44a

Rule 44a - Extended European search report

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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

Implementing Regulations

PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION

PART III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION

PART V - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART V OF THE CONVENTION

Chapter II - European search report

Chapter I - Examination by the Receiving Section

Chapter III - Publication of the European patent application

Rule 44a - Extended European search report

Rule 44 - Content of the European search report

Rule 44a 71

Extended European search report

(1) The European search report shall be accompanied by an opinion on whether the application and the invention to which it relates seem to meet the requirements of this Convention, unless a communication under Rule 51, paragraph 2 or paragraph 4, can be issued.

(2) The opinion under paragraph 1 shall not be published together with the search report.

71 Inserted by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.07.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 5 ff).