EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter II - European search report, Rule 45

Rule 45 - Incomplete search

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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 45 - Incomplete search

Rule 44a - Extended European search report

Rule 46 - European search report where the invention lacks unity

Rule 45

Incomplete search

If the Search Division considers that the European patent application does not comply with the provisions of the Convention to such an extent that it is not possible to carry out a meaningful search into the state of the art on the basis of all or some of the claims, it shall either declare that search is not possible or shall, so far as is practicable, draw up a partial European search report. The declaration and the partial report referred to shall be considered, for the purposes of subsequent proceedings, as the European search report.

Art. 92