Guidelinesfor Examination PART A CHAPTER II FILING OF APPLICATIONS AND EXAMINATION ON FILING 4. Examination on filing 4.1 Minimum requirements for according a date of filing 4.1.1 Indication that a European patent is sought
Use of the prescribed Request for Grant form or the epoline® Online Filing software best provides "the indication that a patent is sought" as referred to in II, 4.1(i) (see also III, 4).