1.2

Further checks

In addition to the above, it is necessary for the Receiving Section to carry out a preliminary check of the description and claims in order to ensure that prohibited matter referred to in Rule 34 is omitted from the application as published and that the title of the invention, which will appear in the published application, is in general accord with the requirements of Rule 26(2)(b). The Receiving Section should also check whether any claims fees due have been paid (see also III, 9), whether the certificate of exhibition under Rule 23 has been filed where the invention has been displayed under Art. 55(1)(b) (see also IV, 3), whether in the case of European patent applications relating to biological material the information pursuant to Rule 28(1)(c) and (d) is complete (see also IV, 4) and whether in the case of an application with nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences a prescribed sequence listing has also been filed (see also IV, 5, and the Decision of the President of the EPO, Supplement No. 2 to OJ 11/1998).