Guidelines for Examination
PART A
 CHAPTER III EXAMINATION OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTS
6. Claim to priority (see also C-V)
6.10 Loss of right to priority 		 

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PART A
CHAPTER III EXAMINATION OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTSCHAPTER III EXAMINATION OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTS
6. Claim to priority (see also C-V)6. Claim to priority (see also C-V)
  6.9 Non-entitlement to right to priority6.9 Non-entitlement to right to priority     6.11 Notification6.11 Notification  
 

6.10

Loss of right to priority

 

The right to priority for a European patent application is lost where:

 

Art. 91(3)



(i)

the declaration of priority is not filed in due time (see III, 6.5); or

 

(ii)

the copy of the previous application or of any translation of the previous application is not filed in due time (see III, 6.7, III, 6.8).

 
Index:CHAPTER III EXAMINATION OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTS6. Claim to priority (see also C-V) 6.9 Non-entitlement to right to priority 6.11 Notification

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