Guidelinesfor Examination PART A CHAPTER VII APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) BEFORE THE EPO ACTING AS A DESIGNATED OR... 3. Provisions of Chapter III (Examination of formal requirements) 3.2 Physical requirements
The application must be examined for compliance with the physical requirements as set out in III, 3 ("Physical requirements"). The requirements are in general identical with the corresponding requirements of the PCT and no supplementary examination should be necessary when the application is furnished in an official language.