Guidelines for 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), 3.7 Prohibited matter

Guidelines for 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)
3.7 Prohibited matter

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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)

3.6 Title of the invention

3.8 Claims fee

3.7	Prohibited matter

As prohibited statements or matter may not necessarily be omitted under Art. 21(6) PCT, the application must be examined to ensure that the provisions of III, 8 ("Prohibited matter") are complied with. Where the EPO is informed by the International Bureau that statements or matter were omitted from the published PCT application, the Receiving Section should ensure that the corresponding material is excluded from the translation as furnished by the applicant.