Guidelines for Examination
PART A
 CHAPTER X DRAWINGS 		 

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PART A
  CHAPTER IX COMMON PROVISIONSCHAPTER IX COMMON PROVISIONS     CHAPTER XI FEESCHAPTER XI FEES  
1. Graphic forms of presentation considered as drawings

1.1 Technical drawings

1.2 Photographs

2. Representation of drawings

2.1 Grouping of drawings

2.2 Reproducibility of drawings

2.3 Figure accompanying the abstract

3. Conditions regarding the paper used

4. Presentation of the sheets of drawings

4.1 Usable surface area of sheets

4.2 Numbering of sheets of drawings

5. General layout of drawings

5.1 Page-setting

5.2 Numbering of figures

5.3 Whole figure

6. Prohibited matter

7. Executing of drawings

7.1 Drawings of lines and strokes

7.2 Shading

7.3 Cross-sections

7.3.1 Sectional diagrams

7.3.2 Hatching

7.4 Scale of drawings

7.5 Numbers, letters and reference signs

7.5.1 Leading lines

7.5.2 Arrows

7.5.3 Height of the numbers and letters in the drawings

7.5.4 Consistent use of reference signs as between description, claims and drawings

7.5.5 Consistent use of reference signs as between drawings

7.6 Variations in proportions

8. Text matter on drawings

9. Conventional symbols

10. Amendments to drawings

11. Graphic forms of presentation not considered as drawings

11.1 Chemical and mathematical formulae

11.2 Tables

11.2.1 Tables in the description

11.2.2 Tables in the claims

 
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