Guidelines for Examination:PART B: CHAPTER IX SEARCH DOCUMENTATION, 7. Search documentation in national offices carrying out transferred searches on behalf of the EPO, 7.1 Electronic search documentation provided by the EPO

Guidelines for Examination
PART B
CHAPTER IX SEARCH DOCUMENTATION
7. Search documentation in national offices carrying out transferred searches on behalf of the EPO
7.1 Electronic search documentation provided by the EPO

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PART B
CHAPTER IX SEARCH DOCUMENTATION
7. Search documentation in national offices carrying out transferred searches on behalf of the EPO

7.2 Additional search documentation in national patent offices

7.1	Electronic search documentation provided by the EPO

The EPO provides the national offices of its member states with access to its electronic search documentation as described in IX, 1.3 to IX, 2.3.

For other documentation of the EPO, if delivered by commercial database providers, access can be limited, depending on the conditions of data delivery agreed between the EPO and the data provider. However, separate agreements may exist between national offices and data providers.