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CHAPTER V

PRECLASSIFICATION (ROUTING) AND OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS

 
1. Definitions

2. Preclassification (routing)

3. Incorrect preclassification

4. Official classification of the application

5. Classification of late-published search reports

6. Classification when the scope of the invention is not clear (e.g. a partial search)

7. Classification in cases of a lack of unity of invention

8. Verification of official classification

   CHAPTER IV SEARCH PROCEDURE AND STRATEGY CHAPTER VI THE STATE OF THE ART

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