The examiner should consider not only the text of the abstract but also the selection of the figures for publication with it. He should alter the text to the extent that this may be necessary in order to meet the requirements set out in XI, 3. He will select a different figure, or figures, of the drawings if he considers that they better characterise the inventions.

The examiner may prevent the publication of any drawing with the abstract, where none of the drawings present in the application is useful for the understanding of the abstract. This can be done even when the applicant has requested that a particular drawing or drawings be published with the abstract according to Rule 33(4).

In determining the content of the abstract, the examiner should concentrate on conciseness and clarity, and refrain from introducing alterations merely for the purpose of embellishing the language (see X, 7).