Guidelines for Examination:PART C: CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS), 1. General

Guidelines for Examination
PART C
CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS)
1. General

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PART C
CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS)

2. Abstract

General

The requirements for a European patent application are set out in Art. 78. The application must contain:

Art. 78

(i)	a request for the grant of a European patent;

Art. 78(1)(a)

(ii)	a description of the invention;

Art. 78(1)(b)

(iii)

one or more claims;

Art. 78(1)(c)

(iv)	any drawings referred to in the description or the claims; and

Art. 78(1)(d)

(v)	an abstract.

Art. 78(1)(e)

This Chapter deals with all these requirements, insofar as they are the concern of the examiner, with the exception of item (iii) which is the subject of Chapter III. Item (v) is dealt with first.