Guidelines for Examination:PART E: CHAPTER IX APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT), 3. The EPO as an International Searching Authority (ISA), 3.2 Limitations

Guidelines for Examination
PART E
CHAPTER IX APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
3. The EPO as an International Searching Authority (ISA)
3.2 Limitations

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PART E
CHAPTER IX APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
3. The EPO as an International Searching Authority (ISA)

3.1 General remarks

3.2	Limitations

In accordance with the Agreement between the European Patent Organisation and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (OJ 12/2001, 601), the EPO may limit its search work as an ISA. For information on the limitations of the competence of the EPO as ISA, see B-VIII, 1.