Guidelines for Examination:PART E: CHAPTER VIII TIME LIMITS, LOSS OF RIGHTS, FURTHER AND ACCELERATED PROCESSING AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF..., 3. Accelerated prosecution of European patent applications

Guidelines for Examination
PART E
CHAPTER VIII TIME LIMITS, LOSS OF RIGHTS, FURTHER AND ACCELERATED PROCESSING AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF...
3. Accelerated prosecution of European patent applications

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PART E
CHAPTER VIII TIME LIMITS, LOSS OF RIGHTS, FURTHER AND ACCELERATED PROCESSING AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF...

2. Further processing and re-establishment of rights

4. Accelerated processing of oppositions

3.	Accelerated prosecution of European patent applications

Applicants requiring faster search or examination can ask to have their applications processed under the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications (PACE) (see the Notice from the President of the EPO, OJ 10/2001, 459).