Guidelinesfor Examination PART E CHAPTER XII REQUEST FROM A NATIONAL COURT FOR A TECHNICAL OPINION CONCERNING A EUROPEAN PATENT 5. Procedure 5.4 Establishment and issue of the technical opinion
After any deficiencies as referred to in XII, 5.1 or XII, 5.2, above have been met, the Examining Division should establish the technical opinion as soon as possible.
The opinion should be sent to the national court. Any papers received from the court which belong to the national proceedings should be sent back with the opinion.