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How to get a European patent
A. General overview
B. The EPO as a PCT receiving Office
C. The EPO as an International Searching Authority
D. The EPO as an International Preliminary Examining Authority
E. Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as a designated or elected Office
Annexes
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ANNEX I
Terms and abbreviations
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AI
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Administrative Instructions under the PCT
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Art.
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Article(s) (of the EPC or the PCT)
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EPC
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European Patent Convention
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EPO
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European Patent Office
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GL/EPO
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Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office (quoted as follows: GL/EPO C-III, 8.4 = Guidelines, Part C, Chapter III, section 8, point 4)
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IB
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International Bureau of WIPO
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IPEA
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International Preliminary Examining Authority
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IPER
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International Preliminary Examination Report
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IPRP
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International Preliminary Report on Patentability
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ISA
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International Searching Authority
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GL/ISPE
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PCT International Search and Preliminary Examination Guidelines
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ISR
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International Search Report
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JPO
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Japan Patent Office
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OEPM
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Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
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OJ
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Official Journal of the European Patent Office (quoted as follows: OJ 2001, 459 = Official Journal, year 2001, page 459)
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PCT
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Patent Cooperation Treaty
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PRV
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Swedish Patent and Registration Office
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R.
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Rule(s) of the Implementing Regulations (to the EPC or the PCT)
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RFees
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EPC Rules relating to Fees
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RO
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Receiving Office
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GL/RO
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PCT Receiving Office Guidelines
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USPTO
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
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WIPO
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World Intellectual Property Organization
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WIPO PCT Guide
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"PCT Applicant's Guide" published by the International Bureau of WIPO
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WO-ISA
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Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority
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