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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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Non-observance of the time limit for payment of the claims fee
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Where the applicant fails to pay the correct amount of the claims fee within the 31-month period, the EPO will invite him by means of the combined communication pursuant to Rule 109 and Rule 110(2) EPC to pay the missing amount within a non-extendable period of grace of one month of notification of a communication pointing out the failure to pay (see point 198). If additional claims fees become due as a result of amendments filed in response to this communication, no further invitation under Rule 110(2) EPC will be issued.
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R. 110(2) EPC
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Where a claims fee is not paid in due time, the claim concerned is deemed to be abandoned.
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R. 110(4) EPC
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