The European Patent Office shall, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations, draw up and publish a European search report in respect of the European patent application on the basis of the claims, with due regard to the description and any drawings.
Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000.
See notice from the EPO concerning the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications "PACE" (OJ EPO 2015, A93) and notice from the EPO concerning ways to expedite the European grant procedure (OJ EPO 2015, A94).
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar92.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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XOJ EPO 2017, A95 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 November 2017 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority
XOJ EPO 2017, A94 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 November 2017 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees
XOJ EPO 2015, A94 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 November 2015 concerning ways to expedite the European grant procedure
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XOJ EPO 2010, 600 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 5 October 2010 on the filing of copies of search results under Rule 141(1) EPC utilisation scheme 1