GL A III 1.1 Formal requirements

The formal requirements that an application has to meet are the subject of an examination by the Receiving Section. These requirements relate to the following:[Art. 90(3); Rule 57; ]
(i)representation; 
(ii)signature 
(iii)physical requirements of the application; 
(iv)abstract; 
(v)request for grant; 
(vi)claim to priority; 
(vii)designation of inventor; 
(viii)translations, where required; 
(ix)the presence of at least one claim; 
(x)filing and search fees 

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelines/e/a_iii_1_1.htm

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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