GL-PCT A III 9.2.1.3 No refund

No refund is due[OJ EPO 2019, A5; ]
(a)where the subject-matter claimed in the later application represents an invention different from that searched in the earlier application, or 
(b)the legal requirements for a refund are not fulfilled, for example where the priority of the earlier application is not validly claimed. 

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelinespct/e/a_iii_9_2_1_3.htm

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPO PCT GL - A Formalities Examination

Offical Journal of the EPO