Where the international application or the demand for international preliminary examination is withdrawn before examination has commenced and within 30 months from the priority date, or where the demand is considered not to have been submitted, 100% of the fee for international preliminary examination is refunded.[Rule 58.3; Rule 90bis.4(a); OJ EPO 2017, A115; OJ EPO 2020, A68; ]
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelinespct/e/a_iii_9_7.htm
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021