Together with the reply to the WO‑ISA, the WO-IPEA or the minutes of a telephone consultation, the applicant has, subject to certain exceptions (see GL/PCT‑EPO, C‑VII, 1(d)), the opportunity to submit (further) amendments under Art. 34 to the claims, description and/or drawings. [Art. 34(2)(b); Rule 66.4; ]
Subsequently filed amendments and/or arguments will be taken into account by the EPO as IPEA only if they are received before the point at which preparation of a written opinion or the IPER has actually started. [Rule 66.4bis; GL/ISPE 20.05; ]
For further details, see GL/PCT‑EPO C‑IV, 1 and GL/PCT‑EPO C‑IV, 2 and subsections, and GL/PCT‑EPO C‑VII, 1.
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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EPO PCT GL - H Amendments and Corrections
XGL-PCT H I – The right to amend Chapter H-I deals with the right to amend, while Chapters H‑II and H‑III deal with the allowability of amendments. Chapter H‑IV is dedicated to the rectification of obvious mistakes.