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GL H III 2.1.4 Transitional provisions relating to Rule 137(4)

The procedure described in H‑III, 2.1.1, to H‑III, 2.1.3, applies to the following applications (see Art. 2(2) of the Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2009, OJ EPO 2009, 299):

(i)European applications for which the search report is drawn up on or after 1 April 2010,

(ii)Euro-PCT applications for which the supplementary European search report is drawn up on or after 1 April 2010, and

(iii)Euro-PCT applications for which the international search report is drawn up by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority on or after 1 April 2010 (Art. 153(6); see also E‑IX, 3.4).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelines/e/h_iii_2_1_4.htm

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.153 EPC The European Patent Office as designated Office or elected Office

EPO Guidelines - B Search

X GL B XI 2 Basis of the search opinion

X GL B XI 2.2 Applications containing claims filed after the accorded date of filing

X GL B XI 8 Reaction to the extended European search report (EESR)

EPO Guidelines - C Procedureal Aspects of Substantive Examination

X GL C I 4 Purpose of examination

X GL C III 1.1.2 Claims filed after accordance of a date of filing

X GL C III 2 Amendments made by applicants of their own volition

X GL C IV 1 General procedure

X GL C IX 1.4 Examination of a divisional application

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E IX 3.4 Rule 137(4) applies

EPO Guidelines - H Amendments and Corrections

X GL H II 2.5.4 Rule 137(4) applies to amendments filed at this stage

X GL H III 1 Introduction

X GL H III 2.1 Indication of amendments and their basis under Rule 137(4)

X GL H III 2.1.1 Rule 137(4) communication and response thereto

X GL H III 2.1.3 Rule 137(4) and oral proceedings