R.58 EPC Correction of deficiencies in the application documents

If the European patent application does not comply with the requirements of Rule 57(a) to (d), (h) and (i), the European Patent Office shall inform the applicant accordingly and invite him to correct the deficiencies noted within two months. The description, claims and drawings may be amended only to an extent sufficient to remedy such deficiencies.

[ Art. 123 R. 137 ]

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.123 EPC Amendments

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter I Examination by the Receiving Section

X R.57 EPC Examination as to formal requirements

X R.135 EPC Further processing

X R.137 EPC Amendment of the European patent application

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A II 4.1 Minimum requirements for according a date of filing

X GL A II 4.1.3.1 Reference to a previously filed application

X GL A II 5.5 Withdrawal of late-filed missing drawings or missing parts of the description

X GL A III 3.2 Documents making up the application, replacement documents, translations

X GL A III 3.2.2 Physical requirements of late-filed application documents

X GL A III 9 Claims fee

X GL A III 13.2 Additional fee (if application documents comprise more than thirty-five pages)

X GL A III 14 Translation of the application

X GL A III 15 Late filing of claims

X GL A III 16.1 Procedure formalities officer

X GL A III 16.2 Period allowed for remedying deficiencies

X GL A V 1 Communications concerning formal deficiencies

X GL A V 2.1 Filing of amendments

X GL A V 2.2 Examination of amendments as to formalities

X GL A V 3 Correction of errors in documents filed with the EPO

X GL A VII 1.4 Invitation to file the translation

EPO Guidelines - B Search

X GL B III 3.3.1 General considerations

X GL B IV 1.2 Formal deficiencies

X GL B VIII 6 Claims contravening Art. 123(2) or Art. 76(1)

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

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E II 1.1 General remarks

X GL E VIII 1.1 Determination of time limits

X GL E VIII 2 Further processing

X GL E IX 2.3.2 Physical requirements

X GL E XII 7.4.4 Response to communication pursuant to Rule 58 filed with the appeal

EPO Guidelines - G Patentability

X GL G IV 3 Date of filing or priority date as effective date

EPO Guidelines - H Amendments and Corrections

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

X GL H IV 2.2.3 Claims filed after the date of filing

X GL H IV 2.3.1 Applications filed by reference to an earlier application

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 3/2018, p2 - BOARDS OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2017

X OJ EPO SE 4/2017, p2 - BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2015/2016

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III D 2 Further processing under Article 121 EPC

X CLR III F 1 Language of filing and date of filing of a European patent application

X CLR III K 3.5.4.A Requirements

General Case Law

X J 0016/13 (Correction of application documents) of 22.5.2014

X J 0019/13 (Deficiency concerning the signature on the request for grant) of 30.5.2016

X J 0012/14 (Missing drawings) of 27.3.2015

X J 0013/14 () of 13.12.2016

X J 0018/16 () of 8.2.2017