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R.70 EPC Request for examination

The applicant may request examination of the European patent application up to six months after the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentions the publication of the European search report. The request may not be withdrawn.

(2)

If the request for examination has been filed before the European search report has been transmitted to the applicant, the European Patent Office shall invite the applicant to indicate, within a period to be specified, whether he wishes to proceed further with the application, and shall give him the opportunity to comment on the search report and to amend, where appropriate, the description, claims and drawings.

(3)

If the applicant fails to reply in due time to the invitation under paragraph 2, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn.

[ Art. 14 16 18 94 121 129 R. 6 10 65 69 112 113 142 159 ]

See notice from the EPO of 15.02.2016 (OJ EPO 2016, A20).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r70.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.14 EPC Languages of the European Patent Office, European patent applications and other documents

X A.16 EPC Receiving Section

X A.18 EPC Examining Divisions

X A.79 EPC Designation of Contracting States

X A.92 EPC Drawing up of the European search report

X A.93 EPC Publication of the European patent application

X A.94 EPC Examination of the European patent application

X A.121 EPC Further processing of the European patent application

X A.129 EPC Periodical publications

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter III Publication of the European patent application

X R.6 EPC Filing of translations and reduction of fees

X R.10 EPC Responsibility of the Receiving Section and the Examining Division

X R.65 EPC Transmittal of the European search report

X R.69 EPC Information about publication

X R.70a EPC Rule 70a Response to the extended European search report

X R.71 EPC Examination procedure

X R.112 EPC Noting of loss of rights

X R.113 EPC Signature, name, seal

X R.137 EPC Amendment of the European patent application

X R.142 EPC Interruption of proceedings

X R.159 EPC The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office – Requirements for entry into the European phase

X R.164 EPC Unity of invention and further searches

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A III 6.8.1 Invitation to file the translation before examination

X GL A IV 2.2.4 Interruption of time limits

X GL A VI 2.1 Communication

X GL A VI 2.2 Time limit for filing the request for examination

X GL A VI 2.3 Legal remedy

X GL A VI 2.4 Transmission of the dossier to the examining division

X GL A VI 3 Response to the search opinion

X GL A X 5.2.2 Examination fee and designation fee

EPO Guidelines - B Search

X GL B VIII 3.2.2 Reply in time

X GL B XI 7 No search opinion is issued

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 II 1 Request for examination

X GL C II 1.1 Confirmation of the intention to proceed further with the application

X GL C II 1.2 Euro-PCT applications

X GL C II 3.1 Response to the search opinion

X GL C II 3.3 The invitation under Rule 70a(1)

X GL C VI 3 Further ways to accelerate examination

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E VIII 1.1 Determination of time limits

X GL E VIII 1.2 Duration of the periods to be specified by the EPO on the basis of EPC provisions

X GL E VIII 2 Further processing

X GL E IX 2.1.1 Requirements for entry into the European phase

X GL E IX 2.1.4 Filing fee, designation fee, request for examination and search fee

X GL E IX 2.5.2 Request for examination

X GL E IX 2.5.3 Supplementary European search

X GL E IX 2.8 Early processing

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA

X GA C5.1.7 5.1.7.

X GA C5.1.8 5.1.8.

X GA C5.2.2 5.2.2.

X GA C5.4.5 5.4.5.

X GA C5.9.3 5.9.3.

X GA C5.10.1 5.10.1.

X GA C5.10.2 5.10.2.

X GA C5.19 5.19

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO 2020, A30 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 March 2020 concerning search and examination fees

X OJ EPO SE 4/2019, p32 - Annex A.2 to the ADA - Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure

X OJ EPO SE 4/2019, p22 - Annex A.1 to the ADA - Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD) [ 1 ]

X OJ EPO 2018, A26 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 March 2018 concerning search and examination fees

X OJ EPO SE 5/2017, p43 - Annex A.2 to the ADA - Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure

X OJ EPO SE 5/2017, p22 - Annex A.1 to the ADA - Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD) [ 1 ]

X OJ EPO SE 5/2017, p2 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 September 2017 concerning revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes

X OJ EPO 2017, A74 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2017 concerning updated EPA/EPO/OEB Form 1200 (Entry into the European phase)

X OJ EPO 2017, A20 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2017 concerning issuing a provisional opinion accompanying the partial search results

X OJ EPO 2016, A20 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 February 2016 concerning search and examination fees

X OJ EPO 2013, 156 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 February 2013 concerning the request for early processing

X OJ EPO 2013, 150 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 January 2013 concerning amended Rule 53(3) EPC

X OJ EPO 2012, 212 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 February 2012 concerning search and examination fees

X OJ EPO 2010, 352 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 May 2010 concerning the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications "PACE"

X OJ EPO 2010, 133 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 February 2010 concerning search and examination fees

X OJ EPO 2009, 542 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 October 2009 concerning the refund of the examination fee (Article 11 of the Rules relating to Fees)

X OJ EPO 2009, 533 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 October 2009 concerning amendments to the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (EPC)

X OJ EPO 2009, 481 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 August 2009 concerning amended Rule 36(1) and (2) EPC (European divisional applications) and consequential amendments to Rules 57(a) and 135(2) EPC

X OJ EPO 2009, 3-suppl - ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS (ADA) AND THEIR ANNEXES

X OJ EPO 2008, 130 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 February 2008 concerning search and examination fees

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III F 6.2 Request for examination

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV B 1.2.1 General issues

X CLR IV B 1.2.2 The invitation to confirm early request for examination (R. 70(2) EPC)

X CLR IV B 2.1 Beginning of "substantive examination"

General Case Law

X J 0011/16 () of 22.3.2017

X T 2411/10 (Ortungssystem/AIZO) of 23.11.2012