See Euro-PCT Guide, points 2.20.001-2.20.007.[Rule 13bis.2; OJ EPO 2017, A60; OJ EPO 2017, A61; ]

See ISPE Guidelines 4.16-4.17.[Rule 13bis; ]

Section F‑III, 5.3, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.

Section F‑III, 5.1, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis. See also GL/PCT‑EPO G‑VII, 5.2.

If there are serious doubts as regards the possibility of performing the invention and repeating it as described, the burden of proof as regards this possibility, or at least a demonstration that success is credible, rests with the applicant, who can discharge this burden of proof during the PCT Chapter II procedure or after entry into the European phase before the EPO.