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GL-PCT B VI 3 Priority

Section B‑VI, 3, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.[GL/ISPE 11.02; 11.03; ]

GL-PCT B VI 2 State of the art – oral disclosure, etc.

According to Rule 33.1(a) and Rule 33.1(b), oral disclosure, use, exhibition, etc.

GL-PCT B VI 1 General

The general considerations relating to the state of the art with regard to the determination of novelty and inventive step are set out in GL/PCT‑EPO G-IV.

GL-PCT B VI – The state of the art at the search stage

2. State of the art – oral disclosure, etc.

4. Conflicting applications

5. Date of reference for documents cited in the search report; filing and priority date

GL-PCT B V 3.4 Verification of the IPC classification

Section B‑V, 3.4, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.

GL-PCT B V 3.3 IPC classification in cases of a lack of unity of invention

Section B‑V, 3.3, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.[GL/ISPE 7.07; ]

GL-PCT B V 3.2 IPC classification when the scope of the invention is not clear

Section B‑V, 3.2, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.[GL/ISPE 7.06; 7.08; ]

GL-PCT B V 3.1 Amended classification of late‑published search reports

See ISPE Guidelines 7.05.

GL-PCT B V 3 IPC classification of the application

Section B‑V, 3, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.[Rule 43.3; GL/ISPE 7.02; 7.04; GL/ISPE 15.39; ]

GL-PCT B V 2.1 Incorrect preclassification

Section B‑V, 2.1, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.

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