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CLR IV B 3.11 Errors in the Patent Bulletin

Art. 97(3) EPC (former Art. 97(4) EPC 1973) stipulates that the decision to grant a European patent shall take effect on the date on which the mention of the grant is published in the European Patent Bulletin.

CLR IV B 3.10 Entry into force of a decision to grant a European patent

CLR IV B 3.9 Refusal of a European patent application under Article 97(2) EPC (former Article 97(1) EPC 1973)

Under Art. 97(2) EPC (former Art. 97(1) EPC 1973) if the examining division is of the opinion that the European patent application or the invention to which it relates does not meet the requirements of the EPC, it shall refuse the application unless the EPC provides for a different legal consequence.

CLR IV B 3.8.2 Correction of the withdrawal of the application under Rule 139 EPC

CLR IV B 3.8.1 General issues

CLR IV B 3.8 Withdrawal of the patent application

3.8.1 General issues

3.8.2 Correction of the withdrawal of the application under Rule 139 EPC

CLR IV B 3.7.2 Effects of non-payment of claims fees

CLR IV B 3.7.1 General issues

A request to withdraw an amendment is itself a request for further amendment; thus, if this request occurs after reply to the first communication from the examiner, the corresponding amendment will be admitted only if the examiner consents.

CLR IV B 3.7 Withdrawal of amendments and abandonment of subject matter

3.7.1 General issues

3.7.2 Effects of non-payment of claims fees

CLR IV B 3.6 Amendments after the decision to grant