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1、GuidelinesforExaminationintheEuropeanPatentOfficeJune2012GeneralPart-aJune2012ListofContentsGeneralPartContentsa1.Preliminaryremarks12.Explanatorynotes12.1Overview12.2Abbreviations33.Generalremarks44.WorkattheEPO55.SurveyoftheprocessingofapplicationsandpatentsattheEPO66.ContractingStatestotheEPC87.E

2、xtensiontostatesnotpartytotheEPC9PartA–GuidelinesforFormalitiesExaminationContentsaChapterIIntroductionI-1ChapterIIFilingofapplicationsandexaminationonfilingII-1ChapterIIIExaminationofformalrequirementsIII-1ChapterIVSpecialprovisionsIV-1ChapterVCommunicatingtheformalitiesreport;amendmentofapplicatio

3、n;correctionoferrorsV-1ChapterVIPublicationofapplication;requestforexaminationandtransmissionofthedossiertoExaminingDivisionVI-1ChapterVIILanguagesVII-1ChapterVIIICommonprovisionsVIII-1June2012GeneralPart-bChapterIXDrawingsIX-1ChapterXFeesX-1ChapterXIInspectionoffiles;communicationofinformationconta

4、inedinfiles;consultationoftheRegisterofEuropeanPatents;issuanceofcertifiedcopiesXI-1PartB–GuidelinesforSearchContentsaChapterIIntroductionI-1ChapterIIGeneralII-1ChapterIIICharacteristicsofthesearchIII-1ChapterIVSearchprocedureandstrategyIV-1ChapterVPreclassification(routing)andofficialclassification

5、ofEuropeanpatentapplicationsV-1ChapterVIThestateoftheartatthesearchstageVI-1ChapterVIIUnityofinventionVII-1ChapterVIIISubject-mattertobeexcludedfromthesearchVIII-1ChapterIXSearchdocumentationIX-1ChapterXSearchreportX-1ChapterXIThesearchopinionXI-1PartC–GuidelinesforProceduralAspectsofSubstantiveExam

6、inationContentsaChapterIIntroductionI-1ChapterIIFormalrequirementstobemetbeforetheDivisionstartssubstantiveexaminationII-1ChapterIIIThefirststageofexaminationIII-1GeneralPart-cJune2012ChapterIVExaminationofrepliesandfurtherstagesofexaminationIV-1ChapterVThefinalstageofexaminationV-1ChapterVITimelimi

7、tsandaccelerationofexaminationVI-1ChapterVIIOtherproceduresinexaminationVII-1ChapterVIIIWorkwithintheExaminingDivisionVIII-1ChapterIXSpecialapplicationsIX-1PartD–GuidelinesforOppositionandLimitation/R