| Content |
EPC Articles |
EPC Rules |
EPC Guidelines |
BoA Decisions |
Pages*, Case Law |
PCT Articles |
PCT Rules |
PCT Guidelines |
Novelty |
54(2) |
/ |
G-VI |
G2/88, G1/92,
G3/93, T |
63-161 |
33(2) |
33.1(a)-(b),
64.1-2 |
12 |
Novelty (conflicting) |
54(3) |
165 |
G-IV-5 |
G3/93, G1/03 |
65, 66, 68, 162,
262, 397 |
/ |
33.1(c), 64.3,
70.10 |
11.07-11, 17.44 |
Novelty (first and
further medical use) |
54(4)-(5) |
/ |
G-VI-7.1 |
G2/08 |
133-152 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Inventive step |
56 |
/ |
G-VII, F-II-4.1,
G-VII-Annex |
T |
162-222 |
33(3) |
/ |
13 |
Industrial application |
57 |
/ |
G-III, F-II-4.9 |
/ |
223-228 |
33(4) |
/ |
14 |
Clarity, support
(conciseness see: Claims) |
84 |
43(1), (3) |
B-IV-1.1, F-IV-4,
F-IV-6, G-VI-6 |
T |
251-270, 275-279 |
6 |
6.3(b) |
5, 9.19-9.38 |
Disclosure |
83, 100(b) |
/ |
F-III |
G2/93, T |
229-251 |
5 |
/ |
4.02, 4.06, 4.12 |
Amendments
(see also: Error
correction and Priority) |
123(2)-(3),
76(1), 100(c) |
137, 161 |
H, C-IV-5 & 6,
C-III-2, C-V-4,
B-III-3.3, A-V-2.2 |
G2/88, G1/93,
G1/99, G1/03,
G1/05, G2/10 |
315-374 |
19*, 34(2)(b)
* claims only, not descr. |
66.3-4 |
20.10 |
Error correction |
/ |
139, 140 |
H-VI, H-VI-4.2.1 |
G3/89, G2/95,
G8/95, G1/10 |
342-344, 369-374,
394, 395 |
/ |
91, 66.4bis |
8, 15.30 |
Description, Content (cite
prior art, provide example, etc.) |
/ |
42(1)(a)-(f) |
F-II-4, H-V-2 |
/ |
170, 225, 232,
299, 345 |
/ |
5.1(a)(i)-(vi) |
4.03-10 |
Description, Structure |
/ |
42(2) |
F-II-4.10 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
5.1(b) |
/ |
Claims (definitions in
terms of technical features) |
/ |
43(1) |
/ |
/ |
251, 263, 273-274 |
/ |
6.3(a) |
/ |
Claims (conciseness) |
84 |
43(2), 62a |
F-IV-3.2 & 3,
F-IV-5 |
/ |
270-273 |
6 |
6.1(a) |
5.42, A5.42[1],
A5.42[2] |
Claims
(dependent claims) |
/ |
43(4) |
F-IV-3.4 & 5 & 6 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
6.4(a)-(c) |
/ |
Claims
(reasonable number) |
/ |
43(5) |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
6.1(a)-(b) |
/ |
Claims
(no reference to description) |
/ |
43(6) |
F-IV-4.17 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
6.2(a) |
/ |
Claims
(reference signs) |
/ |
43(7) |
F-IV-4.19 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
6.2(b) |
/ |
Drawings
(no text in drawings) |
/ |
46(2)(j) |
F-II-5.1 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
11.11 |
/ |
Unity |
82 |
44, 64,
164 |
B-III-3.12, B-VII,
B-XI-5, F-V,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2007.10.008,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2009.01.002 |
G1/91, G2/92 |
292-314 |
17(3), 34(3) |
13.1-3, 40,
66.1(e) |
10 |
Incomplete search |
/ |
62a, 63 |
B-VIII, F-III-1,
F-IV-4.1, F-IV-5,
F-IV-6.3, C-IV-7.2,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2006.10.011,
DOI: 10.1016/
j.wpi.2009.01.002 |
/ |
670, 671, 835 |
17(2), 34(4) |
/ |
9, 15.22, 15.29,
15.62, 16.17-16.19,
16.25-16.29,
17.29-17.35 |
Patentability |
52(1), 100(a) |
/ |
G-I-1 |
/ |
1-10 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Patentability (exclusions) |
52(2)-(3) |
/ |
G-II-3 |
G3/08 |
10-35 |
/ |
67.1 |
9.02-15 |
Patentability (exceptions:
public order, morality) |
53(a) |
48 |
F-II-7, G-II-4 |
G2/06 |
36-42 |
/ |
9.1 |
15.31 |
Patentability (exceptions:
plant or animal varieties,
methods for treatment) |
53(b)-(c) |
/ |
G-II-4 |
G1/98, G1/07,
G1/08 |
36, 37, 42-63 |
/ |
67.1 |
9.02-15 |
Priority |
87, 88, 89 |
52, 53, 54,
59, 70b, 141 |
B-VI-3, B-VI-4.1,
B-VI-4.2, G-IV-3,
F-VI |
G3/93, G2/98 |
397-423 |
8, Art. 4C.(4),
Paris Conv. |
4.10, 17,
43bis.1, 64.1,
70.10 |
6.07-10 |
Divisional applications |
76 |
36 |
A-IV-1, C-IV-1 |
G4/98, G1/05,
G1/06, G1/09 |
375-395 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Oral proceedings |
116 |
4, 115,
116, 124 |
E-II, H-III-2.1.3 |
G2/94, G4/95 |
453-477 |
/ |
66.6 |
19.31-36,
3.21, 19.21 |
Right to be heard |
113(1),
114(2) |
/ |
E-IX-1.2, C-IV-3,
E-II-8.6, E-IX-5 |
G4/92, G8/91,
G2/04 |
438-453 |
34(2) |
40.2(c)-(e),
66.3-6 |
3.16,
10.66-70,
19.20-21,
19.31-6 |
Grant or Refusal |
97 |
71(3) |
C-V |
G10/93 |
679, 680 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
SI Units |
/ |
49(10) |
F-II-4.13,
F-II-Annex-2 |
/ |
700 |
/ |
10.1(a)-(e) |
/ |
Formal issues
(related: Role of patent fees, 2010) |
/ |
46, 49 |
A-III, document
category: B-X-9.2 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
11 |
/ |
Biological material
deposition |
/ |
31 |
/ |
G2/93 |
243, 244 |
/ |
13bis |
/ |
Non-prejudicial disclosures |
55 |
/ |
/ |
G3/98 |
68, 69, 562 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Rights conferred,
Extent of protection |
64(1), 69 |
/ |
/ |
G2/88 |
111, 361, 362, 698,
825, 247, 251, 279,
281-283 |
/ |
/ |
/ |