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Chapter I – Filing and requirements of the European patent application

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Article 78 – Requirements of a European patent application

Article 75 – Filing of a European patent application
Article 76 – European divisional applications
Article 77 – Forwarding of European patent applications
Article 78 – Requirements of a European patent application
Article 79 – Designation of Contracting States
Article 80 – Date of filing
Article 81 – Designation of the inventor
Article 82 – Unity of invention
Article 83 – Disclosure of the invention
Article 84 – Claims
Article 85 – Abstract
Article 86 – Renewal fees for the European patent application

Article 7871
Requirements of a European patent application

Part III – The European patent application
Chapter I – Filing and requirements of the European patent application

(1) A European patent application shall contain: 

(a) a request for the grant of a European patent; 

(b) a description of the invention; 

(c) one or more claims; 

(d) any drawings referred to in the description or the claims; 

(e) an abstract, 

and satisfy the requirements laid down in the Implementing Regulations.

(2)72 A European patent application shall be subject to the payment of the filing fee and the search fee. If the filing fee or the search fee is not paid in due time, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn.  


71Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000.

72See notice from the EPO (OJ EPO 2016, A20).

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