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Chapter I – Filing and requirements of the European patent application

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Article 82 – Unity of invention

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

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Unity of invention

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

The European patent application shall relate to one invention only or to a group of inventions so linked as to form a single general inventive concept.


77See decision/opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 1/91, G 2/92, G 1/11 (Annex I).

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