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German Patent Examination Guide
date: 2004-03-01

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1. Preliminary statement


2. Application requirement, Check for obvious defects


2. 1. Date of application, Minimum requirement


( "Patent law" The first 34, 35 section)


2. 2. Check for obvious defects


(Patent law regulation 42 section)


2. 3. ability


2. 4. Obvious defect


2. 5. Formal defect


2. 5. 1. Name of the inventor


2. 5. 2. Application fee


2. 5. 3. Violation of patent regulations


2. 5. 4. Patent claims and


description


2. 6. The first 42 (2) Section requirement


Patent law


2. 6. 1. Subject protection excluded from patents


2. 6. 2. Industrial application (Patent law regulation 5 section)


2. 6. 3. Exceptions to patent rights (The first 2 Patent saving act)


2. 6. 4. Added application


2. 7. unification


2. 8. Examine the conclusion for obvious flaws


2. 9. Reference to the department


2. 10. Reference to priority


2. 11. Grant time limit


3. Check procedure


3. 1. Request for review (Patent regulation 44 Section act)


3. 2. Formally process reviews and responses


3. 3. Substantive review


3. 3. 1. Processing sequence


3. 3. 2. Accelerated processing request


3. 3. 3. Exam topic


3. 3. 3. 1. Disclosure of the invention (The first 34 (4) section) Patent law)


3. 3. 3. 2. According to "Patent law" The first 1 to 5 section


3. 3. 3. 2. 1. The first 1 Section of the basic requirements to 5 Patent law


3. 3. 3. 2. 2 Latest technology (Patent law regulation 3 section)


3. 3. 3. 2. 3. novelty (Patent law regulation 3 section)


3. 3. 3. 2. 4 Creative step (Patent law regulation 4 section)


3. 3. 3. 2. 5. Industrial applicability (The first 5 Patent saving act)


3. 3. 3. 2. 6. Check the search within the program


3. 3. 3. 3. File modification (The first 38 Patent saving act)


3. 3. 3. 4. Check application


3. 3. 3. 5. Free partitioning of applications


3. 3. 3. 6. Patent claim, Class of patent


3. 3. 3. 7. An application for priority


3. 3. 3. 8 Other aspects of the inspection

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