Epo search report download

Previous Next. As soon as the initial formal examination is concluded, the European search is initiated. The EPO normally issues the European search report within five months of the filing of the application. The search report serves to provide information on the relevant prior art to the applicant, to the examining division and, by means of its publication, to the public.

The search report is drawn up on the basis of the claims, with due regard to the description and any drawings. It mentions the prior-art documents available to the EPO when it is drawn up which may be taken into consideration in assessing novelty and inventive step. The search report is accompanied by an opinion on whether the application and the invention to which it relates meet the requirements of the EPC. This opinion will not be issued if you have filed a request for examination, paid the examination fee and waived your right to receive the communication under Rule 70 2 EPC see point 5.

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