1.2. Limits of the legitimate expectations principle
1.2.4 Area of party's own responsibility
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The EPO is generally obliged to draw the party's attention to easily remediable deficiencies. However, the principle of good faith does not impose an obligation to warn a party of deficiencies within the area of the party's own responsibility (for more information, see in this chapter III.A.3.3.1).