6.2 Correction of erroneously filed application documents or parts – without invitation 

Applicants may also file correct (parts of) the description, claims or drawings on their own initiative (without being invited to do so by the EPO) within two months of the original filing date. If the applicant is invited by the EPO to file correct application documents or parts, the period under Rule 56a(1) takes precedence (see A‑II, 6.1).

If, within two months of the original filing date, applicants notice that they filed erroneous application documents or parts, they should, on their own initiative, file the correct ones as soon as possible under Rule 56a(3) because, in the absence of an EPO communication sent under Rules 56 and Rule 56a(1), the possibility for applicants to file any missing or correct parts ends two months after the original filing date.

Whether documents were erroneously filed depends only on the applicants' statement as to their intention. No further evidence is required by the EPO.

Further processing is ruled out for the time limits under Rule 56a(1) and Rule 56a(3) to Rule 56a(7) (Rule 135(2)).