1. General
1.2 Further checks
In addition, the Receiving Section has to:
(i)carry out a preliminary check of the description and claims to ensure that the title of the invention, which will appear in the published application, generally meets the requirements of Rule 41(2)(b)
(ii)check whether any claims fees due have been paid (see also A‑III, 9)
Rule 45(1) and (2)
(iii)check whether the certificate of exhibition under Rule 25 has been filed where the invention has been displayed under Art. 55(1)(b) (see also A‑IV, 3)
(iv)check whether in the case of European patent applications relating to biological material the information under Rule 31(1)(c) and Rule 31(1)(d) is complete (see also A‑IV, 4)
(v)check whether in the case of an application with nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences a prescribed sequence listing has also been filed (see also A‑IV, 5 as well as the decision of the President of the EPO dated 9 December 2021, OJ EPO 2021, A96, and the notice from the EPO dated 9 December 2021, OJ EPO 2021, A97).
The requirements listed above and the procedure to be followed when they are not met are considered in the following sections.