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Chapter II – Content of a European patent application (other than claims)

Overview

Annex 1
Checklist for considering the abstract (see F‑II, 2.5)

In the following checklist, the abstractor should, after having studied the disclosure to be abstracted, place a check in the second column after the applicable terms listed in the first column. The requirements listed in the third column corresponding to the checked items of the first column should be borne in mind by the abstractor when preparing the abstract. Finally, the abstractor may compare the finished abstract with the checked requirements and place a corresponding checkmark in the fourth column if satisfied that the requirements have been met.

If the invention is a(n)

Check here

The abstract should deal with:

If so,
check here

Article

its identity, use;
construction, organisation, method of manufacture

Chemical compound

its identity (structure if appropriate);
method of preparation, properties, uses

Mixture

its nature, properties, use;
essential ingredients (identity, function);
proportion of ingredients, if significant; preparation

Machine, apparatus, system

its nature, use; construction, organisation;
operation

Process or operation

its nature and characterising features; material and conditions employed; product, if significant;
nature of and relationship between the steps, if more than one

If the disclosure involves alternatives

the abstract should deal with the preferred alternative and identify the others if this can be done succinctly;
if this cannot be done, it should mention that they exist and whether they differ substantially from the preferred alternative

Total number of words less than 250: ….......

in range 50-150: ……....

Ref: Standards – ST.12/A, April 1994

Original: Handbook on Industrial Property Information and Documentation, Publication N° 208(E), 1998, WIPO, Geneva (CH).

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