Substantive examination definition
Substantive examination means the examination of the novelty, distinctness, uniformity, stability and denomination of a plant variety;
Substantive examination means the examination of an application by an Office to determine whether the invention claimed in the application satisfies the conditions of patentability referred to in Article 11(2) and (3);
Examples of Substantive examination in a sentence
Substantive examination is then carried out by each of the designated national patent offices in accordance with their respective national laws.
Substantive examination of an application for an invention is started after the request for accelerated patent examination is settled and the application is given a special status.