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Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 91 OBVIOUS ERRORS OF TRANSCRIPTION 91.1 Rectification (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) to (g), obvious errors of transcription in the international application or other papers submitted by the applicant may be rectified. (b) Errors which are due to the fact that something other than what was obviously intended…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 91 OBVIOUS ERRORS OF TRANSCRIPTION 91.1 Rectification (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) to (g), obvious errors of transcription in the international application or other papers submitted by the applicant may be rectified. (b) Errors which are due to the fact that something other than what was obviously intended…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 87 COPIES OF PUBLICATIONS 87.1 International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities Any International Searching or Preliminary Examining Authority shall have the right to receive, free of charge, two copies of every published international application, of the Gazette, and of any other publication of general interest published by the…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 81 MODIFICATION OF TIME LIMITS FIXED IN THE TREATY 81.1 Proposal (a) Any Contracting State or the Director General may propose a modification under Article 47(2). (b) Proposals made by a Contracting State shall be presented to the Director General. 81.2 Decision by the Assembly (a) When the…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 77 FACULTY UNDER ARTICLE 39(1)(b) 77.1 Exercise of Faculty (a) Any Contracting State allowing a time limit expiring later than the time limit provided for in Article 39(1)(a) shall notify the International Bureau of the time limit so fixed. (b) Any notification received by the International Bureau under…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 77 FACULTY UNDER ARTICLE 39(1)(b) 77.1 Exercise of Faculty (a) Any Contracting State allowing a time limit expiring later than the time limit provided for in Article 39(1)(a) shall notify the International Bureau of the time limit so fixed. (b) Any notification received by the International Bureau under…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 71 TRANSMITTAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION REPORT 71.1 Recipients The International Preliminary Examining Authority shall, on the same day, transmit one copy of the international preliminary examination report and its annexes, if any, to the International Bureau, and one copy to the applicant. 71.2 Copies of Cited…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 69 TIME LIMIT FOR INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 69.1 Time Limit for International Preliminary Examination (a) All agreements concluded with International Preliminary Examining Authorities shall provide for the same time limit for the establishment of the international preliminary examination report. This time limit shall not exceed: (i) 6 months…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 65 INVENTIVE STEP OR NON-OBVIOUSNESS 65.1 Approach to Prior Art For the purposes of Article 33(3), the international preliminary examination shall take into consideration the relation of any particular claim to the prior art as a whole. It shall take into consideration the claims’s relation not only to…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 60 CERTAIN DEFECTS IN THE DEMAND OR ELECTIONS 60.1 Defects in the Demand (a) If the demand does not comply with the requirements specified in Rules 53 and 55, the International Preliminary Examining Authority shall invite the applicant to correct the defects within 1 month from the date…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 56 LATER ELECTIONS 56.1 Elections Submitted Later Than the Demand The election of States not named in the demand shall be effected by a notice signed and submitted by the applicant, and shall identify the international application and the demand. 56.2 Identification of the International Application The international…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 56 LATER ELECTIONS 56.1 Elections Submitted Later Than the Demand The election of States not named in the demand shall be effected by a notice signed and submitted by the applicant, and shall identify the international application and the demand. 56.2 Identification of the International Application The international…

Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 50 FACULTY UNDER ARTICLE 22(3) 50.1 Exercise of Faculty (a) Any Contracting State allowing a time limit expiring later than the time limits provided for in Article 22(1) or (2) shall notify the International Bureau of the time limits so fixed. (b) Any notification received by the International…