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  • Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations 17

    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 17

    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

    An international agreement which permits nationals and residents of any adhering state to seek patent protection in any or all of the adhering states by means of a single patent application. The applicant files his application with the national patent office of the country of which he is a […]

  • Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations 27

    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 27

    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 26

    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 21

    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 20

    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 19

    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 18

    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 15

    Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 47 COMMUNICATION TO DESIGNATED OFFICES 47.1 Procedure (a) The communication provided for in Article 20 shall be effected by the International Bureau. (b) Such communication shall be effected promptly after the International Bureau has received amendments from the applicant, or a declaration that the applicant does not wish…

  • Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations 14

    Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 43 THE INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT 43.1 Identifications The international search report shall identify the International Searching Authority which established it by indicating the name of such Authority, and the international application by indicating the international application number, the name of the applicant, the name of the receiving Office,…

  • Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations 13

    Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 34 MINIMUM DOCUMENTATION 34.1 Definition (a) The definitions contained in Article 2(i) and (ii) shall not apply for the purposes of this Rule. (b) The documentation referred to in Article 15(4) (“minimum documentation”) shall consist of: (i) the “national patent documents”as specified in paragraph (c), (ii) the published…

  • Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations 11

    Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 25 RECEIPT OF THE SEARCH COPY BY THE INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY 25.1 Notification of Receipt of the Search Copy The International Searching Authority shall promptly notify the International Bureau, the applicant, and–unless the International Searching Authority is the same as the receiving Office–the receiving Office, of the fact…

  • Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations 9

    Patent Cooperation Treaty; with Regulations   RULE 16 THE SEARCH FEE 16.1 Right to Ask for a Fee (a) Each International Searching Authority may require that the applicant pay a fee (“search fee”) for its own benefit for carrying out the international search and for performing all other tasks entrusted to International Searching Authorities by…