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`A. Priority Document Exchange (PDX) - Unless box A in subsection 2 (opt-out of authorization) is checked, the
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`China (SIPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and any other foreign intellectual property office
`participating with the USPTO in a bilateral or multilateral priority document exchange agreement in which a foreign
`application claiming priority to the instant patent application is filed, access to: (1) the instant patent application-as—filed
`and its related bibliographic data, (2) any foreign or domestic application to which priority or benefit is claimed by the
`instant application and its related bibliographic data, and (3) the date of filing of this Authorization. See 37 CFR 1.14(h)
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`the undersigned hereby grants the USPTO authority to provide the EPO access to the bibliographic data and search
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`application is filed. See 37 CFR 1.14(h)(2).
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`The applicant is reminded that the EPO’s Rule 141(1) EPC (European Patent Convention) requires applicants to submit a
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`PTOIAIN14 (02-18)
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`Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
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`Application Data Sheet 37 CFR 1.76
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`Title of Invention
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