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`History of the PCT Regulations is a chronological record of amendments to the text
`of the Regulations under the PCT since its adoption on June 19, 1970.
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`Information specific to each set of amendments is available on the WIPO website
`under the following link : http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/pct/
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`The Regulations under the PCT, as currently into force, are available under the
`following link : https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/index.html
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`PART A
`INTRODUCTORY RULES
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`Rule 1
`Abbreviated Expressions
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`1.1
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`Meaning of Abbreviated Expressions
`(a) In these Regulations, the word “Treaty” means the Patent
`Cooperation Treaty.
`(b) In these Regulations, the words “Chapter” and “Article” refer
`to the specified Chapter or Article of the Treaty.
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`Rule 2
`Interpretation of Certain Words
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`2.1
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`“Applicant”
`Whenever the word “applicant” is used, it shall be construed as
`meaning also the agent or other representative of the applicant,
`except where the contrary clearly follows from the wording or the
`nature of the provision, or the context in which the word is used, such
`as, in particular, where the provision refers to the residence or
`nationality of the applicant.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`2.2
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`“Agent”
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`Whenever the word “agent” is used, it shall be construed as
`meaning any person who has the right to practice before international
`authorities as defined in Article 49 and, unless the contrary clearly
`follows from the wording or the nature of the provision, or the context
`in which the word is used, also the common representative referred
`to in Rule 4.8.
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`Whenever the word “agent” is used, it shall be construed as
`meaning an agent appointed under Rule 90.1, unless the contrary
`clearly follows from the wording or the nature of the provision, or the
`context in which the word is used.
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`2.2bis “Common Representative”
`Whenever the expression “common representative” is used, it
`shall be construed as meaning an applicant appointed as, or
`considered to be, the common representative under Rule 90.2.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`2.3
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`“Signature”
`Whenever the word “signature” is used, it shall be understood
`that, if the national law applied by the receiving Office or the
`competent
`International Searching or Preliminary Examining
`Authority requires the use of a seal instead of a signature, the word,
`for the purposes of that Office or Authority, shall mean seal.
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`Since April 1,
`2007
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`2.4
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`“Priority Period”
`(a) Whenever the term “priority period” is used in relation to a
`priority claim, it shall be construed as meaning the period of
`12 months from the filing date of the earlier application whose priority
`is so claimed. The day of filing of the earlier application shall not be
`included in that period.
`(b) Rule 80.5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the priority period.
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`PART B
`RULES CONCERNING CHAPTER I OF THE TREATY
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`Rule 3
`The Request (Form)
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`3.1
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`Printed Form
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`3.1
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`Form of Request
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`The request shall be made on a printed form.
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`The request shall be made on a printed form or be presented as
`a computer print-out.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`3.2
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`Availability of Forms
`Copies of the printed form shall be furnished free of charge to the
`applicants by the receiving Office, or, if the receiving Office so
`desires, by the International Bureau.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`3.3
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`Check List
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`(a) The printed form shall contain a list which, when filled in, will
`show:
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`(a) The request shall contain a list indicating:
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`From June 19,
`1970 to June
`30, 1998
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`(i) the total number of sheets constituting the international
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`application and the number of the sheets of each element of the
`international application (request, description, claims, drawings,
`abstract);
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`Since July 1,
`1998
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`(i) the total number of sheets constituting the international
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`application and the number of the sheets of each element of the
`international application: request, description (separately indicating
`the number of sheets of any sequence listing part of the description),
`claims, drawings, abstract;
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`September 30,
`1981
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`(ii) whether or not the international application as filed is
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`accompanied by a power of attorney (i. e., a document appointing an
`agent or a common representative), a priority document, a receipt for
`the fees paid or a check for the payment of the fees, an international
`or an international-type search report, a document in evidence of the
`fact that the applicant is the successor in title of the inventor, and any
`other document (to be specified in the check list);
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`From
`October 1,
`1981 to
`June 30, 1998
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`(ii) whether or not the international application as filed is
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`accompanied by a power of attorney (i.e., a document appointing an
`agent or a common representative), a copy of a general power of
`attorney, a priority document, a document relating to the payment of
`fees, and any other document (to be specified in the check list);
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`From July 1,
`1998 to
`March 31,
`2005
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`Since April 1,
`2005
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`(ii) where applicable, that the international application as filed
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`is accompanied by a power of attorney (i.e., a document appointing
`an agent or a common representative), a copy of a general power of
`attorney, a priority document, a sequence listing in computer
`readable form, a document relating to the payment of fees, or any
`other document (to be specified in the check list);
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`(ii) where applicable, that the international application as filed
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`is accompanied by a power of attorney (i.e., a document appointing
`an agent or a common representative), a copy of a general power of
`attorney, a priority document, a sequence listing in electronic form, a
`document relating to the payment of fees, or any other document (to
`be specified in the check list);
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`(iii) the number of that figure of the drawings which the
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`applicant suggests should accompany the abstract when the abstract
`is published on the front page of the pamphlet and in the Gazette; in
`exceptional cases, the applicant may suggest more than one figure.
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`(iii) the number of that figure of the drawings which the
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`applicant suggests should accompany the abstract when the abstract
`is published; in exceptional cases, the applicant may suggest more
`than one figure.
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`(b) The list shall be filled in by the applicant, failing which the
`receiving Office shall fill it in and make the necessary annotations,
`except that the number referred to in paragraph (a)(iii) shall not be
`filled in by the receiving Office.
`(b) The list shall be completed by the applicant, failing which the
`receiving Office shall make the necessary indications, except that the
`number referred to in paragraph (a)(iii) shall not be indicated by the
`receiving Office.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`3.4
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`Particulars
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`Subject to Rule 3.3, particulars of the printed form shall be
`prescribed by the Administrative Instructions.
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`Subject to Rule 3.3, particulars of the printed request form and of
`a request presented as a computer print-out shall be prescribed by
`the Administrative Instructions.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`Rule 4
`The Request (Contents)
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`4.1
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`Mandatory and Optional Contents; Signature
`(a) The request shall contain:
`(i) a petition,
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`(ii) the title of the invention,
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`(iii) indications concerning the applicant and the agent, if there
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`is an agent,
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`(iv) the designation of States,
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`(v) indications concerning the inventor where the national law
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`of at least one of the designated States requires that the name of the
`inventor be furnished at the time of filing a national application.
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`(iv) indications concerning the inventor where the national law
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`of at least one of the designated States requires that the name of the
`inventor be furnished at the time of filing a national application.
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`(v) [Deleted]
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`(b) The request shall, where applicable, contain:
`(i) a priority claim,
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`September 30,
`1980
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`From
`October 1,
`1980 to
`June 30, 2008
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`2008 to
`June 30, 2018
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`Since July 1,
`2018
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`(ii) a reference to any earlier international search or to any
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`earlier, international-type search,
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`(ii) a reference to any earlier international, international-type
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`or other search,
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`(ii) indications relating to an earlier search as provided in
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`Rules 4.12(i) and 12bis.1(c) and (f),
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`(ii) indications relating to an earlier search as provided in
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`Rules 4.12(i) and 12bis.1(b) and (d),
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`From July 1,
`1992 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`December 31,
`1993
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`From
`January 1,
`1994 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`From
`January 1,
`1994 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`(iii) a reference to a parent application or parent patent,
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`(iv) an indication that the applicant wishes to obtain a regional
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`patent and the names of the designated States for which he wishes
`to obtain such a patent,
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`(iv) an indication that the applicant wishes to obtain a regional
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`patent,
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`(iv) an indication of the applicant’s choice of competent
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`International Searching Authority.
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`(v) a reference to a parent application or parent patent.
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`(v) a reference to a parent application or parent patent,
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`(v) [Deleted]
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`(vi) an indication of the applicant’s choice of competent
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`International Searching Authority.
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`(vi) [Deleted]
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`(c) The request may contain indications concerning the inventor
`where the national law of none of the designated States requires that
`the name of the inventor be furnished at the time of filing a national
`application.
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`September 30,
`1981
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`Since
`October 1,
`1981
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`(c) The request may contain:
`(i) indications concerning the inventor where the national law
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`of none of the designated States requires that the name of the
`inventor be furnished at the time of filing a national application,
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`From
`October 1,
`1981 to
`February 28,
`2001
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`Since
`March 1, 2001
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`(ii) a request to the receiving Office to transmit the priority
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`document to the International Bureau where the application whose
`priority
`is claimed was
`filed with
`the national Office or
`intergovernmental authority which is the receiving Office.
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`(ii) a request to the receiving Office to prepare and transmit
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`the priority document to the International Bureau where the
`application whose priority is claimed was filed with the national Office
`or intergovernmental authority which is the receiving Office,
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`From March 1,
`2001 to
`March 31,
`2007
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`Since April 1,
`2007
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`Since April 1,
`2007
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`From April 1,
`2007 to
`June 30, 2008
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`Since July 1,
`2008
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`(iii) declarations as provided in Rule 4.17.
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`(iii) declarations as provided in Rule 4.17,
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`(iv) a statement as provided in Rule 4.18,
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`(v) a request for restoration of the right of priority.
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`(v) a request for restoration of the right of priority,
`(vi) a statement as provided in Rule 4.12(ii).
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`(d) The request shall be signed.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`4.2
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`The Petition
`The petition shall be to the following effect and shall preferably
`be worded as follows: “The undersigned requests that the present
`international application be processed according to the Patent
`Cooperation Treaty.”
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`4.3
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`Title of the Invention
`The title of the invention shall be short (preferably from two to
`seven words when in English or translated into English) and precise.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`April 13, 1978
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`From April 14,
`1978 to
`September 30,
`1981
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`4.4
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`Names and Addresses
`(a) Names of natural persons shall be indicated by the person’s
`family name and given name(s), the family name being indicated
`before the given name(s).
`(b) Names of legal entities shall be indicated by their full, official
`designations.
`(c) Addresses shall be indicated in such a way as to satisfy the
`customary requirements for prompt postal delivery at the indicated
`address and, in any case, shall consist of all the relevant
`administrative units up to, and including, the house number, if any.
`Where the national law of the designated State does not require the
`indication of the house number, failure to indicate such number shall
`have no effect in that State. It is recommended to indicate any
`telegraphic and teletype address and telephone number.
`(c) Addresses shall be indicated in such a way as to satisfy the
`customary requirements for prompt postal delivery at the indicated
`address and, in any case, shall consist of all the relevant
`administrative units up to, and including, the house number, if any.
`Where the national law of the designated State does not require the
`indication of the house number, failure to indicate such number shall
`have no effect in that State. It is recommended to indicate any
`telegraphic and teleprinter address and telephone number.
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`June 30, 1992
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`1992
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`(c) Addresses shall be indicated in such a way as to satisfy the
`customary requirements for prompt postal delivery at the indicated
`address and, in any case, shall consist of all the relevant
`administrative units up to, and including, the house number, if any.
`Where the national law of the designated State does not require the
`indication of the house number, failure to indicate such number shall
`have no effect in that State. It is recommended to indicate any
`telegraphic and teleprinter address and telephone number of the
`agent or common representative or, in the absence of the designation
`of an agent or common representative in the request, of the applicant
`first named in the request.
`(c) Addresses shall be indicated in such a way as to satisfy the
`customary requirements for prompt postal delivery at the indicated
`address and, in any case, shall consist of all the relevant
`administrative units up to, and including, the house number, if any.
`Where the national law of the designated State does not require the
`indication of the house number, failure to indicate such number shall
`have no effect in that State. In order to allow rapid communication
`with the applicant, it is recommended to indicate any teleprinter
`address,
`telephone and
`facsimile machine numbers, or
`corresponding data for other like means of communication, of the
`applicant or, where applicable,
`the agent or
`the common
`representative.
`(d) For each applicant, inventor, or agent, only one address may
`be indicated.
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`September 30,
`1981
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`Since
`October 1,
`1981
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`(d) For each applicant, inventor, or agent, only one address may
`be indicated, except that, if no agent has been appointed to represent
`the applicant, or all of them if more than one, the applicant or, if there
`is more than one applicant, the common representative, may indicate,
`in addition to any other address given in the request, an address to
`which notifications shall be sent.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`Since
`March 1, 2001
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`February 28,
`2001
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`From March 1,
`2001 to
`March 31,
`2005
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`4.5
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`The Applicant
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`(a) The request shall indicate the name, address, nationality and
`residence of the applicant or, if there are several applicants, of each
`of them.
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`(a) The request shall indicate:
`(i) the name,
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`(ii) the address, and
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`(iii) the nationality and residence
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`of the applicant or, if there are several applicants, of each of them.
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`(b) The applicant’s nationality shall be indicated by the name of
`the State of which he is a national.
`(c) The applicant’s residence shall be indicated by the name of
`the State of which he is a resident.
`(d) The request may, for different designated States, indicate
`different applicants. In such a case, the request shall indicate the
`applicant or applicants for each designated State or group of
`designated States.
`(e) Where the applicant is registered with the national Office
`that is acting as receiving Office, the request may
`indicate the number or other indication under which the
`applicant is so registered.
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`4.6
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`The Inventor
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`(a) Where Rule 4.1(a)(v) applies, the request shall indicate the
`name and address of the inventor or, if there are several inventors, of
`each of them.
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`(a) Where Rule 4.1(a)(v) or (c)(i) applies, the request shall
`indicate the name and address of the inventor or, if there are several
`inventors, of each of them.
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`(a) Where Rule 4.1(a)(iv) or (c)(i) applies, the request shall
`indicate the name and address of the inventor or, if there are several
`inventors, of each of them.
`(b) If the applicant is the inventor, the request, in lieu of the
`indication under paragraph (a), shall contain a statement to that effect
`or shall repeat the applicant’s name in the space reserved for
`indicating the inventor.
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`Since April 1,
`2005
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`September 30,
`1981
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`Since
`October 1,
`1981
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`(b) If the applicant is the inventor, the request, in lieu of the
`indication under paragraph (a), shall contain a statement to that
`effect.
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`(c) The request may, for different designated States, indicate
`different persons as
`inventors where,
`in
`this
`respect,
`the
`requirements of the national laws of the designated States are not the
`same. In such a case, the request shall contain a separate statement
`for each designated State or group of States in which a particular
`person, or the same person, is to be considered the inventor, or in
`which particular persons, or the same persons, are to be considered
`the inventors.
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`4.7
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`The Agent
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`February 28,
`2001
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`Since
`March 1, 2001
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`If agents are designated, the request shall so indicate, and shall
`state their names and addresses.
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`(a) If an agent is appointed, the request shall so indicate, and
`shall state the agent’s name and address.
`(b) Where the agent is registered with the national Office that is
`acting as receiving Office, the request may indicate the number or
`other indication under which the agent is so registered.
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`4.8
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`Representation of Several Applicants Not Having a Common
`Agent
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`Since July 1,
`1992
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`4.8
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`Common Representative
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`June 30, 1992
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`September 30,
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`(a) If there is more than one applicant and the request does not
`refer to an agent representing all the applicants (“a common agent”),
`the request shall designate one of the applicants who is entitled to file
`an international application according to Article 9 as their common
`representative.
`(b) If there is more than one applicant and the request does not
`refer to an agent representing all the applicants and it does not
`comply with the requirement of designating one of the applicants as
`provided in paragraph (a), the applicant first named in the request
`who is entitled to file an international application according to Article 9
`shall be considered the common representative.
`(b) If there is more than one applicant and the request does not
`refer to an agent representing all the applicants and it does not
`comply with the requirement of designating one of the applicants as
`provided in paragraph (a), the common representative shall be the
`applicant first named in the request who is entitled to file an
`international application with the receiving Office with which the
`international application was filed (Rule 19.1(a)).
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`From
`October 1,
`1980 to
`June 30, 1992
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`From July 1,
`1992 to
`February 28,
`2001
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`If a common representative is designated, the request shall so
`indicate.
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`Since
`March 1, 2001
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`If a common representative is appointed, the request shall so
`indicate.
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1992
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`4.9
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`Designation of States
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`4.9
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`Designation of States; Kinds of Protection; National and
`Regional Patents
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`Contracting States shall be designated in the request by their
`names.
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`1992 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`(a) Contracting States shall be designated in the request:
`(i) in the case of designations for the purpose of obtaining
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`national patents, by an indication of each State concerned;
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`(ii) in the case of designations for the purpose of obtaining a
`regional patent, by an indication that a regional patent is desired
`either for all Contracting States which are party to the regional patent
`treaty concerned or only for such Contracting States as are specified.
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`(a) The filing of a request shall constitute:
`(i) the designation of all Contracting States that are bound by
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`the Treaty on the international filing date;
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`(ii) an indication that the international application is, in respect
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`of each designated State to which Article 43 or 44 applies, for the
`grant of every kind of protection which is available by way of the
`designation of that State;
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`(iii) an indication that the international application is, in respect
`of each designated State to which Article 45(1) applies, for the grant
`of a regional patent and also, unless Article 45(2) applies, a national
`patent.
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`From July 1,
`1992 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`(b) The request may contain an indication that all designations
`which would be permitted under the Treaty, other than those made
`under paragraph (a), are also made, provided that:
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`(i) at least one Contracting State is designated under
`paragraph (a), and
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`(ii) the request also contains a statement that any designation
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`made under this paragraph is subject to confirmation as provided in
`paragraph (c) and that any designation which is not so confirmed
`before the expiration of 15 months from the priority date is to be
`regarded as withdrawn by the applicant at the expiration of that time
`limit.
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`From
`January 1,
`2004 to
`March 31,
`2006
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`Since April 1,
`2006
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`(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(i), if, on October 1, 2002, the
`national law of a Contracting State provides that the filing of an
`international application which contains the designation of that State
`and claims the priority of an earlier national application having effect
`in that State shall have the result that the earlier national application
`ceases to have effect with the same consequences as the withdrawal
`of the earlier national application, any request may, for as long as that
`national law continues to so provide, contain an indication that the
`designation of that State is not made, provided that the designated
`Office informs the International Bureau by January 1, 2003, that this
`paragraph shall apply in respect of designations of that State. The
`information received shall be promptly published by the International
`Bureau in the Gazette.
`(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(i), if, on October 5, 2005, the
`national law of a Contracting State provides that the filing of an
`international application which contains the designation of that State
`and claims the priority of an earlier national application having effect
`in that State shall have the result that the earlier national application
`ceases to have effect with the same consequences as the withdrawal
`of the earlier national application, any request in which the priority of
`an earlier national application filed in that State is claimed may
`contain an indication that the designation of that State is not made,
`provided that the designated Office notifies the International Bureau
`by January 5, 2006, that this paragraph shall apply in respect of
`designations of that State and that the notification is still in force on
`the international filing date. The information received shall be
`promptly published by the International Bureau in the Gazette.
`(c) The confirmation of any designation made under
`paragraph (b) shall be effected by
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`(i) filing with the receiving Office a written notice containing an
`indication as referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii), and
`(ii) paying to the receiving Office the designation fee and the
`confirmation fee referred to in Rule 15.5
`within the time limit under paragraph (b)(ii).
`(c) [Deleted]
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`From July 1,
`1992 to
`December 31,
`2003
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`Since
`January 1,
`2004
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`Since June 19,
`1970
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`4.10 Priority Claim
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`(a) The declaration referred to in Article 8(1) shall be made in
`the request; it shall consist of a statement to the effect that the priority
`of an earlier application is claimed and shall indicate:
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1998
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`From July 1,
`1998 to
`December 31,
`1999
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`From
`January 1,
`2000 to
`March 31,
`2007
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`Since April 1,
`2007
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`(a) Any declaration referred to in Article 8(1) (“priority claim”)
`shall, subject to Rule 26bis.1, be made in the request; it shall consist
`of a statement to the effect that the priority of an earlier application is
`claimed and shall indicate:
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`(a) Any declaration referred to in Article 8(1) (“priority claim”)
`may claim the priority of one or more earlier applications filed either
`in or for any country party to the Paris Convention for the Protection
`of Industrial Property or in or for any Member of the World Trade
`Organization that is not party to that Convention. Any priority claim
`shall, subject to Rule 26bis.1, be made in the request; it shall consist
`of a statement to the effect that the priority of an earlier application is
`claimed and shall indicate:
`(a) Any declaration referred to in Article 8(1) (“priority claim”)
`may claim the priority of one or more earlier applications filed either
`in or for any country party to the Paris Convention for the Protection
`of Industrial Property or in or for any Member of the World Trade
`Organization that is not party to that Convention. Any priority claim
`shall be made in the request; it shall consist of a statement to the
`effect that the priority of an earlier application is claimed and shall
`indicate:
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1998
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`(i) when the earlier application is not a regional or an
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`international application, the country in which it was filed; when the
`earlier application is a regional or an international application, the
`country or countries for which it was filed,
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`From July 1,
`1998 to
`March 31,
`2007
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`Since April 1,
`2007
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1998
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`(i) the date on which the earlier application was filed, being a
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`date falling within the period of 12 months preceding the international
`filing date;
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`(i) the date on which the earlier application was filed;
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`(ii) the date on which it was filed,
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`Since July 1,
`1998
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1998
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`From July 1,
`1998 to
`December 31,
`1999
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`Since
`January 1,
`2000
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`(ii) the number of the earlier application;
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`(iii) the number under which it was filed, and
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`(iii) where the earlier application is a national application, the
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`country party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
`Property in which it was filed;
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`(iii) where the earlier application is a national application, the
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`country party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
`Property or the Member of the World Trade Organization that is not
`party to that Convention in which it was filed;
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`June 30, 1998
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`(iv) when the earlier application is a regional or an international
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`application, the national Office or intergovernmental organization with
`which it was filed.
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`Since July 1,
`1998
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`From June 19,
`1970 to
`September 30,
`1980
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`(iv) where the earlier application is a regional application, the
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`authority entrusted with the granting of regional patents under the
`applicable regional patent treaty;
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`(v) where the earlier application is an international application,
`the receiving Office with which it was filed.
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`(b) If the request does not indicate both
`(i) when the earlier application is not a regional or an
`international application, the country in which it was filed;
`when the earlier application is a regional or an international
`application, at least one country for which it was filed; and
`(ii) the date on which it was filed,
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`the priority claim shall, for the purposes of the procedure under the
`Treaty, be considered not to have been made.
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`From
`October 1,
`1980 to
`December 31,
`1984
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`(b) If the request does not indicate both
`(i) when the earlier application is not a regional or an
`international application, the country in which it was filed;
`when the earlier application is a regional or an international
`application, at least one country for which it was filed, and
`(ii) the date on which it was filed,
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`the priority claim shall, for the purposes of the procedure under the
`Treaty, be considered not to have been made except where, resulting
`from an obvious error of transcription, the indication of the said
`country or the said date is missing or is erroneous; whenever the
`identity or correct identity of the said country, or the said date or the
`correct date, may be established on the basis of the copy of the earlier
`application which the receiving Office receives before it transmits the
`record copy to the International Bureau, the error shall be considered
`as an obvious error.
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`From
`January 1,
`1985 to
`June 30, 1992
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`From July 1,
`1992 to
`June 30, 1998
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`(b) If the request does not indicate both
`(i) when the earlier application is no