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Administrative Instructions Under the PCT

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Section 101Abbreviated Expressions and Interpretation Section 102Use of the Forms Section 102bis[Deleted]Section 103Languages of the Forms Used by International Authorities Section 104Language of Correspondence Section 105Identification of International Application with Two or More Applicants Section 106Change of Common Representative Section 107Identification of International Authorities and of Designated and Elected Offices Section 108Correspondence Intended for the Applicant Section 109File Reference Section 110Dates Section 111Excuse of Delay in Meeting Time Limits and Extension of Time Limits under Rule 82quater Section 112Ceasing of Effect under Articles 24(1)(iii) and 39(2), Review under Article 25(2) and Maintaining of Effect under Articles 24(2) and 39(3)Section 113Special Fees Payable to the International Bureau Section 114Notification and Transfer of Fees Section 115Indications of States, Territories and Intergovernmental Organizations Section 201Language of the International Application Section 202[Deleted]Section 203Different Applicants for Different Designated States Section 204Headings of the Parts of the Description Section 204bisNumbering of Claims Section 205Numbering and Identification of Claims upon Amendment Section 206Unity of Invention Section 207Arrangement of Elements and Numbering of Sheets of the International Application Section 208Sequence Listings Section 209Indications as to Deposited Biological Material on a Separate Sheet Section 210[Deleted]Section 211Declaration as to the Identity of the Inventor Section 212Declaration as to the Applicant’s Entitlement to Apply for and Be Granted a Patent Section 213Declaration as to the Applicant’s Entitlement to Claim Priority of Earlier Application Section 214Declaration of Inventorship Section 215Declaration as to Non-Prejudicial Disclosures or Exceptions to Lack of Novelty Section 216Notice of Correction or Addition of a Declaration under Rule 26ter Section 217Corrections Concerning Expressions, Etc., Not to Be Used in the International Application under Rule 9.2 Section 218Processing of a Request for Omission of Information Referred to in Rules 48.2(l) and 94.1(e)Section 301Notification of Receipt of Purported International Application Section 302Priority Claim Considered Not to Have Been Made Section 303Deletion of Additional Matter in the Request Section 304Invitation to Pay Fees before Date on Which They Are Due Section 305Identifying the Copies of the International Application Section 305bisPreparation, Identification and Transmittal of the Copies of the Translation of the International Application Section 305terIdentification and Transmittal of the Translation of an Earlier Application Furnished under Rule 20.6(a)(iii)Section 306Delayed Transmittal of Search Copy Section 307System of Numbering International Applications Section 308Marking of the Sheets of the International Application and of the Translation Thereof Section 308bisMarking of Later Submitted Sheets Section 309Procedure in the Case of Later Submitted Sheets Furnished for the Purposes of Incorporation by Reference Section 310Procedure in the Case of Later Submitted Sheets Not Furnished for the Purposes of Incorporation by Reference Section 310bisProcedure in the Case of Later Submitted Sheets Resulting in the Correction of the International Filing Date under Rule 20.5(c) or 20.5bis(c)Section 310terProcedure in the Case of Later Submitted Sheets Furnished after the Expiration of the Applicable Time Limit Referred to in Rule 20.7 Section 311Renumbering in the Case of Deletion, Substitution or Addition of Sheets of the International Application and of the Translation Thereof Section 312Notification of Decision Not to Issue Declaration that the International Application Is Considered Withdrawn Section 313Documents Filed with the International Application; Manner of Marking the Necessary Annotations in the Check List Section 314Correction or Addition of a Priority Claim Under Rule 26bis Section 315Processing of Documents by the Receiving Office under Rule 26bis.3(h-bis)Section 316Procedure in the Case Where the International Application Lacks the Prescribed Signature Section 317Transmittal of a Notice of Correction or Addition of a Declaration under Rule 26ter.1 Section 317bisTransmittal of a Notice of Correction or Addition of an indication under Rule 26quater.1 Section 318Cancellation of Designations of Non-Contracting States Section 319Procedure under Rule 4.9(b)Section 320Invitation to Pay Fees under Rule 16bis.1(a)Section 321Application of Moneys Received by the Receiving Office in Certain Cases Section 322Invitation to Submit a Request for Refund of the Search Fee Section 323Transmittal of Priority Documents to International Bureau Section 324Copy of Notification of the International Application Number and the International Filing Date under Rule 20.2(c)Section 325Corrections of Defects under Rule 26.4 and Rectifications of Obvious Mistakes under Rule 91 Section 326Withdrawal by Applicant under Rule 90bis.1, 90bis.2 or 90bis.3 Section 327Ex Officio Correction of Request by the Receiving Office Section 328Notifications Concerning Representation Section 329Correction of Indications Concerning the Applicant’s Residence or Nationality Section 330Transmittal of Record Copy Prevented or Delayed by National Security Prescriptions Section 331Receipt of Confirmation Copy Section 332Notification of Languages Accepted by the Receiving Office under Rules 12.1(a), (c) and (d) and 12.4(a)Section 333Transmittal of International Application to the International Bureau as Receiving Office Section 334Notification to Applicant of Submission of Demand after the Expiration of 19 Months from the Priority Date Section 335Procedures Relating to Sequence Listings Section 336Waivers under Rules 90.4(d) and 90.5(c)Section 337[Deleted]Section 401Marking of the Sheets of the Record Copy Section 402Correction or Addition of a Priority Claim under Rule 26bis Section 403Transmittal of Protest against Payment of Additional Fees and Decision Thereon Where International Application Is Considered to Lack Unity of Invention Section 404International Publication Number of International Application Section 405Publication of Notifications of Languages Accepted by the Receiving Office under Rules 12.1(a), (c) and (d) and 12.4(a)Section 406Publication of International Applications Section 406bisSuggested English Translation of the Title of the Invention Section 407The Gazette Section 408Priority Application Number Section 409Priority Claim Considered Not to Have Been Made Section 410Numbering of Sheets for the Purposes of International Publication; Procedure in Case of Missing or Erroneously Filed Sheets Section 411Receipt of Priority Document Section 411bisReceipt of Translation of Earlier Application under Rule 20.6(a)(iii)Section 412Notification of Lack of Transmittal of Search Copy Section 413Incorporations by Reference under Rule 20.6, Corrections of Defects under Rule 26.4 and Rectifications of Obvious Mistakes under Rule 91 Section 413bisRectifications of Obvious Mistakes under Rule 91 Section 414Notification to the International Preliminary Examining Authority Where the International Application Is Considered Withdrawn Section 415Notification of Withdrawal under Rule 90bis.1, 90bis.2, 90bis.3, 90bis.3bis or 90bis.4 Section 416Correction of Request in Record Copy Section 417Processing of Amendments under Article 19 Section 418Notifications to Elected Offices Where the Demand Is Considered Not to Have Been Submitted or Made Section 419Processing of a Declaration under Rule 26ter Section 419bisProcessing of Corrections or Additions under Rule 26quater Section 420Copy of International Application, International Search Report and Supplementary International Search Report for the International Preliminary Examining Authority Section 420bisCommunication of Other Documents to Elected Offices Section 421Invitation to Furnish a Copy of the Priority Document Section 422Notifications Concerning Changes Recorded under Rule 92bis.1 Section 422bisObjections Concerning Changes in the Person of the Applicant Recorded under Rule 92bis.1(a)Section 423Cancellation of Designations and Elections Section 424Procedure under Rule 4.9(b)Section 425Notifications Concerning Representation Section 426-429[Deleted]Section 430Notification of Designations under Rule 32 Section 431Publication of Notice of Submission of Demand Section 432Notification to Applicant of Submission of Demand after the Expiration of 19 Months from the Priority Date Section 433Waivers under Rule 90.4(d)Section 434Publication of Information Concerning Waivers under Rules 90.4(d) and 90.5(c)Section 435Communication of Publications and Documents Section 436Preparation, Identification and Transmittal of the Copies of the Translation of the International Application Section 501[Deleted]Section 502Transmittal of Protest against Payment of Additional Fees and Decision Thereon Where International Application Is Considered to Lack Unity of Invention Section 503Method of Identifying Documents Cited in the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority Section 504Classification of the Subject Matter of the International Application Section 505Indication of Citations of Particular Relevance in the International Search Report Section 506[Deleted]Section 507Manner of Indicating Certain Special Categories of Documents Cited in the International Search Report Section 508Manner of Indicating the Claims to Which the Documents Cited in the International Search Report Are Relevant Section 509International Search and Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority on the Basis of a Translation of the International Application Section 510Refund of Search Fee in Case of Withdrawal of International Application Section 511Rectifications of Obvious Mistakes under Rule 91 Section 512Notifications Concerning Representation Section 513Sequence Listings Section 514Authorized Officer Section 515Modification of Abstract in Response to Applicant’s Comments Section 516Notification to Applicant of Submission of Demand after the Expiration of 19 Months from the Priority Date Section 517Waivers under Rules 90.4(d) and 90.5(c)Section 518Guidelines for Explanations Contained in the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority Section 519Notification of Receipt of Copy of International Application for the Purposes of Supplementary International Search Section 520Withdrawal by Applicant under Rule 90bis.3bis Section 601Notification to Applicant of Submission of Demand after the Expiration of 19 Months from the Priority Date Section 602Processing of Amendments by the International Preliminary Examining Authority Section 602bisTransmittal of Other Documents to the International Bureau under Rule 71.1(b)Section 603Transmittal of Protest against Payment of Additional Fees and Decision Thereon Where International Application Is Considered to Lack Unity of Invention Section 604Guidelines for Explanations Contained in the International Preliminary Examination Report Section 605File to Be Used for International Preliminary Examination Section 606Cancellation of Elections Section 607Rectifications of Obvious Mistakes under Rule 91 Section 608Notifications Concerning Representation Section 609Withdrawal by Applicant under Rules 90bis. 1, 90bis. 2 or 90bis. 3 Section 610Sequence Listings Section 611Method of Identification of Documents in the International Preliminary Examination Report Section 612Authorized Officer Section 613Invitation to Submit a Request for Refund of Fees under Rule 57.4 or 58.3 Section 614Evidence of Right to File Demand Section 615Invitation to Pay Fees before Date on Which They Are Due Section 616International Preliminary Examination on the Basis of a Translation of the International Application Section 617Waivers under Rules 90.4(d) and 90.5(c)Section 701Abbreviated Expressions Section 702Filing, Processing and Communication in Electronic Form of International Applications Section 703Filing Requirements; Basic Common Standard Section 704Receipt; International Filing Date; Signature; Physical Requirements Section 705Home Copy, Record Copy and Search Copy Where International Application Is Filed in Electronic Form Section 705bisProcessing in Electronic Form of International Applications Filed on Paper Section 705terProcessing of International Applications Filed in or Scanned into Electronic Form in a Converted Electronic Format Section 706Documents in Pre-Conversion Format Section 707Calculation of International Filing Fee and Fee Reduction Section 708Special Provisions Concerning Legibility, Completeness, Infection by Viruses, Etc.Section 709Means of Communication with the Applicant Section 710Notification and Publication of Receiving Offices’ Requirements and Practices Section 711Electronic Records Management Section 712Access to Electronic Records Section 713Application of Provisions to International Authorities and the International Bureau, and to Notifications, Communications, Correspondence and Other Documents Section 714Furnishing by the International Bureau of Copies of Documents Kept in Electronic Form; Designated Offices’ Signature Requirements Section 715Availability of Priority Documents from Digital Libraries Section 716Request that Priority Document Be Obtained from a Digital Library under Rule 17.1(b-bis)Section 801Third Party Observation System Section 802Filing of a Third Party Observation Section 803Availability of an Observation and Related Information Section 804Notification of Receipt of an Observation to the Applicant and Comments by the Applicant in Response to an Observation Section 805Communication of Observations and Comments to International Authorities and Designated Offices Annex AForms Annex BUnity of Invention Annex CInstructions Relating to the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings in International Patent Applications under the Pct Annex DINFORMATION FROM FRONT PAGE OF PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GAZETTE UNDER RULE 86.1(i)Annex EINFORMATION TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE UNDER RULE 86.1(v)Annex FStandard for the Electronic Filing and Processing of International Applications Annex GNotification of Receipt and Transfer of Fees