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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP§ 101 Abbreviated Expressions and Interpretation - Administrative Instructions Under the PCT(iii) "Article" means an Article of the Treaty; (iv) "Rule" means a Rule of the Regulations; (v) "International Bureau" means the International Bureau as defined in Article 2 (xix) of the Treaty; (vi) "International Authorities" means the receiving Offices, the International Searching Authorities, the International Preliminary Examining Authorities, and the International Bureau; (vii) "Annex" means an Annex to these Administrative Instructions, unless the contrary clearly follows from the wording or the nature of the provision, or the context in which the word is used; (viii) "Form" means a Form contained in Annex A; Annex A is published separately by the World Intellectual Property Organization. (ix) "WIPO Standard" means a Standard established by the World Intellectual Property Organization; (x) "Director General" means the Director General as defined in Article 2(xx) of the Treaty; (xi) "electronic" technology includes that having electrical, digital, magnetic, optical or electromagnetic capabilities. (b) The Annexes are part of these Administrative Instructions. § 102 Use of the Forms
(a) Subject to paragraphs (b) to (i) and Sections 103 and 114, the International Authorities shall use, or require the use of, the mandatory Forms specified below: (i) Forms for use by the applicant: PCT/RO/101 (request Form) PCT/IPEA/401 (demand Form) (ii) Forms for use by the receiving Offices:
(iii) Forms for use by the International Searching Authorities:
(iv) Forms for use by the International Bureau:
(v) Forms for use by the International Preliminary Examining Authorities:
(b) Slight variations in layout necessary in view of the printing of the Forms referred to in paragraph (a) in various languages are permitted. (c) Slight variations in layout in the Forms referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) to (v) are permitted to the extent necessary to meet the particular office requirements of the International Authorities, in particular in view of the production of the Forms by computer or of the use of window envelopes. (d) Where the receiving Office, the International Searching Authority and/or the International Preliminary Examining Authority are each part of the same Office, the obligation to use the Forms referred to in paragraph (a) does not extend to communications within that same Office. (e) The annexes to Forms PCT/RO/106, PCT/RO/118, PCT/ISA/201, PCT/ISA/205, PCT/ISA/206, PCT/ISA/210, PCT/ISA/219, PCT/IB/313, PCT/IB/336, PCT/IPEA/404, PCT/IPEA/405 and PCT/IPEA/415 may be omitted in cases where they are not used. (f) The notes attached to Forms PCT/RO/101 (request Form) and PCT/IPEA/401 (demand Form) shall be distributed by the International Authorities concerned together with the printed versions of those Forms. The notes attached to Form PCT/ISA/220 shall accompany the Form when sent to the applicant. (g) The use of Forms other than those referred to in paragraph (a) is optional. (h) Where the request or the demand is presented as a computer print-out, such print-out shall be prepared as follows: (i) the layout and contents of the request and the demand when presented as computer print-outs shall correspond to the format of Forms PCT/RO/101 (request Form) and PCT/IPEA/401 (demand Form) ("the printed Forms"), with the same information being presented on the corresponding pages; (ii) all boxes shall be drawn by solid lines; double lines may be presented as single lines; (iii) the box numbers and box titles shall be included even where no information is supplied therein; (iv) the boxes for use by the International Authorities shall be at least as large as those on the printed Forms; (v) all other boxes shall be within one cm in size of those on the printed Forms; (vi) all text shall be 9 points or larger in size; (vii) titles and other information shall be clearly distinguished; (viii) explanatory notes presented in italics on the printed Forms may be omitted. (i) Other formats permitted for the presentation of the request and the demand as computer print-outs may be determined by the Director General. Any such format shall be published in the Gazette. |