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PCTGAZETTE

SPECIAL ISSUE

General Information

(Contracting States,National and Regional Offices,

International Authorities)

CONTENTS

Page

Section IVNotices and Information of a General Character

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 2Index to Annexes ......................................................................................................................................... 3ANNEX A List of Contracting States ..................................................................................................... 6ANNEX B1 Information on Contracting States ....................................................................................... 8ANNEX B2 Information on Intergovernmental Organizations ................................................................ 200ANNEX C Receiving Offices ................................................................................................................. 210ANNEX D International Searching Authorities ...................................................................................... 305ANNEX E International Preliminary Examining Authorities ................................................................. 316ANNEX L Deposits of Microorganisms and Other Biologicial Material:

Requirements of Designated and Elected Offices ........................................................... 326List of Depositary Institutions ........................................................................................ 341

SUMMARY Designated (or Elected) Offices ........................................................................................... 344

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SECTION IV

NOTICES AND INFORMATION OF A GENERAL CHARACTER_________________________________________________________

Introduction

This Special Issue of the PCT Gazette compiles the essence of various notifications under the PCTreceived from the PCT Contracting States, from the PCT Authorities and from national Offices, as well asgeneral information on those States, Authorities and Offices. It replaces the issue published onJanuary 4, 2001 (PCT Gazette No. S-01/2001 (E)) and includes all information published after that date inSection IV of the PCT Gazette.

The information concerning the international phase of the PCT procedure is presented in severalparts called “ANNEXES” (Annexes A, B1, B2, C, D, E and L). Those parts are identical to thecorresponding Annexes of the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume I, bearing the same letter. Therefore, thedenomination “Annex” has been maintained for the publication in this Special Issue of the PCT Gazettesince it has the advantage of uniformity of presentation of information in both the PCT Gazette and theGuide. This will facilitate the retrieval of information for the reader of both publications.

The information concerning the national phase is presented in the last part of this issue of the PCTGazette, called “SUMMARY.” For the reasons indicated above with respect to the Annexes, the“Summary” sheets are identical to the sheets with the same denomination contained in Volume II of thePCT Applicant’s Guide. They give, in summarized form, information on the requirements to be compliedwith by the applicant upon entry into the national phase before each designated (or elected) Office.

Each of Annexes B1, B2, C, D and E as well as the “Summary” part is subdivided according to thealphabetical order of the two-letter country codes. The code used for a Contracting State is also used forthe national Office of that State in its capacity as receiving Office, International Searching Authority,International Preliminary Examining Authority and designated (or elected) Office. The two-letter code foreach Contracting State is indicated in the index which follows and in Annex A. For intergovernmentalorganizations, the following codes are used: “AP” for the African Regional Industrial PropertyOrganization, “EA” for the Eurasian Patent Organization, “EP” for the European Patent Organisation,“OA” for the African Intellectual Property Organization and “IB” for the International Bureau of WIPO.

Any reference to “Volume I” or to “Volume II” in the Annexes or in the “Summary” sheets is areference to Volume I or Volume II, respectively, of the PCT Applicant’s Guide.

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INDEX TO ANNEXES

Contracting State orIntergovernmental

Organization

ANNEX BInformation on

Contracting States(B1) and

IntergovernmentalOrganizations (B2)

ANNEX CReceiving

Offices

ANNEX DInternational

SearchingAuthorities

ANNEX EInternationalPreliminaryExaminingAuthorities

ANNEX LDeposits of

Micro-organisms and

OtherBiologicalMaterial

SUMMARYNational Phasein Designated(or Elected)

Offices

Code Name Page Page Page Page Page Page

AEUnited ArabEmirates

8 210 – – 326 344

AL Albania 10 211 – – – 345

AM Armenia 12 212 305 316 326 347

AT Austria 14 214 306 317 326 349

AU Australia 16 216 – – – 350

AZ Azerbaijan 18 218 – – – 351

BABosnia andHerzegovina

20 219 – – – 352

BB Barbados 22 – – – – 353

BE Belgium 24 220 – – – –

BF Burkina Faso 26 – – – – –

BG Bulgaria 27 221 – – 327 354

BJ Benin 29 – – – – –

BR Brazil 30 222 – – – 356

BY Belarus 32 224 – – – 358

BZ Belize 34 225 – – – 360

CA Canada 36 226 – – 327 361

CF Centr. Afric. Rep. 38 – – – – –

CG Congo 39 – – – – –

CH Switzerland 40 227 – – 336 363

CI Côte d’Ivoire 42 – – – – –

CM Cameroon 43 – – – – –

CN China 44 228 307 318 327 365

CR Costa Rica 46 229 – – – 367

CU Cuba 48 230 – – 328 368

CY Cyprus 50 231 – – – –

CZ Czech Republic 51 232 – – 328 370

DE Germany 53 234 – – 329 372

DK Denmark 55 235 – – 328 374

DZ Algeria 57 236 – – – 376

EE Estonia 59 238 – – – 379

ES Spain 61 241 310 – 336 383

FI Finland 63 242 – – 329 384

FR France 65 243 – – – –

GA Gabon 67 – – – – –

GB United Kingdom 68 244 – – 338 386

GE Georgia 70 246 – – 329 388

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INDEX TO ANNEXES [Cont’d]


Organization




ANNEX CReceiving

Offices




ANNEX LDeposits of

Micro-organisms and



Offices


GH Ghana 72 246 – – – 390

GM Gambia 74 – – – – 392

GN Guinea 76 – – – – –

GR Greece 77 248 – – – –

GW Guinea-Bissau 79 – – – – –

HR Croatia 80 249 – – 328 –

HU Hungary 82 250 – – 330 393

ID Indonesia 84 254 – – 330 394

IE Ireland 86 255 – – – –

IL Israel 87 256 – – 331 396

IN India 89 258 – – – 397

IS Iceland 91 260 – – 330 398

IT Italy 93 261 – – – –

JP Japan 95 263 311 321 331 400

KE Kenya 97 264 – – 331 402

KG Kyrgyzstan 99 265 – – – 403

KP D.P.R. Korea 101 266 – – – 404

KR Rep. of Korea 103 267 312 322 334 406

KZ Kazakhstan 105 268 – – 331 408

LC Saint Lucia 107 – – – – –

LI Liechtenstein 109 – – – – –

LK Sri Lanka 111 – – – – 409

LR Liberia 113 269 – – – 410

LS Lesotho 115 270 – – – 411

LT Lithuania 117 271 – – 332 412

LU Luxembourg 119 272 – – 332 413

LV Latvia 121 273 – – 332 414

MA Morocco 123 274 – – – 415

MC Monaco 125 275 – – – –

MD Rep. of Moldova 127 276 – – 334 417

MG Madagascar 129 – – – – 418

MKThe form. YugoslavRep. Macedonia

131 277 – – 337 420

ML Mali 133 – – – – –

MN Mongolia 134 278 – – – 422

MR Mauritania 136 – – – – –

MW Malawi 137 279 – – – 423

MX Mexico 139 280 – – 332 424


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INDEX TO ANNEXES [Cont’d]


Organization




ANNEX CReceiving

Offices




ANNEX LDeposits of

Micro-organisms and



Offices


MZ Mozambique 141 – – – – 426

NE Niger 143 – – – – –

NL Netherlands 144 281 – – – –

NO Norway 146 282 – – 333 427

NZ New Zealand 148 283 – – – 429

PL Poland 150 284 – – 333 433

PT Portugal 152 285 – – 333 434

RO Romania 154 286 – – 334 435

RU Russian Federation 156 287 313 323 334 437

SD Sudan 158 288 – – – 438

SE Sweden 160 290 314 324 336 439

SG Singapore 162 291 – – 335 441

SI Slovenia 164 292 – – 335 443

SK Slovakia 166 293 – – 335 444

SL Sierra Leone 168 – – – – 445

SN Senegal 170 – – – – –

SZ Swaziland 171 – – – – –

TD Chad 172 – – – – –

TG Togo 173 – – – – –

TJ Tajikistan 174 294 – – 337 446

TM Turkmenistan 176 295 – – 338 448

TR Turkey 178 296 – – 337 449

TTTrinidad andTobago

180 297 – – – 451

TZUnited Republicof Tanzania

182 – – – – –

UA Ukraine 184 298 – – 338 452

UG Uganda 186 – – – – 453

US U.S. of America 188 299 315 325 339 454

UZ Uzbekistan 190 300 – – – 457

VN Viet Nam 192 301 – – – 459

YU Yugoslavia 194 302 – – 339 461

ZA South Africa 196 303 – – 335 463

ZW Zimbabwe 198 304 – – – 464

AP ARIPO 200 213 – – 339 348

EA EAPO 202 237 – – 340 378

EP EPO 204 239 308 319 340 381

IB WIPO 206 251 – – – –

OA OAPI 208 – – – – 431

PCT Applicant’s Guide – Volume I – Annex A

A PCT Contracting States* AName of Statefollowed bycountry code

Date on which Statebecame bound

by the PCT*

Name of Statefollowed bycountry code


by the PCT*

Albania AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 October 1995Algeria DZ 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 March 2000Antigua and Barbuda AG . . . . . . . . 17 March 2000Armenia AM 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991Australia AU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 March 1980Austria AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 April 1979Azerbaijan AZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1995Barbados BB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 March 1985Belarus BY 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991Belgium BE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 December 1981Belize BZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 June 2000Benin BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 February 1987Bosnia and Herzegovina BA . . . . 7 September 1996Brazil BR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 April 1978Bulgaria BG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 May 1984Burkina Faso BF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 March 1989Cameroon CM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Canada CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 January 1990Central African Republic CF. . . . . 24 January 1978Chad TD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978China CN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 January 1994Colombia CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 February 2001Congo CG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Costa Rica CR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 August 1999Côte d’Ivoire CI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 April 1991Croatia HR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 July 1998Cuba CU 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 July 1996Cyprus CY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 April 1998Czech Republic CZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 January 1993Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea KP . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 July 1980Denmark DK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 December 1978Dominica DM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 August 1999Ecuador EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 May 2001Equatorial Guinea GQ. . . . . (will become bound on

17 July 2001)Estonia EE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 August 1994Finland FI 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 October 1980France FR 1, 3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 February 1978Gabon GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Gambia GM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 December 1997Georgia GE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991Germany DE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Ghana GH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 February 1997Greece GR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 October 1990Grenada GD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 September 1998Guinea GN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 May 1991

Guinea-Bissau GW . . . . . . . . . . 12 December 1997Hungary HU 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 June 1980Iceland IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 March 1995India IN 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 December 1998Indonesia ID 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 September 1997Ireland IE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 August 1992Israel IL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 June 1996Italy IT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 March 1985Japan JP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 October 1978Kazakhstan KZ 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991Kenya KE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 June 1994Kyrgyzstan KG 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991Latvia LV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 September 1993Lesotho LS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 October 1995Liberia LR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 August 1994Liechtenstein LI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 March 1980Lithuania LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 July 1994Luxembourg LU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 April 1978Madagascar MG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Malawi MW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Mali ML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 October 1984Mauritania MR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 April 1983Mexico MX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 January 1995Monaco MC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 June 1979Mongolia MN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 May 1991Morocco MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 October 1999Mozambique MZ 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 May 2000Netherlands NL 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 July 1979New Zealand NZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 December 1992Niger NE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 March 1993Norway NO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 January 1980Philippines PH . . . . . . . . . . (will become bound on

17 August 2001)Poland PL 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1990Portugal PT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 November 1992Republic of Korea KR . . . . . . . . . . 10 August 1984Republic of Moldova MD 1 . . . . 25 December 1991Romania RO 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 July 1979Russian Federation RU 1 . . . . . . . . . 29 March 1978Saint Lucia LC 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 August 1996Senegal SN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Sierra Leone SL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 June 1997Singapore SG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 February 1995Slovakia SK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 January 1993Slovenia SI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 March 1994South Africa ZA 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 March 1999Spain ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 November 1989


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A PCT Contracting States*[Continued]

A



by the PCT*



by the PCT*

Sri Lanka LK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 February 1982Sudan SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 April 1984Swaziland SZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 September 1994Sweden SE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 May 1978Switzerland CH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Tajikistan TJ 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991The former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia MK. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 August 1995Togo TG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978Trinidad and Tobago TT . . . . . . . . . 10 March 1994Turkey TR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 January 1996Turkmenistan TM 1 . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991

Uganda UG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 February 1995Ukraine UA 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991United Arab Emirates AE . . . . . . . . . . . 10 March 1999United Kingdom GB 5 . . . . . . . . . . 24 January 1978United Republic of

Tanzania TZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 September 1999United States of America US 6, 7

. . . 24 January 1978Uzbekistan UZ 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 December 1991Viet Nam VN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 March 1993Yugoslavia YU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 February 1997Zimbabwe ZW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 June 1997

____________ * All PCT Contracting States are bound by Chapter II of the PCT relating to the international preliminary examination.

1 With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5).2 With the declaration provided for in Article 64(2)(a)(ii).3 Including all Overseas Departments and Territories.4 Ratification for the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.5 Extends to the Isle of Man.6 With the declarations provided for in Articles 64(3)(a) and 64(4)(a).7 Extends to all areas for which the United States of America has international responsibility.

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PCT Applicant’s Guide – Volume I – Annex B1

B1 Information on Contracting States B1

AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AEGeneral information

Name of Office: Industrial Property Directorate, Ministry of Finance and Industry

Location and mailing address: P.O. Box 1565, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Saeed Street,Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Telephone: (971-4) 393 74 67, 393 90 00 (ext. 20 26, 20 04)

Facsimile machine: (971-4) 393 73 07

Teleprinter: 45722 MALEYA EM

E-mail: [email protected]

Internet: http://www.uae.gov.ae

Does the Office accept the filingof documents by means oftelecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the United ArabEmirates:

Industrial Property Directorate, Ministry of Finance and Industry, orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the United Arab Emirates is designated(or elected):

Industrial Property Directorate, Ministry of Finance and Industry(see Volume II)

May the United Arab Emirates beelected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of the United ArabEmirates concerning international-typesearch: None


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AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES[Continued]

AE

Provisional protection afterinternational publication: None

Information of interest if the United Arab Emirates is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the United Arab Emirates isdesignated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit of three months from the date of theinvitation.

Are there special provisions concerningthe deposit of microorganisms and otherbiological material? No

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AL ALBANIA ALGeneral information

Name of Office: Zyra e Patentave

Albanian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Bulevardi Zhan D’Ark 2, Tirana, Albania

Telephone: (355-42) 344 12

Facsimile machine: (355-42) 344 12

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filingof documents by means oftelecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine

Which kinds of documentsmay be so transmitted? All kinds of documents

Must the original of the documentbe furnished in all cases? Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission

Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or TNT

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Albania:

Albanian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Albania is designated (or elected):

National protection: Albanian Patent Office (see Volume II)

Extension of European patent: European Patent Office(see Volume II)

May Albania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models

European: Extended European patents

Provisions of the law of Albaniaconcerning international-type search: None



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AL

Provisional protection afterinternational publication:

Any international application designating Albania which has beenpublished under PCT Article 21 shall give rise to the same rights asthose which the Albanian law provides for the compulsory nationalpublication of unexamined national applications as such.Provisional protection shall be effective as from the date on whichan Albanian translation of the claims of the international applicationis published by the Office. This translation shall be publishedwithin three months from the date of its submission to the Office.(Art. 20, Albanian Industrial Property Law)

Information of interest if Albania is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Albanian Patent Office:

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Albania is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit of three months from the date of theinvitation.

Are there special provisions concerningthe deposit of microorganisms and otherbiological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) inAnnex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and AL in Volume II





AM ARMENIA AMGeneral information

Name of Office: Armenian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Government House 3, Central Avenue, Yerevan 375010, Armenia

Telephone: (374-1) 52 06 73, 56 14 04

Facsimile machine: (374-1) 15 18 23, 56 11 26

Teleprinter: —


Internet: —


Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or Federal Express

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Armenia:

Armenian Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Armenia is designated (or elected):

National protection: Armenian Patent Office (see Volume II)

Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Armenia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, provisional patents, utility models (a utilitymodel may be sought instead of a patent)

Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Armeniaconcerning international-type search: None



_____________1 Applicants may file with the Eurasian Patent Office or with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow

filing of patent applications abroad.


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AM

Information of interest if Armenia is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Armenia is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.


For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2





AT AUSTRIA ATGeneral information

Name of Office: Österreichisches Patentamt

Austrian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Kohlmarkt 8-10, Postfach 95, A-1014 Wien, Austria

Telephone: (43-1) 53424-0

Facsimile machine: (43-1) 53424-200 (Groups 2 and 3)

Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.patent.bmwa.gv.at



Must the original of the documentbe furnished in all cases? No, only upon invitation


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Austria:

Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Austria is designated (or elected):

National protection: Austrian Patent Office (see Volume II)

European patent: European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Austria be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition, utility models (a utilitymodel may be sought instead of or in addition to anational patent)

European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Austriaconcerning international-type search: None



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AT AUSTRIA[Continued]

AT


National protection:

The applicant may, from the date of publication of the internationalapplication, claim payment of an indemnity from any person who,without being entitled to do so, uses the subject of the application. Ifthe application is not published in German, this right commencesfrom the publication of a translation of the claims into German orfrom the date of the transmission of such translation to the personmaking use of the subject of the application.

European protection:

(1) International application published in one of the EPO officiallanguages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on con-dition that any national requirements relating to the translation of theclaims in the application have been met.

(2) International application published in a language which is notan EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does notbecome effective until the EPO publishes the international applica-tion supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Austria is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Austria is designated (or elected): Indications not required


For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2





AU AUSTRALIA AUGeneral information

Name of Office: Australian Patent Office

Location: Discovery House, 47 Bowes Street, Phillip,Canberra A.C.T. 2606, Australia

Mailing address: P.O. Box 200, Woden, A.C.T. 2606, Australia

Telephone: (61-2) 6283 2211

Facsimile machine: (61-2) 6285 3929 (Groups 2 and 3)

Teleprinter: 61517 COMPAT AA


Internet: http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/



Must the original of the documentbe furnished in all cases?

Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans-mitted document is an international application or a replacementsheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Australia:

Australian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Australia is designated (or elected): Australian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Australia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of Australiaconcerning international-type search:

Section 194 of the Patents Act 1990;Regulation 19.2 of the Patents Regulations



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AU AUSTRALIA[Continued]

AU


The applicant enjoys the rights defined in Section 57 of the PatentsAct 1990 from the date on which a copy of the international applica-tion as published under PCT Article 21 has been received in theAustralian Patent Office (the rights are generally the same as hewould have had if the patent had been sealed on the date of receiptof the application in the Australian Patent Office except that hecannot institute proceedings for infringement until the patent hasbeen sealed)

Information of interest if Australia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Australia is designated (or elected):

May be in the request; later indication allowed at any time prior tothe acceptance of the application for grant (of a patent)





(July 2000)

B1 Information on Contracting States B1AZ AZERBAIJAN AZ

General information

Name of Office: Azerbaizhan Respublikasy Devlat Elm va Tekhnika KomitasiPatent-lisenzia idarasiAzerbaijan Patent Office

Location and mailing address: S.Vurgŭn St. 24, 370000 Baku, Azerbaijan

Telephone: (99-412) 98 49 73, 93 28 69Facsimile machine: (99-412) 97 08 81, 98 49 73Teleprinter: —E-mail: [email protected]: www.azpat.org


Which kinds of documentsmay be so transmitted? All kinds of documentsMust the original of the documentbe furnished in all cases?

Yes, within 14 days from the date of transmission, if the trans-mitted document is the international application or a replacementsheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Azerbaijan:

Azerbaijan Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Azerbaijan is designated (or elected):

National protection: Azerbaijan Patent Office (see Volume II)Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Azerbaijan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: PatentsEurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Azerbaijanconcerning international-type search: None



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AZ AZERBAIJAN[Continued]

AZ


Information of interest if Azerbaijan is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Azerbaijan is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.






(July 2000)

B1 Information on Contracting States B1BA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BA

General information

Name of Office: Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents

Location and mailing address: Hamdije Ćemerlića 2 (Energoinvest Building), 71000 Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina

Telephone: (387-71) 52 18 48, 65 27 98Facsimile machine: (387-71) 65 27 57Teleprinter: —E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.bih.net.ba/˜zsmp





Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL

Competent receiving Office fornationals and residents ofBosnia and Herzegovina:

Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Bosnia and Herzegovina is designated(or elected):

Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents(see Volume II)

May Bosnia and Herzegovina be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Bosnia andHerzegovina concerning international-type search: None



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BA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA[Continued]

BA


Information of interest if Bosnia and Herzegovina is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Bosnia and Herzegovina is designated(or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCTArticle 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to complywith the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.






BB BARBADOS BBGeneral information

Name of Office: Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: Belmont Road, Bridgetown, Barbados

Telephone: (1-246) 436 40 06, 436 48 18, 436 48 19, 228 25 56


Teleprinter: WB 2222 Foreign


Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Barbados: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Barbados is designated (or elected): Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Barbados be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Barbadosconcerning international-type search: None




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BB BARBADOS[Continued]

BB

Information of interest if Barbados is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Barbados is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the timelimit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office willinvite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a timelimit fixed in the invitation.






BE BELGIUM BEGeneral information

Name of Office: Office de la propriété industrielle

Industrial Property Office

Location and mailing address: Boulevard du Roi Albert II 16, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Telephone: (32-2) 206 41 11


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: [email protected][email protected]

Internet: http://mineco.fgov.be





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Belgium:

Industrial Property Office, European Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Belgium is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Belgium be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of Belgiumconcerning international-type search: Article 21(9) of the Patent Law of 28 March 1984


_____________1 A resident of Belgium must file an international application which may be of interest for national defense or security with the

Industrial Property Office (Belgium).


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BE BELGIUM[Continued]

BE


European protection only:


(2) International application published in a language which is notan EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does notbecome effective until the EPO publishes the international appli-cation supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Belgium is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2





BF BURKINA FASO BFGeneral information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Burkina Faso:

African Intellectual Property Organization or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Burkina Faso is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Burkina Faso be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models


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BG BULGARIA BGGeneral information

Name of Office: Patentno vedomstvo na Republica Bulgaria

Bulgarian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 52B, Dr. G.M. Dimitrov Blvd., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Telephone: (359-2) 71 01 34, 71 01 52


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.bpo.bg



Must the original of the documentbe furnished in all cases? Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Bulgaria:

Bulgarian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Bulgaria is designated (or elected): Bulgarian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Bulgaria be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of apatent)

Provisions of the law of Bulgariaconcerning international-type search: Article 68(2) of the Bulgarian Patent Law






BG BULGARIA[Continued]

BG


The international application made available to the public shallobtain temporary protection, under paragraphs (1) and (2) of PCTArticle 29, as from the day on which the issue of the OfficialGazette of the Bulgarian Patent Office containing the announce-ment of the publication of the Bulgarian translation of theinternational application has come out.

Information of interest if Bulgaria is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Bulgaria is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com-plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within three months from the date of invitation.



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BJ BENIN BJGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Benin:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Benin is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Benin be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






BR BRAZIL BRGeneral information

Name of Office: Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial

National Institute of Industrial Property

Location and mailing address: Praça Maua No. 7, 10° andar, 20083-900, Rio de Janeiro, R.J.,Brazil

Telephone: (55-21) 233 07 85

Facsimile machine: (55-21) 253 40 91 for DIRPA/PCT

Teleprinter: (021) 22992 INPI BR for DIRPA/PCT

E-mail: —

Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filingof documents by means oftelecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine and teleprinter




Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Brazil:

National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Brazil is designated (or elected): National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) (see Volume II)

May Brazil be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models, certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Brazilconcerning international-type search: None




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BR BRAZIL[Continued]

BR

Information of interest if Brazil is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Brazil is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request or furnished within the time limit applicableunder PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a)






BY BELARUS BYGeneral information

Name of Office: Gosudarstvennyi patentnyi komitet Respubliki Belarus

Belarus Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 66, pr. F. Skoriny, Minsk 220072, Belarus

Telephone: (375-172) 84 20 53


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: [email protected]@it.org.by

Internet: —






Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)?

Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Federal Express orTNT

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Belarus:

Belarus Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Belarus is designated (or elected):

National protection: Belarus Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Belarus be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Belarusconcerning international-type search: None



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BY BELARUS[Continued]

BY



After international publication, the furnishing of a translation intoRussian or, if the international application was filed in Russian, of acopy of the application as filed, gives the applicant provisional pro-tection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled todamages. See Articles 13(3) and 27(1) of the Belarus Patent Law.

Eurasian protection:

After the international publication (if in Russian) or, where thatpublication was in a language other than Russian, after thepublication by the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) of the translationinto Russian of the international application, the applicant is entitledto provisional protection in conformity with the national legislation.

Information of interest if Belarus is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Belarus is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit of two months from the date of re-ceipt of the invitation.







BZ BELIZE BZGeneral information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office of Belize

Location and mailing address: Attorney General’s MinistryChief Parliamentary Counsel and Law RevisionEast Block, Ground floor, Belmopan, Belize

Telephone: (501-8) 23 195


Teleprinter: —


Internet: www.belize.gov.bz




Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if thetransmitted document is an international application or areplacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of aninternational application



Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Federal Express,Taca Rapidito or UPS

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Belize:

Intellectual Property Office of Belize or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Belize is designated (or elected): Intellectual Property Office of Belize (see Volume II)

May Belize be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Belizeconcerning international-type search: None




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BZ BELIZE[Continued]

BZ

Information of interest if Belize is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Belize is designated (or elected):







CA CANADA CAGeneral information

Name of Office: Canadian Patent Office

Location: 50 Victoria Street, Hull, Quebec, Canada

Mailing address: The Commissioner of Patents, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A OC9

Telephone: (1-819) 953 97 12 (PCT Office)

Facsimile machine: (1-819) 953 95 38 (PCT Office)

Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://cipo.gc.ca





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Canada:

Canadian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Canada is designated (or elected): Canadian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Canada be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Canadaconcerning international-type search: None



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CA CANADA[Continued]

CA


After the patent is granted, the applicant is entitled to claim,pursuant to paragraph 55(2) of the Patent Act of Canada and Section66 of Canada’s Patent Rules, reasonable compensation for theperiod after the international publication of the internationalapplication and before the grant of the patent if the publication is inEnglish or French. If the publication is in another language, suchclaim may be made from the laying open in Canada of thetranslation of the international application into English or French.

Information of interest if Canada is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Canada is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If the information isnot furnished within six months after the expiration of the 20-monthtime limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or the 30-month timelimit applicable under Article 39(1)(a) or, where the applicant paysthe additional fee for late entry into the national phase, within sixmonths after the late entry into the national phase, the applicationwill be deemed abandoned. Reinstatement can take place if theapplicant complies with the requirement and pays the reinstatementfee.






CF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CFGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Central AfricanRepublic:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Central African Republic is designated(or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Central African Republic beelected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



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CG CONGO CGGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Congo:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Congo is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Congo be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






CH SWITZERLAND CHGeneral information

Name of Office: Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle

Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute

Location and mailing address: Einsteinstrasse 2, CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland

Telephone: (41-31) 325 25 25


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.ipi.chhttp://www.patent-info.orghttp://www.patent-info.nethttp://www.intellectual-property.net





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Switzerland:

Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute, European Patent Officeor International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Switzerland is designated (or elected):

National protection: Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute(see Volume II)


May Switzerland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents

European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Switzerlandconcerning international-type search: Sections 126 and 127 of the 1978 Patent Regulations



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CH SWITZERLAND[Continued]

CH



The published international patent application gives the applicant,after the granting of the patent, the right to bring an action for dam-ages. The injured party may invoke the damages caused by thedefendant as from the time at which the latter became aware of thecontents of the international application, but at the latest as from thedate of publication of the application by the International Bureau(Law of 25 June 1954, as amended on 17 December 1976, Sec. 137in relation with Sec. 111).

If the international application has not been published in a Swiss of-ficial language, the date to be taken into consideration for the claimof damages is that on which the applicant communicated to thedefendant a translation of the claims in a Swiss official language, ormade the translation available to the public through the intermediaryof the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute (Law of 25 June1954, as amended on 17 December 1976, Sec. 137 in relation withSec. 112).


The published international application gives the applicant, after thegranting of the European patent, the right to bring an action for dam-ages; however, any national requirements relating to the translationof the claims in the application must be met.

Information of interest if Switzerland is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Switzerland is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished within the time limitapplicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a); however, continuationof the procedure may be requested in case of failure to observe thattime limit.







CI CÔTE D’IVOIRE CIGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Côte d’Ivoire:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Côte d’Ivoire is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Côte d’Ivoire be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



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CM CAMEROON CMGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Cameroon:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Cameroon is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organisation (see Volume II)

May Cameroon be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






CN CHINA CNGeneral information

Name of Office: China Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 6 Xi Tu Cheng Road, Ji Men Bridge, Hai Dian District, Beijing,China

Telephone: (86-10) 62 01 32 76 (general)(86-10) 62 09 36 77 (PCT matters)

Facsimile machine: (86-10) 62 01 96 15 (general)(86-10) 62 01 94 51 (PCT matters)

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of China:

China Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO,at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif China is designated (or elected): China Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)1

May China be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



_____________1 The designation of China in any international PCT application includes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). For

details about the procedure before the Intellectual Property Department of the HKSAR for the grant of a standard patent or a short-termpatent in the HKSAR, see paragraphs CN.17 to CN.20 of the National Chapter CN, Volume II, PCT Applicant’s Guide. Location andmailing address of the IPD of the HKSAR: 25th Floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong (SAR), China;Tel: (852) 2961 6838, Fax: (852) 2838 6276.


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CN CHINA[Continued]

CN

Provisions of the law of Chinaconcerning international-type search: None


(1) International application published in Chinese: the applicanthas the right provided under Article 13 of the Patent Law to therequirement of the payment of an appropriate fee for the exploitationof the invention from the date of international publication.

(2) International application published in a language other thanChinese: the applicant has the right provided under Article 13 of thePatent Law to the requirement of the payment of an appropriate feefor the exploitation of the invention from the date of publication inthe Chinese Patent Gazette of a translation into Chinese of theinternational application submitted by the applicant to the Office.

Information of interest if China is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif China is designated (or elected):

The indication of the inventor’s address is not required by theOffice. The name may be in the request or may be furnished later.If not already complied with within the time limit applicable underPCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant tocomply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in theinvitation.






CR COSTA RICA CRGeneral information

Name of Office: Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual

Registry of Intellectual Property

Location and mailing address: Apartado postal 1992010 Zapote, San José, Costa Rica

Telephone: (506) 234 1537

Facsimile machine: (506) 234 1537

Teleprinter: —


Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Costa Rica:

Registry of Intellectual Property or International Bureau of WIPO,at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Costa Rica is designated (or elected): Registry of Intellectual Property (see Volume II)

May Costa Rica be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Costa Ricaconcerning international-type search: None



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CR COSTA RICA[Continued]

CR


After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to damagesfor the period following the international publication of theinternational application. For that purpose, and if the internationalpublication has not been effected in Spanish, the applicant mustsubmit to the Office a translation of the international application intoSpanish. The provisional protection applies as from the date ofpublication in Spanish of the international application. SeeArticle 11 of the Law No. 6867 of 13 June 1983 on Patents,Industrial Designs and Utility Models.

Information of interest if Costa Rica is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Costa Rica is designated (or elected):







CU CUBA CUGeneral information

Name of Office: Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial

Cuban Industrial Property Office

Location and mailing address: Calle Picota No. 15 entre Luz y Acosta, La Habana Vieja, Ciudadde La Habana, La Habana 10100, Cuba

Telephone: (537) 61 01 85, 62 97 71, 62 43 79, 61 36 02, 62 43 95

Facsimile machine: (537) 33 56 10

Teleprinter: 511290 acp cu


Internet: http://www.ocpi.cu



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Cuba:

Cuban Industrial Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO,at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Cuba is designated (or elected): Cuban Industrial Property Office (see Volume II)

May Cuba be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition, inventors’ certificates, inventors’certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Cubaconcerning international-type search: None



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CU CUBA[Continued]

CU


After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled toreasonable compensation for the period following the internationalpublication of the international application if that internationalapplication was published in Spanish.

Information of interest if Cuba is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Cuba is designated (or elected):







CY CYPRUS CYGeneral information

Name of Office: Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver ofCyprus

Location and mailing address: Ministry of Commerce, Industry and TourismCorner Makarios Ave. and Karpenssiou St.1427 Nicosia, Cyprus

Telephone: (357-2) 307 701, 307 780


Teleprinter —


Internet: http://www.pio.gov.cy/rcor/



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Cyprus:

Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver ofCyprus, European Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO,at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Cyprus is designated(or elected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Cyprus be elected? Yes (bound by chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Cyprusconcerning international-type search: None


Information of interest if Cyprus is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2

_____________1 A national of Cyprus may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if priority

based on a national application is claimed.


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(July 1998)

B1 Information on Contracting States B1CZ CZECH REPUBLIC CZ

General information

Name of Office: Úřad pru°myslového vlastnictvíIndustrial Property Office

Location and mailing address: Antonína Čermáka 2a, 160 68 Praha 6, Czech Republic

Telephone: (420-2) 20 38 31 11 (operator service)(420-2) 24 31 90 02 (PCT Department)

Facsimile machine: (420-2) 24 32 47 18Teleprinter: —E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.upv.cz






Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the Czech Republic:

Industrial Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the Czech Republic is designated (orelected): Industrial Property Office (see Volume II)

May the Czech Republic be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of orin addition to a patent)

Provisions of the law of the CzechRepublic concerning international-typesearch: None






CZ CZECH REPUBLIC[Continued]

CZ


Under Section 11(4) of the Patent Law the applicant is entitled toappropriate remuneration only after publication of the internationalapplication in the Czech language.

Information of interest if the Czech Republic is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the Czech Republic is designated (orelected):




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DE GERMANY DEGeneral information

Name of Office: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

German Patent and Trade Mark Office

Location: Zweibrückenstrasse 12, 80331 München, Germany

Mailing address: 80297 München, Germany

Telephone: (49-89) 21950

Facsimile machine: (49-89) 2195-2221 (Group 3)

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.dpma.de





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Germany:

German Patent and Trade Mark Office, European Patent Office orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Germany is designated (or elected):

National protection: German Patent and Trade Mark Office (seeVolume II)


May Germany be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition, utility models (a utility mo-del may be sought instead of or in addition to a nationalpatent)

European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Germanyconcerning international-type search: None


_____________1 An applicant from Germany, under Section 52 PatG, must file an international application which contains a State secret with the

German Patent and Trade Mark Office unless he has obtained written authorization from the Ministry of Defense of Germany.





DE GERMANY[Continued]

DE



The applicant may, from the date of publication in German, claimfrom any person who uses the subject of the application, although heknew or should have known that the invention used by him was thesubject of the application, compensation appropriate to thecircumstances. The applicant is not entitled to enjoin the use ofthe subject of the application. However, no claim for compensationis provided for if the subject of the application is obviously un-patentable (see Sec. 33 of the German Patent Law, and Art. III, Sec.8 of the Law on International Patent Treaties, of 21 June 1976(IntPatÜG)).


(1) International application published in one of the EPO officiallanguages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, oncondition that the national requirements (that a translation of theclaims in the application be published or transmitted to a possibleuser) have been met (see Art. II, Sec. 1(2), 3 IntPatÜG).

(2) International application published in a language which is notan EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does notbecome effective until the EPO publishes the internationalapplication supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Germany is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Germany is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com-plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.




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DK DENMARK DKGeneral information

Name of Office: Patent-og Varemærkestyrelsen

Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Location and mailing address: Helgeshøj Allé 81, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark

Telephone: (45-43) 50 80 00


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.dkpto.dk





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Denmark:

Danish Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Denmark is designated (or elected):

National protection: Danish Patent and Trademark Office(see Volume II)


May Denmark be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be soughtinstead of or in addition to a national patent)

European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Denmarkconcerning international-type search: Section 9 of the Patents Act and Sections 4 and 37 of the Decree


_____________1 A resident of Denmark may file an international application directly with the European Patent Office or with the International

Bureau of WIPO, provided that the invention does not relate to war materials or processes for the manufacture of war materials, inwhich case the application must be filed with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office.





DK DENMARK[Continued]

DK



After international publication, the payment of a publication fee andthe furnishing of a translation into Danish or, if the internationalapplication was filed in Danish, of a copy of the internationalapplication as filed, gives the applicant provisional protection in thesense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. Theseare limited to what is judged reasonable under the circumstances andthe protection is limited to what is claimed in both the applicationand the patent. See Sections 33, 58 and 60 of the Patents Act.


Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition thatany national requirements relating to the translation into Danish ofthe claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of thepatent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the appli-cation and the patent (see Section 83 of the Patents Act).

Information of interest if Denmark is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Denmark is designated (or elected):





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DZ ALGERIA DZGeneral information

Name of Office: Institut national algérien de la propriété industrielle

Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property

Location: 42, rue Larbi ben M’hidiAlgiers, Algeria

Mailing address: B.P. 403, Alger-Gare, Algeria

Telephone: (213-21) 73 57 74


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.inapi.org


Which kinds of documentsmay be so transmitted?


All kinds of documents


Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, for anyother document

Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or EMS

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Algeria:

Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Algeria is designated (or elected): Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (see Volume II)

May Algeria be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Algeriaconcerning international-type search: None






DZ ALGERIA[Continued]

DZ


Information of interest if Algeria is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Algeria is designated (or elected):




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EE ESTONIA EEGeneral information

Name of Office: Patendiamet

Estonian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Toompuiestee 7, 15041 Tallinn, Estonia

Telephone: (372) 627 79 00


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.epa.ee



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Estonia:

Estonian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Estonia is designated (or elected): Estonian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Estonia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of orin addition to a national patent)

Provisions of the law of Estoniaconcerning international-type search: Section 23(2) of the Estonian Patent Law







EE ESTONIA[Continued]

EE

Information of interest if Estonia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Estonia is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within the time limit fixed in the invitation.



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ES SPAIN ESGeneral information

Name of Office: Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas

Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Location and mailing address: Calle Panamá 1, E-28071 Madrid, Spain

Telephone: (34-91) 349 53 00


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.oepm.es





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Spain:

Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Spain is designated (or elected):

National protection: Spanish Patent and Trademark Office(see Volume II)


May Spain be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition, utility models

European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Spainconcerning international-type search: None


_____________1 A resident of Spain may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if he is

claiming priority of an earlier application filed in Spain at the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office.





ES SPAIN[Continued]

ES



After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to reason-able compensation for the period following the international pub-lication of the international application. For that purpose, and if theinternational publication has not been effected in Spanish, theapplicant must submit to the Office a translation of the internationalapplication into Spanish. The provisional protection applies as fromthe date of publication in Spanish of the international application.


After the international publication (if in Spanish) or, where that pub-lication was in a language other than Spanish, after the publicationby the Office of a translation into Spanish of the claims submitted bythe applicant in view of provisional protection and accompanied bya special fee, compensation reasonable in the circumstances may berequested. The translation of the claims into Spanish cannot be filedbefore the international application has entered the Europeanregional phase and the mention of the international publication hasbeen published in the European Patent Bulletin. If the applicantdoes not reside in Spain or in a country of the European Union, thetranslation must be either prepared by a patent attorney entitled topractice before the Office, or certified by a sworn translator appoint-ed by the Ministry of External Affairs of Spain.

Information of interest if Spain is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Spain is designated (or elected):

The indication of the address of the inventor is not required by theOffice. The name may be indicated in the request or may befurnished later. If not already complied with within the time limitunder PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicantto comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in theinvitation.




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FI FINLAND FIGeneral information

Name of Office: Patentti-ja rekisterihallitus

National Board of Patents and Registration

Location and mailing address: Arkadiankatu 6A, FIN-00100 Helsinki, Finland

Telephone: (358-9) 69 39 500


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.prh.fi/





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Finland:

National Board of Patents and Registration, European Patent Officeor International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Finland is designated (or elected):

National protection: National Board of Patents and Registration (see Volume II)


May Finland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be soughtinstead of or in addition to a patent)

European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Finlandconcerning international-type search:

Section 9 of the Finnish Patent Law andSection 5 of the Patent Decree


_____________1 A resident of Finland may file an international application concerning a defense invention directly with the European Patent Office

or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if it has been classified by the defense authorities of Finland as not being of aconfidential nature.





FI FINLAND[Continued]

FI



After international publication, the furnishing of a translation intoFinnish or, if the international application was filed in Finnish, acopy of the international application as filed gives the applicantprovisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent,is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judged reason-able under the circumstances and the protection is limited to what isclaimed in both the application and the patent. See Sections 33, 58and 60 of the Patent Law.


Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition thatany national requirements relating to the translation into Finnish ofthe claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of thepatent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the appli-cation and the patent.

Information of interest if Finland is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Finland is designated (or elected):





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FR FRANCE FRGeneral information

Name of Office: Institut national de la propriété industrielle


Location and mailing address: 26bis, rue de St Petersbourg, F-75800 Paris Cédex 08, France

Telephone: (33) 1 53 04 53 04

Facsimile machine: (33) 1 42 94 86 54

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.inpi.fr





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of France:

National Institute of Industrial Property (France), European PatentOffice or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of theapplicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif France is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May France be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Franceconcerning international-type search:

None (but the search carried out by the European Patent Office onnational applications is equivalent to an international-type search)


_____________1 A resident of France may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if he is

claiming priority of an earlier application filed in France at the National Institute of Industrial Property.





FR FRANCE[Continued]

FR



(1) International application published in one of the EPO officiallanguages: damages, possibly seizure of the articles infringing thepatent; however, the court hearing the infringement action staysproceedings until the patent is granted; any national requirementsrelating to the translation of the claims in the application must bemet.


Information of interest if France is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2


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GA GABON GAGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Gabon:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Gabon is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Gabon be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






GB UNITED KINGDOM GBGeneral information

Name of Office: Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport,South Wales NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom.Filings by hand may additionally be made at:Harmsworth House, 13-15 Bouverie Street,London EC4Y 8DP, United Kingdom

Telephone: (44-1633) 81 45 86 (for international applications)(44-1633) 81 40 00 (operator service)(44-8459) 22 22 50 (Minicom number for deaf or hard of hearing)


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: [email protected] (for enquiries only)

Internet: http://www.patent.gov.uk

Does the Office accept the filingof documents by means oftelecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine1




Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the United Kingdom:

UK Patent Office, European Patent Office or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant2 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the United Kingdom is designated (orelected):

National protection: UK Patent Office (see Volume II)


May the United Kingdom be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


European: Patents


_____________1 Detailed provisions have been set out by the UK Patent Office for applicants wishing to make use of the facsimile filing facilities.

Details can be obtained from the Office at the following address: Fax Filing, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South WalesNP10 8QQ; tel. (44-1633) 81 45 70.

2 A United Kingdom resident may only file direct at the European Patent Office or at the International Bureau of WIPO: (i) afterhaving obtained written authorization from the UK Patent Office; or (ii) after an application for a patent for the same invention hasbeen filed at the UK Patent Office and not less than six weeks have elapsed without the Comptroller of the UK Patent Office givinga direction prohibiting publication or communication of the invention. These restrictions do not apply to an application for a patentfor an invention for which an application for a patent has first been filed in a country outside the United Kingdom by a personresident outside the United Kingdom.


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GB UNITED KINGDOM[Continued]

GB

Provisions of the law of the UnitedKingdom concerning international-typesearch: None



See Sections 89, 89A and 89B of the Patents Act 1977. The publica-tion of the international application in English by the InternationalBureau of WIPO, or of the translation into English by the UK PatentOffice, gives the applicant generally the same right as he wouldhave had, if the patent had been granted on the date of publication ofthe application or of the translation, to bring proceedings in thecourt or before the Comptroller for damages in respect of any actwhich would have infringed a patent. However, such proceedingsmay only be brought after grant of the patent. Section 89B(3), inaddition, gives effect to the option specified in PCT Art-icle 29(2)(iii).


See Sections 78(7) and 79(3) of the Patents Act 1977.

(1) International application published in English: the rightreferred to above applies once the application has been published bythe International Bureau of WIPO.

(2) International application published in French or German: theright referred to in paragraph (1) does not become effective until atranslation into English of the claims has been filed at, and pub-lished by, the UK Patent Office and the prescribed fee paid, orunless the applicant has supplied the infringer, before the infringingact occurred, with a translation into English of the claims.

(3) International application published in a language which is notan EPO official language: the right referred to above does not be-come effective until the EPO republishes the international applica-tion supplied to it in one of its official languages except that ifthe EPO republishes the application in French or German, para-graph (2) applies.

Information of interest if the United Kingdom is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the United Kingdom is designated(or elected):

May be in the request or must be furnished within 22 months fromthe priority date or, where PCT Article 39(1)(a) applies, within32 months from the priority date







GE GEORGIA GEGeneral information

Name of Office: Intelektualuri Sakutrebis Erovnuli Tsentri

Georgian Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 6, I. Chavchavadze Lane 1, Tbilisi 380079, Georgia

Telephone: (995-32) 98 84 19, 25 17 60, 98 85 18, 25 27 93


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.global-erty.net/saqpatenti



Must the original of the documentbe furnished in all cases? Yes, within 14 days from the date of transmission


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Georgia:

Georgian Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Georgia is designated (or elected): Georgian Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Georgia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Georgiaconcerning international-type search: None




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GE GEORGIA[Continued]

GE

Information of interest if Georgia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Georgia is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiration of the time limit under Article 22 or39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirements within a time limit of two months from the date ofreceipt of the invitation.






GH GHANA GHGeneral information

Name of Office: Registrar General’s Department

Location: Opposite the Ghana Newsagency Building, Accra, Ghana

Mailing address: P.O. Box 118, Accra, Ghana

Telephone: (233-21) 666 469, 666 081, 664 691-3

Facsimile machine: (233-21) 662 043, 665 363, 667 609

Teleprinter: —


Internet: —




Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if thetransmitted document is an international application, a replacementsheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication, a power of attorney or a deed of assignment



Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Express MailService or Federal Express

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Ghana:

Registrar General’s Department, ARIPO Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Ghana is designated (or elected):

National patent: Registrar General’s Department (see Volume II)

ARIPO patent: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Ghana be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility certificates

ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Ghanaconcerning international-type search: Section 19(1) of the Patent Law, 1992 (PNDCL 305A)



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GH GHANA[Continued]

GH



Section 26 of the Patent Law, 1992, provides that the relief specifiedin Section 59 of that Law may be requested in respect of actscommitted before the grant of the patent but after the date ofinternational publication under PCT Article 21, provided theinternational publication was effected in English. Where theinternational publication was effected in a language other thanEnglish, these provisions shall apply, provided the applicant hadtransmitted an English translation of said international publication tothe infringer and only in respect of acts committed by the infringerafter he had received the translation.

ARIPO protection:

None.

Information of interest if Ghana is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Ghana is designated (or elected): Must be in the request


For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization(AP) in Annex B2





GM GAMBIA GMGeneral information

Name of Office: Registrar General’s Department, Department of State for Justice

Location and mailing address: Marina Parade, Banjul, Gambia

Telephone: (220) 22 95 41, 22 24 68, 22 24 84, 22 95 40


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the Gambia:

ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of theapplicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the Gambia is designated (or elected):

National patent: Registrar General’s Department, Department ofState for Justice (see Volume II)


May the Gambia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of the Gambiaconcerning international-type search: None




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GM GAMBIA[Continued]

GM

Information of interest if the Gambia is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the Gambia is designated (or elected):








GN GUINEA GNGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Guinea:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Guinea is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Guinea be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



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GR GREECE GRGeneral information

Name of Office: Οργανισµοs=Βιοµηχανικη s=Ιδιοκτησια s=(OBI)

Industrial Property Organization (OBI)

Location and mailing address: 5, Pantanassis St., Paradissos Amaroussiou,15125 Athens, Greece

Telephone: (30-1) 618 35 48, 618 35 08


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.obi.gr



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Greece:

Industrial Property Organization, European Patent Office orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Greece is designated(or elected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Greece be elected? Yes (bound by chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Greececoncerning international-type search: None


_____________1 A national of Greece may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if a priority

based on a national application is claimed.





GR GREECE[Continued]

GR



After international publication or, where that publication was in alanguage other than one of the official languages of the EPO, afterpublication by the EPO of the international application in a transla-tion into one of its official languages furnished to it, the applicantmay, as from the date of publication in the Greek Industrial PropertyOfficial Gazette of a notification that a translation into Greek of theclaims has been filed with the OBI, obtain damages and possibly thedescription and seizure of the articles infringing the patent and any-thing used in the making thereof.

Information of interest if Greece is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2


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GW GUINEA-BISSAU GWGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Guinea-Bissau:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Guinea-Bissau is designated (orelected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Guinea-Bissau be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






HR CROATIA HRGeneral information

Name of Office: Državni zavod za intelektualno vlasništvo

Croatian Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Telephone: (385-1) 6106 111


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://pubwww.srce.hr/patent







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Croatia:

Croatian Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Croatia is designated (or elected): Croatian Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Croatia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, “consensual patents”



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HR CROATIA[Continued]

HR

Provisions of the law of Croatiaconcerning international-type search: None


The applicant must submit to the Office a translation of theinternational application into Croatian. The provisional protection(see Article 78 of the Patent Law) applies as from the date of thepublication of the translation of the international application in theOfficial Gazette of the Croatian Intellectual Property Office (seeArticle 32 of the Patent Law)

Information of interest if Croatia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Croatia is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not alreadycomplied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation or to furnishnot later than four months from the date of entry into the nationalphase a statement that the inventor wishes not to be named.






HU HUNGARY HUGeneral information

Name of Office: Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal

Hungarian Patent Office

Location: Garibaldi-u. 2, 1054-Budapest, Hungary

Mailing address: P.B. 552, H-1370 Budapest 5, Hungary

Telephone: (36-1) 312 44 00


Teleprinter: 224700 OTH H


Internet: http://www.hpo.hu







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Hungary:

Hungarian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Hungary is designated (or elected): Hungarian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Hungary be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of apatent)



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HU HUNGARY[Continued]

HU

Provisions of the law of Hungaryconcerning international-type search:

Article 8 of Decree No. 29 (1980/VII.29) of the Council ofMinisters on the Implementation of Decree Law No. 14 of 1980, asamended by Decree Laws No. 30 of 1984 and No. 22 of 1986, onthe Promulgation of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as amended byDecree No. 56 (1984/XII.8) of the Council of Ministers.


The international application made available to the public shallobtain temporary protection, under paragraphs (1) and (2) of PCTArticle 29, as from the day on which the issue of the OfficialGazette of the Hungarian Patent Office containing the an-nouncement of the publication of the Hungarian translation of theinternational application has come out. This date, until the contraryis proved, is the day of publication indicated in the Official Gazette.On the basis of the temporary protection, the applicant may,however, proceed against the unauthorized exploitation of theinvention but the procedure shall be suspended until a decision oflegal force is made for the grant of a patent.

Information of interest if Hungary is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Hungary is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com-plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22(21 months from the priority date) or 39(1) (30 months from thepriority date), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.






ID INDONESIA IDGeneral information

Name of Office: Direktorat Jenderal HAKI

Directorate General of Intellectual Property

Location and mailing address: Jalan Daan Mogot Km. 24, Tangerang 15119, Indonesia

Telephone: (62-21) 552 53 86, 552 53 88, 552 49 95

Facsimile machine: (62-21) 552 53 86, 552 53 66, 552 49 95

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: [email protected]@indosat.net.id

Internet: http://www.dgip.go.id




Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if thetransmitted document is an international application or a replace-ment sheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication



Yes, provided that the delivery service is CV Titipan Kilat, DHL,Elteha, Federal Express or UPS

Competent receiving Office fornationals and residents ofIndonesia:

Directorate General of Intellectual Property or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Indonesia is designated (or elected): Directorate General of Intellectual Property (see Volume II)

May Indonesia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Indonesiaconcerning international-type search: None



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ID INDONESIA[Continued]

ID


Information of interest if Indonesia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Indonesia is designated (or elected):







IE IRELAND IEGeneral information

Name of Office: Patents Office

Location and mailing address: Government Buildings, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, Ireland

Telephone: (353-56) 20 111


Teleprinter: —


Internet: www.patentsoffice.ie



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Ireland:

Irish Patents Office, European Patent Office or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Ireland is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Ireland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Irelandconcerning international-type search: None





Information of interest if Ireland is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2


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IL ISRAEL ILGeneral information

Name of Office: Israel Patent Office

Location: Lev Hagiva Building, Beit Hadefus Street 11, Givat Shaul,Jerusalem 95483, Israel

Mailing address: P.O. Box 34255, Jerusalem 91341, Israel

Telephone: (972-2) 531 67 05, 531 66 24, 531 66 45


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: [email protected]@trendline.co.il

Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Israel:

Israel Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choiceof the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Israel is designated (or elected): Israel Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Israel be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Israelconcerning international-type search: None







IL ISRAEL[Continued]

IL

Information of interest if Israel is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Israel is designated (or elected):

Not required. If the applicant desires that the name of the inventorbe published on acceptance and registered in the Register of Patents,he should notify the Office on or before receipt of the Notice beforeAcceptance.



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IN INDIA INGeneral information

Name of Office: Patent Office (Calcutta and its branch offices in New Delhi,Chennai and Mumbai)

Location and mailing address: Nizam Palace (5th-7th floor), 234/4 Acharya Jagadish Bose Road,Calcutta 700 020, India

Unit No. 401 to 405, 3rd floor, Municipal Market Building,Saraswati Marg, Karol Bagh, New Delhi 110 005, India

C-Wing, Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090, India

Todi Estates, 3rd floor, Sun Mill Compound, Lower Parel (West),Mumbai 400 013, India

Telephone: Calcutta: (91-33) 247 44 01, 247 44 02, 247 44 03

New Delhi: (91-11) 578 25 32, 571 62 09, 574 72 45

Chennai: (91-44) 490 14 96, 490 14 95, 490 36 86

Mumbai: (91-22) 492 40 58, 492 50 92, 496 13 70

Facsimile machine: Calcutta: (91-33) 247 38 51, 240 13 53

New Delhi: (91-11) 576 62 04

Chennai: (91-44) 490 14 92, 490 09 31

Mumbai: (91-22) 495 06 22

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: Calcutta: [email protected]

New Delhi: [email protected]

Chennai: [email protected]

Mumbai: [email protected]

Internet: —




Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service otherthan the postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of India:

Indian Patent Office (Calcutta or its branch office in New Delhi,Chennai or Mumbai1) or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)


_____________1 Depending on the residence or place of business of the applicant (or of the first applicant if there are several applicants), the place

from where the invention actually originated or the address for service, within the territorial jurisdiction under the Indian patentslegislation.





IN INDIA[Continued]

IN

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif India is designated (or elected):

Indian Patent Office (Calcutta or its branch office in New Delhi,Chennai or Mumbai2) (see Volume II)

May India be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of India concerninginternational-type search: None


Information of interest if India is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif India is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not alreadycomplied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.


______________2 Depending on the residence or place of business of the applicant (or of the first applicant if there are several applicants), the place

from where the invention actually originated or the address for service, within the territorial jurisdiction under the Indian patentslegislation.


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IS ICELAND ISGeneral information

Name of Office: Einkaleyfastofan

Icelandic Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Lindargata 9, IS-150 Reykjavík, Iceland

Telephone: (354) 560 94 50


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.patent.is







Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, TNT or otherexpress delivery company which provides a proof of receipt

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Iceland:

Icelandic Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Iceland is designated (or elected): Icelandic Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Iceland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Icelandconcerning international-type search:

Section 9 of the Icelandic Patent Act and Section 5 of theRegulation Concerning Patent Applications






IS ICELAND[Continued]

IS


After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of theabstract and claims into Icelandic gives the applicant provisionalprotection in the sense that, upon grant of the patent, he is entitled todamages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable under thecircumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed inboth the application and the patent. See Sections 33, 58 and 60 ofthe Patent Act.

Information of interest if Iceland is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Iceland is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If the dataconcerning the inventor are missing at the expiry of the time limitapplicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invitethe applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limitfixed in the invitation.



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IT ITALY ITGeneral information

Name of Office: Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi

Italian Patent and Trademark Office

Location and mailing address: 19, via Molise, 00187 Roma, Italy

Telephone: (39-06) 4705-3032, 4705-3043

Facsimile machine: (39-06) 4705-3032, 4705-3035

Teleprinter: 62050 UCB I

E-mail: —

Internet: —





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Italy:

Italian Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Italy is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Italy be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Italyconcerning international-type search: None


_____________1 A resident of Italy may only file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO with the

authorization of the Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Handicraft, except if the international application claims the priority of anational application filed in Italy more than 90 days previously and such application has not been made subject of the official secretsregulation.





IT ITALY[Continued]

IT



After international publication or, where that publication was in alanguage other than one of the official languages of the EPO, afterpublication by the EPO of the international application in a transla-tion into one of its official languages furnished to it, the applicantmay, as from the date on which a translation into Italian of theclaims is made available to the public or communicated to the user,obtain damages and possibly the description and seizure of thearticles infringing the patent and anything used in the makingthereof.

Information of interest if Italy is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2


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JP JAPAN JPGeneral information

Name of Office: Tokkyocho

Japan Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 4-3, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8915, Japan

Telephone: (81-3) 3592 13 08

Facsimile machine: (81-3) 3501 68 03 (Groups 2 and 3)

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.jpo-miti.go.jp



Only documents needed to receive an international filing date underPCT Article 11



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Japan:

Japan Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choiceof the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Japan is designated (or elected): Japan Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Japan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Japanconcerning international-type search: None






JP JAPAN[Continued]

JP


The applicant enjoys rights analogous to those provided under Sec-tion 65 of the Patent Law from the time of the international publi-cation of the international application if the international publicationis in Japanese and from the time of the publication of a Japanesetranslation by the Japan Patent Office if the international publicationis in a language other than Japanese (see Sec. 184-10 of the PatentLaw).

Information of interest if Japan is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Japan is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the timelimit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office willinvite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a timelimit fixed in the invitation (see the Summary).



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KE KENYA KEGeneral information

Name of Office: Kenya Industrial Property Office

Location: 7th, 8th and 16th Floors, Posta Sacco Plaza, University Way,Nairobi, Kenya

Mailing address: P.O. Box 51648, Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: (254-2) 33 26 48, 33 23 36-9


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —







Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or Sky CourierInternational

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Kenya:

Kenya Industrial Property Office, ARIPO Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Kenya is designated (or elected):

National patent: Kenya Industrial Property Office (see Volume II)


May Kenya be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Kenyaconcerning international-type search: Section 26 of the Industrial Property Act, Cap. 509






KE KENYA[Continued]

KE



Relief may be sought in respect of acts committed before the grantof the patent but after the date on which international publicationwas effected in English. Where the international publication waseffected in a language other than English, relief may be soughtprovided that the applicant had transmitted an English translation ofthe international publication to the infringer and only in respect ofacts committed by the latter after he had received the translation.

ARIPO protection:

None.

Information of interest if Kenya is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Kenya is designated (or elected):





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KG KYRGYZSTAN KGGeneral information

Name of Office: Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Okmotunun Aldyndagy IntellektualdykMenchiktin Mamlekettik Agentstvosu

Kyrgyz Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 62, Moskovskaya Street, Bishkek 720021, Kyrgyzstan

Telephone: (996-312) 68 08 19


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.kyrgyzpatent.kg







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Kyrgyzstan:

Kyrgyz Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Kyrgyzstan is designated (or elected):

National protection: Kyrgyz Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Kyrgyzstan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, provisional patents, utility models

Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Kyrgyzstanconcerning international-type search: None


_____________1 Applicants may file with the Eurasian Patent Office of with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow

filing of patent applications abroad.





KG KYRGYZSTAN[Continued]

KG


Information of interest if Kyrgyzstan is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Kyrgyzstan is designated (or elected):





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KP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OFKOREA

KP

General information

Name of Office: Choson Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk Balmyongchongguk

Invention Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Location and mailing address: Kinmaul 1 dong, Pipha Street, Moranbong DistrictPyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Telephone: (850-2) 381 60 25

Facsimile machine: (850-2) 381 44 10, 381 44 16, 381 44 27, 381 21 00

Teleprinter: 5972 TECH KP

E-mail: —

Internet: —





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea:

Invention Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea is designated (or elected):

Invention Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (seeVolume II)

May the Democratic People’s Republicof Korea be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, inventors’ certificates

Provisions of the law of the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Koreaconcerning international-type search: None






KP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OFKOREA

[Continued]

KP


Information of interest if the Democratic People’s Republic of Koreais designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the Democratic People’s Republicof Korea is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCTArticle 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to complywith the requirement within a time limit of two months from the dateof invitation.



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KR REPUBLIC OF KOREA KRGeneral information

Name of Office: Teukheocheong

Korean Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 920 Dunsan-dong, So-gu, Deajeon Metropolitan City 302-701Republic of Korea

Telephone: (82-42) 481 51 96, 481 51 50


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.kipo.go.kr



All kinds of documents except the translation to be furnished underPCT Article 22 or 39



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Republic of Korea:

Korean Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Republic of Korea is designated (orelected): Korean Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Republic of Korea be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Republic ofKorea concerning international-typesearch: None






KR REPUBLIC OF KOREA[Continued]

KR


After the applicant has filed a translation of the international appli-cation into Korean and paid the national fee, the translation will belaid open for public inspection. The applicant may, after the layingopen of the application and following a warning by the applicant inthe form of a document describing the contents of the inventionclaimed in the application, require a person who has commerciallyworked the invention, after the warning but before the registration ofthe patent right, to pay in compensation a sum of money equivalentto what he would normally be entitled to receive for the working ofthe invention if it were a patented invention.

Information of interest if Republic of Korea is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Republic of Korea is designated (orelected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com-plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time fixed in the invitation.



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KZ KAZAKHSTAN KZGeneral information

Name of Office: Kazakhstan Respublikasynyn Ulttyk Patent Vedomstvosy

Kazakh Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 6, Abdullins St., Building 1, 480002 Almaty, Kazakhstan

Telephone: (7327-2) 30 00 01, 30 09 73, 30 27 30, 30 15 22


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —




Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or Express Post

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Kazakhstan:

Kazakh Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Kazakhstan is designated (or elected):

National protection: Kazakh Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Kazakhstan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, provisional patents, utility models

Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Kazakhstanconcerning international-type search: Article 22(11) of the Patent Law



_____________1 Applicants may file with the Eurasian Patent Office or the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing

of patent applications abroad.





KZ KAZAKHSTAN[Continued]

KZ

Information of interest if Kazakhstan is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Kazakhstan is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit of three months from the date of theinvitation.




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LC SAINT LUCIA LCGeneral information

Name of Office: Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property

Location and mailing address: Old Education Building, Corner Laborie and Micoud Streets,Castries, Saint Lucia

Telephone: (1-758) 468 32 30, 468 32 31, 468 32 39


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Saint Lucia: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Saint Lucia is designated (or elected): Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (see Volume II)

May Saint Lucia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Saint Luciaconcerning international-type search: None







LC SAINT LUCIA[Continued]

LC

Information of interest if Saint Lucia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Saint Lucia is designated (or elected):


Are there special provisions concerningthe deposit of microorganisms? No


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LI LIECHTENSTEIN LIGeneral information

Name of Office: Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (Suisse)1

Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute

Location and mailing address: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Telephone: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Facsimile machine: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Teleprinter: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

E-mail: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Internet: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Does the Office accept the filingof documents by means oftelecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Which kinds of documentsmay be so transmitted? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Must the original of the documentbe furnished in all cases? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Liechtenstein:

Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute, European Patent Officeor International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Liechtenstein is designated(or elected):

National protection: Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute(see Volume II)


May Liechtenstein be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Provisions of the law of Liechtensteinconcerning international-type search: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1


_____________1 Under the patent treaty between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, only one unitary patent for both countries may be granted.





LI LIECHTENSTEIN[Continued]

LI

Provisional protection afterinternational publication: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Information of interest if Liechtenstein is designated (or elected)See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1


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LK SRI LANKA LKGeneral information

Name of Office: National Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: “Samagam Medura,” 3rd Floor, 400, D.R. WijayawardanaMawatha, Colombo 01000, Sri Lanka

Telephone: (94-1) 68 93 68


Teleprinter: 21979, 22039 SALAKA CE


Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Sri Lanka: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Sri Lanka is designated (or elected): National Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Sri Lanka be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Sri Lankaconcerning international-type search:

Section 70 of the Code of Intellectual Property Act No. 52, Regula-tion 53 of the Intellectual Property Regulations







LK SRI LANKA[Continued]

LK

Information of interest if Sri Lanka is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Sri Lanka is designated (or elected):




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LR LIBERIA LRGeneral information

Name of Office: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bureau of Archives, Patents, TradeMarks and Copyright

Location: Mamba Point, Monrovia, Liberia

Mailing address: P.O. Box 9002, Monrovia, Liberia

Telephone: (231) 22 30 11


Teleprinter: (0997) 44211

E-mail: —

Internet: —


Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents

Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? Yes, within 14 days from the date of transmission, if the trans-

mitted document is an international application or a replacementsheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Liberia:

Bureau of Archives, Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Liberia is designated (or elected):

Bureau of Archives, Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright (seeVolume II)

May Liberia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Liberiaconcerning international-type search: None






LR LIBERIA[Continued]

LR


Information of interest if Liberia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Liberia is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT Article22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply withthe requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.



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LS LESOTHO LSGeneral information

Name of Office: Registrar General’s Office

Location: Maseru, Lesotho

Mailing address: Law Office, P.O. Box 33, Maseru 100, Lesotho

Telephone: (266) 31 28 56, 31 32 11, 31 12 51

Facsimile machine: (266) 31 04 02, 31 10 92

Teleprinter: 4330 FOREIN LO


Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Lesotho:

Registrar General’s Office, ARIPO Office or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Lesotho is designated (or elected):

National patent: Registrar General’s Office (see Volume II)


May Lesotho be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Lesothoconcerning international-type search: None







LS LESOTHO[Continued]

LS

Information of interest if Lesotho is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Lesotho is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the timelimit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office willinvite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a timelimit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.




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(July 2000)

B1 Information on Contracting States B1LT LITHUANIA LT

General information

Name of Office: Lietuvos Respublikos Valstybinis patentu biurasLithuanian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Kalvarijų g. 3, 2005 Vilnius, Lithuania

Telephone: (370-2) 78 02 50Facsimile machine: (370-2) 75 07 23Teleprinter: —E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.is.lt/vpb/engl



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Lithuania:

Lithuanian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Lithuania is designated (or elected):

National protection: Lithuanian Patent Office (see Volume II)Extension of European patent: European Patent Office

(see Volume II)

May Lithuania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: PatentsEuropean: Extended European patents

Provisions of the law of Lithuaniaconcerning international-type search: None


After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of theclaims into Lithuanian gives the applicant provisional protection inthe sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages(see Art. 48 of the Lithuanian Patent Law)






LT LITHUANIA[Continued]

LT

Information of interest if Lithuania is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Lithuanian Patent Office:

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Lithuania is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within the time limit indicated in the invitation.


For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) inAnnex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LT in Volume II


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LU LUXEMBOURG LUGeneral information

Name of Office: Service de la propriété intellectuelle

Intellectual Property Office

Location: Ministère de l’Économie, 19-21, Boulevard Royal,Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg

Mailing address: L-2914 Luxembourg

Telephone: (352) 478 41 63, 478 41 13

Facsimile machine: (352) 22 26 60 (Group 3)

Teleprinter: 3464 ECO LU


Internet: http://www.etat.lu/ec





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Luxembourg:

Intellectual Property Office, European Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C).

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Luxembourg is designated (or elected):

National protection: Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)


May Luxembourg be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


European: Patents


_____________1 A resident of Luxembourg must file an international application for an invention which may be of interest for national defense with

the Intellectual Property Office (Luxembourg).





LU LUXEMBOURG[Continued]

LU

Provisions of the law of Luxembourgconcerning international-type search: None



Reasonable damages may be claimed as from the date of publicationin French or German, or from the date of communication of atranslation into French or German either to a defendant or to theIntellectual Property Office (Law of 27 May 1977).




Information of interest if Luxembourg is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Luxembourg is designated (or elected):





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LV LATVIA LVGeneral information

Name of Office: Latvijas Republikas Patentu valde

Latvian Patent Office

Location: 7(70) Citadeles iela, Riga, Latvia

Mailing address: P.O. Box 824, LV-1010 Riga, Latvia

Telephone: (371) 702 73 56


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.lrpv.lv







Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Express MailService or United Parcel Service

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Latvia:

Latvian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Latvia is designated (or elected):

National protection: Latvian Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Latvia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)








LV LATVIA[Continued]

LV

Provisions of the law of Latviaconcerning international-type search: None


After international publication, the furnishing of a translation intoLatvian of the claims, abstract and text matter of the drawings of theinternational application gives the applicant provisional protection inthe sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to reasonablecompensation (see Art. 15(3), 31(6) and (7) of the Latvian PatentLaw)

Information of interest if Latvia is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Latvian Patent Office

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Latvia is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within the time limit indicated in the invitation.


For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) inAnnex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LV in Volume II


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MA MOROCCO MAGeneral information

Name of Office: Office marocain de la propriété industrielle et commerciale

Industrial and Commercial Property Office of Morocco

Location: Route de Nouasser, R.S. 114, Km 9,5–Sidi Måarouf,Casablanca, Morocco

Mailing address: B.P. 8072, Casablanca Oasis, Casablanca, Morocco

Telephone: (212-22) 33 54 86, 33 51 67


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/mciweb/sipic/defaut.htm



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Morocco:

Industrial and Commercial Property Office of Morocco orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Morocco is designated (or elected):

Industrial and Commercial Property Office of Morocco (seeVolume II)

May Morocco be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Moroccoconcerning international-type search: None







MA MOROCCO[Continued]

MA

Information of interest if Morocco is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Morocco is designated (or elected): Indications not required



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MC MONACO MCGeneral information

Name of Office: Division de la propriété intellectuelle, Direction de l’expansionéconomique

Intellectual Property Division, Department of Economic Expansion

Location and mailing address: 9, rue du Gabian, MC 98000 Monaco (Principauté)

Telephone: (377) 93 15 80 00, 93 15 88 67

Facsimile machine: (377) 92 05 75 20

Teleprinter: 469942 GOVERMO


Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Monaco:

Intellectual Property Division, Department of Economic Expansion,European Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Monaco is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Monaco be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Monacoconcerning international-type search: None






MC MONACO[Continued]

MC



(1) International application published in one of the EPO officiallanguages: damages, possibly seizure of the articles infringing thepatent; however, the court hearing the infringement action staysproceedings until the patent is granted; any national requirementsrelating to the translation of the claims in the application must bemet.


Information of interest if Monaco is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2


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MD REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA MDGeneral information

Name of Office: Agentia de Stat pentru Protectia Proprietatii Industriale

Moldova Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 24/1 A. Doga St., MD-2024 Kishinev, Republic of Moldova

Telephone: (3732) 44 32 53, 44 96 06, 44 96 54

Facsimile machine: (3732) 44 01 19, 44 32 53

Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.agepi.md







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the Republic ofMoldova:

Moldova Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the Republic of Moldova is designated(or elected):

National protection: Moldova Patent Office (see Volume II)


May the Republic of Moldova beelected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of the Republic ofMoldova concerning international-typesearch: None






MD REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA[Continued]

MD



After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of theinternational application into Romanian gives the applicantprovisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent,is entitled to damages (see Art. 54 of the Provisional Regulations onthe Protection of Industrial Property in the Republic of Moldova andArt. 26 of the Moldova Law on Patents for Invention).



Information of interest if the Republic of Moldova is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the Republic of Moldova is designated(or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit of two months from the date ofreceipt of the invitation.




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MG MADAGASCAR MGGeneral information

Name of Office: Office malgache de la propriété industrielle

Industrial Property Office of Madagascar

Location: Rue Agosthino Neto, 67 Ha Sud, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar

Mailing address: B.P. 8237, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar

Telephone: (261-20) 22 335 02, 22 659 75


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —





Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Express MailService or any other service which is recognized worldwide and isavailable in Madagascar

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Madagascar: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Madagascar is designated (or elected): Industrial Property Office of Madagascar (see Volume II)

May Madagascar be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Madagascarconcerning international-type search:

Article 51 of Ordinance No. 89-019 on the Protection of IndustrialProperty in Madagascar







MG MADAGASCAR[Continued]

MG

Information of interest if Madagascar is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Madagascar is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the timelimit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office willinvite the applicant to comply with the requirement within fourmonths from the date of receipt of the invitation.



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MK THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFMACEDONIA

MK

General information

Name of Office: Zavod za zaštita na industriska sopstvenost

Industrial Property Protection Office

Location and mailing address: Ilindenska b.b., 1000 Skopje, The former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia

Telephone: (389-91) 22 42 69, 11 63 79, 13 71 89


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.ippo.gov.mk







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia:

Industrial Property Protection Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia is designated (or elected):

National protection: Industrial Property Protection Office(see Volume II)


May the former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






MK THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFMACEDONIA

[Continued]

MK

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition


Provisions of the law of the formerYugoslav Republic of Macedoniaconcerning international-type search: None


After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of theinternational application into Macedonian gives the applicantprovisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent,is entitled to damages (see Articles 8(3), 39(1), 94 and 95 of the Actof industrial Property).

Information of interest if the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia isdesignated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Industrial Property Protection Office

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia is designated (or elected):



For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) inAnnex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and MK in Volume II


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ML MALI MLGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Mali:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Mali is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Mali be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






MN MONGOLIA MNGeneral information

Name of Office: Mongolian Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 31, Baga Toiruu, Ulaanbaatar 46, Mongolia

Telephone: (976-1) 32 72 67, 32 74 56


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.mongol.net/ipom





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Mongolia:

Mongolian Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Mongolia is designated (or elected): Mongolian Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Mongolia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Mongoliaconcerning international-type search: None




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MN MONGOLIA[Continued]

MN

Information of interest if Mongolia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Mongolia is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already in therequest, they may be furnished within 21 months (or 31 monthswhere PCT Article 39(1)(a) applies) from the priority date. If notalready furnished within that time limit, the Office will invite theapplicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed inthe invitation.






MR MAURITANIA MRGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Mauritania:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Mauritania is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Mauritania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



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MW MALAWI MWGeneral information

Name of Office: Ministry of Justice, Department of the Registrar General

Location: Blantyre, Malawi

Mailing address: P.O. Box 100, Blantyre, Malawi

Telephone: (265) 62 43 55, 62 44 56, 62 46 68, 62 47 95


Teleprinter: 44042 ARGEE MI

E-mail: —

Internet: —





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Malawi:

Ministry of Justice, Department of the Registrar General, ARIPOOffice or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of theapplicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Malawi is designated (or elected):

National patent: Ministry of Justice, Department of the RegistrarGeneral (see Volume II)


May Malawi be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Malawiconcerning international-type search: None







MW MALAWI[Continued]

MW

Information of interest if Malawi is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Malawi is designated (or elected):





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MX MEXICO MXGeneral information

Name of Office: Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial

Mexican Institute of Industrial Property

Location and mailing address: Periférico Sur 3106, Col. Jardines del Pedregal, C.P. 01900,Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Telephone: (52-5) 624 04 34, 624 04 00 (ext. 4703)


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.impi.gob.mx



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Mexico:

Mexican Institute of Industrial Property or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Mexico is designated (or elected): Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (see Volume II)

May Mexico be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Mexicoconcerning international-type search: None






MX MEXICO[Continued]

MX


After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to damagesfor the period following the international publication of theinternational application. For that purpose, and if the internationalpublication has not been effected in Spanish, the applicant mustsubmit to the Office a translation of the international application intoSpanish. The provisional protection applies as from the date ofpublication in Spanish of the international application.

Information of interest if Mexico is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Mexico is designated (or elected):




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MZ MOZAMBIQUE MZGeneral information

Name of Office: Central Department of Industrial Property

Location and mailing address: Avenida 25 de Setembro No. 1502, P.O. Box 654, Maputo,Mozambique

Telephone: (258-1) 311 565


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Mozambique:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Mozambique is designated (or elected):

National patent: Central Department of Industrial Property (seeVolume II)


May Mozambique be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Mozambiqueconcerning international-type search: None






MZ MOZAMBIQUE[Continued]

MZ


Provisional protection (see Article 54 of the Industrial PropertyCode) applies as from the date of the publication of a notice (with asummary description of the patent) in the Industrial PropertyBulletin

Information of interest if Mozambique is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Mozambique is designated (or elected):





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NE NIGER NEGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Niger:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Niger is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Niger be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






NL NETHERLANDS NLGeneral information

Name of Office: Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom

Netherlands Industrial Property Office

Location: Patentlaan 2, Rijswijk (ZH), Netherlands

Mailing address: Postbus 5820, 2280 HV Rijswijk (ZH), Netherlands

Telephone: (31-70) 398 66 55


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the Netherlands:

Netherlands Industrial Property Office, European Patent Office orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the Netherlands is designated (orelected): European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May the Netherlands be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of the Netherlandsconcerning international-type search:

Article 34(2) of the Patents Act 1995 andArticle 6(3) of the Patent Rules 1995



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NL NETHERLANDS[Continued]

NL





Information of interest if the Netherlands is designated (or elected)See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2





NO NORWAY NOGeneral information

Name of Office: Styret for det industrielle rettsvern

Norwegian Patent Office

Location: Københavngt. 10, Oslo, Norway

Mailing address: Postboks 8160 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway

Telephone: (47-2) 238 73 00


Teleprinter: 19152 NOPAT-N

E-mail: —

Internet: —







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Norway:

Norwegian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Norway is designated (or elected): Norwegian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Norway be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Norwayconcerning international-type search:

Section 9 of the Patents Act of Norway andSection 5 of the Regulations



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NO NORWAY[Continued]

NO


After international publication, the furnishing of a translation intoNorwegian or, if the international application was filed in Nor-wegian, of a copy of the international application as filed, gives theapplicant provisional protection in the sense that, upon grant of thepatent, he is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judgedreasonable under the circumstances and the protection is limited towhat is claimed in both the application and the patent. As to furtherconditions for and limitations in the liability, see Sections 33, 58 and60 of the Patents Act.

Information of interest if Norway is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Norway is designated (or elected):







NZ NEW ZEALAND NZGeneral information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand

Location: Levin House, 330 High Street, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Mailing address: P.O. Box 30687, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Telephone: (64-4) 560 16 00


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.iponz.govt.nz



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of New Zealand:

Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif New Zealand is designated (or elected): Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (see Volume II)

May New Zealand be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of New Zealandconcerning international-type search: None




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NZ NEW ZEALAND[Continued]

NZ

Information of interest if New Zealand is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif New Zealand is designated (or elected):







PL POLAND PLGeneral information

Name of Office: Urzad Patentowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Polish Patent Office

Location: Al. Niepodleglosci 188, PL-00-950 Warszawa, Poland

Mailing address: P.O. Box 203, PL-00-950 Warszawa, Poland

Telephone: (48-22) 825 37 06


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.uprp.pl





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Poland:

Polish Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choiceof the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Poland is designated (or elected): Polish Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Poland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Polandconcerning international-type search: None



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PL POLAND[Continued]

PL


The applicant must submit to the Office a translation of the interna-tional application into Polish. The provisional protection (see Arti-cle 35 of the Law on Inventive Activity of 19 October 1972, asamended by the Law of 30 October 1992) applies as from the dateof the subsequent publication of the translation of the internationalapplication (bibliographic data, abstract and figure of drawings, ifany) in the Official Gazette of the Patent Office (Biuletyn UrzeduPatentowego).

Information of interest if Poland is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Poland is designated (or elected):







PT PORTUGAL PTGeneral information

Name of Office: Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial


Location and mailing address: Campo das Cebolas, 1100 Lisboa, Portugal

Telephone: (351-21) 888 81 00

Facsimile machine: (351-21) 887 53 08, 886 00 66, 888 37 20

Teleprinter: 18356 INPI P


Internet: http://www.inpi.pt


Which kinds of documentsmay be so transmitted? All kinds of document



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Portugal:

National Institute of Industrial Property, European Patent Office orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Portugal is designated (or elected):

National protection: National Institute of Industrial Property (seeVolume II)


May Portugal be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be soughtinstead of a national patent)

European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Portugalconcerning international-type search: None


_____________1 A resident of Portugal must file an international application at the National Institute of Industrial Property if he is not

claiming priority of an earlier application filed in Portugal.


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PT PORTUGAL[Continued]

PT



After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled toreasonable compensation for the period following the internationalpublication of the international application. For that purpose, andsince the international publication is not effected in Portuguese, theapplicant must submit to the National Institute of Industrial Propertya translation of the claims into Portuguese, accompanied by a copyof the drawings, if any. The provisional protection applies as fromthe date when the translated claims are made available to the public.


After the international publication or, if that publication waseffected in a language which is not one of the official languages ofthe European Patent Office (EPO), after the publication by the EPOof the international application submitted to the EPO in one of itsofficial languages, the applicant must submit to the NationalInstitute of Industrial Property a translation of the claims intoPortuguese, accompanied by a copy of the drawings, if any. Theprovisional protection applies as from the date when the translatedclaims are made available to the public.

Information of interest if Portugal is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Portugal is designated (or elected):








RO ROMANIA ROGeneral information

Name of Office: Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci

State Office for Inventions and Trademarks

Location and mailing address: 5, rue Ion Ghica—Sect. 3, B.P. 52, 70418 Bucarest 3, Romania

Telephone: (40-1) 314 92 56, 315 90 66, 314 59 64/65/66, 315 19 66, 315 42 44


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.osim.ro



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Romania:

State Office for Inventions and Trademarks or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Romania is designated (or elected):

National protection: State Office for Inventions and Trademarks(see Volume II)


May Romania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



Provisions of the law of Romaniaconcerning international-type search: None


The applicant may, from the date of publication in Romanian of theinternational application, claim from any person who usesthe subject of the application, although he knew or should haveknown that the invention used by him was the subject of thepublished application, compensation appropriate to the circum-stances (see Art. 23, 35(1), 59(3) and (4) of the Patent Law (LawNo. 64/1991).



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RO ROMANIA[Continued]

RO

Information of interest if Romania is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the State Office for Inventions andTrademarks

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Romania is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com-plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within 15 months from the date of entry into thenational phase.


For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) inAnnex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and RO in Volume II





RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION RUGeneral information

Name of Office: Rossiiskoe agentstvo po patentam i tovarnym znakam

Russian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: ROSPATENT, Berezhkovskaya nab., 30/1, Moscow 121858,Russian Federation (general)

Federalny Institut Promyshlennoi Sobstvennosti, Berezhkovskayanab., 30/1, Moscow 121858, Russian Federation (applicationprocessing)

Telephone: (70-95) 240 34 57 (general)(70-95) 240 58 88 (application processing)


Teleprinter: 411 774 BIPAT SU


Internet: —







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the Russian Federation:

Russian Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the Russian Federation is designated(or elected):

National protection: Russian Patent Office (see Volume II)


May the Russian Federation be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


_____________1 Applicants may file with the Eurasian Patent Office or the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing

of patent applications abroad.


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RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION[Continued]

RU


Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of the RussianFederation concerning international-typesearch: Article 21(10) of the Patent Law



After international publication or, where that publication was in alanguage other than Russian, after furnishing of a translation intoRussian and publication by the Russian Patent Office of informationabout the international application the applicant obtains provisionalprotection in the sense that, upon grant of the patent, he is entitled toreasonable compensation (see Art. 22 of the Patent Law).



Information of interest if the Russian Federation is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the Russian Federation is designated(or elected):








SD SUDAN SDGeneral information

Name of Office: Attorney General’s Chambers,Commercial Registrar General’s Office

Location: Khartoum, Sudan

Mailing address: P.O. Box 744, Khartoum, Sudan

Telephone: (249-11) 77 21 74

Facsimile machine: —

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the Sudan:

Attorney General’s Chambers, Commercial Registrar General’sOffice, ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the Sudan is designated (or elected):

National patent: Attorney General’s Chambers, Commercial Regis-trar General’s Office (see Volume II)


May the Sudan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of the Sudanconcerning international-type search: None




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SD SUDAN[Continued]

SD

Information of interest if the Sudan is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the Sudan is designated (or elected):








SE SWEDEN SEGeneral information

Name of Office: Patent-och registreringsverket

Swedish Patent Office

Location: Valhallavägen 136, Stockholm, Sweden

Mailing address: P.O. Box 5055, S-102 42 Stockholm, Sweden

Telephone: (46-8) 782 25 00


Teleprinter: —


Internet: www.prv.se





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Sweden:

Swedish Patent Office, European Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Sweden is designated (or elected):

National protection: Swedish Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Sweden be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Swedenconcerning international-type search:

Section 9 of the Patents Act andSection 5 of the Decree implementing that Act


_____________1 A resident of Sweden may file an international application concerning a defense invention directly with the European Patent Office

or with the International Bureau of WIPO only it if has been classified by the defense authorities of Sweden as not being of aconfidential nature.


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SE SWEDEN[Continued]

SE



After international publication, the furnishing of a translation intoSwedish or, if the international application was filed in Swedish, ofa copy of the application as filed, gives the applicant provisionalprotection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled todamages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable in thecircumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed inboth the application and the patent. See Sections 33, 58 and 60 ofthe Patents Act.


Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition thatany national requirements relating to the translation into Swedish ofthe claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of thepatent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the applica-tion and the patent (see Section 88 of the Patents Act).

Information of interest if Sweden is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Sweden is designated (or elected):








SG SINGAPORE SGGeneral information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

Location and mailing address: 51 Bras Basah Road, 04-01, Plaza By The Park,Singapore 189554

Telephone: (65) 339 86 16

Facsimile machine: (65) 339 02 52 (general)(65) 339 92 30 (patents)

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.ipos.gov.sg


Which kinds of documentsmay be so transmitted? Only documents not accompanied by fees



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Singapore:

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Singapore is designated (or elected): Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (see Volume II)

May Singapore be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Singaporeconcerning international-type search: None


_____________1 A resident of Singapore, under Section 34 of the Patents Act, may only file or cause to be filed direct at the International Bureau of

WIPO: (i) after having obtained written authorization from the Registrar; or (ii) after an application for the same invention has beenfiled with the Office and not less than two months have elapsed and there is no subsisting direction given by the Registrar prohibitingpublication or communication of the invention. These restrictions do not apply to an application for a patent for an invention forwhich an application for a patent has been filed in a country outside Singapore by a person resident outside Singapore.


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SG SINGAPORE[Continued]

SG


The publication of the international application in English by theInternational Bureau of WIPO gives the applicant generally thesame right as he would have had, if the patent had been granted onthe date of publication of the application or translation, to bringproceedings in the court or before the Registrar for damages inrespect of any act which would have infringed a patent. However,such proceedings may only be brought after grant of a patent. SeePart XVI of the Patents Act.

Information of interest if Singapore is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Singapore is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or must be furnished within two months fromthe expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Arti-cle 22 or 39(1)(a)






SI SLOVENIA SIGeneral information

Name of Office: Urad Republike Slovenije za intelektualno lastnino

Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

Location: Kotnikova 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Mailing address: p.p. 206, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Telephone: (386-1) 478 30 00


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.sipo.mzt.si







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Slovenia:

Slovenian Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Slovenia is designated (or elected):

National protection: Slovenian Intellectual Property Office(see Volume II)


May Slovenia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)





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SI SLOVENIA[Continued]

SI

Provisions of the law of Sloveniaconcerning international-type search: None


See Articles 4(3), 36(2), 93 and 94 of the Law on Industrial Propertyand Article 4 of the Extension Ordinance


An international application provides rights to recover damages forinfringement and prohibit infringing acts, on a provisional basis, asfrom the date the international application was filed “in due form.”


A published European patent application provisionally confers theprotection conferred by Articles 93 and 94 of the Law on IndustrialProperty (rights to recover damages for infringement and prohibitinfringing acts) as from the date on which a translation of the claimsof the published European patent application into Slovene has beencommunicated by the applicant to the person using the invention inSlovenia.

Information of interest if Slovenia is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Slovenia is designated (or elected):



For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) inAnnex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and SI in Volume II





SK SLOVAKIA SKGeneral information

Name of Office: Úrad priemyselného vlastníctva

Industrial Property Office

Location and mailing address: Švermova 43, P.O. Box 7, 974 04 Banská Bystrica 4, Slovakia

Telephone: (421-88) 430 01 00


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.indprop.gov.sk







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Slovakia:

Industrial Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Slovakia is designated (or elected): Industrial Property Office (see Volume II)

May Slovakia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of orin addition to a patent)

Provisions of the law of Slovakiaconcerning international-type search: None



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SK SLOVAKIA[Continued]

SK


Under Section 11(4) of the Patent Law the applicant is entitled toappropriate remuneration only after publication of the internationalapplication in the Slovak language

Information of interest if Slovakia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Slovakia is designated (or elected):







SL SIERRA LEONE SLGeneral information

Name of Office: Administrator and Registrar General’s Department

Location: Roxy Building, Walpole Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Mailing address: —

Telephone: (232-22) 22 22 94, 22 68 15


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —




Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if thetransmitted document is the application



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Sierra Leone:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Sierra Leone is designated (or elected):

National patent: Administrator and Registrar General’s Department (see Volume II)


May Sierra Leone be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Sierra Leoneconcerning international-type search: None




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SL SIERRA LEONE[Continued]

SL

Information of interest if Sierra Leone is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Sierra Leone is designated(or elected):








SN SENEGAL SNGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Senegal:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Senegal is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Senegal be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



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SZ SWAZILAND SZGeneral information

Name of Office: African Regional Industrial Property Organization (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Swaziland:

ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice ofapplicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Swaziland is designated (or elected): ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Swaziland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: ARIPO patents





TD CHAD TDGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Chad:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Chad is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Chad be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)



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TG TOGO TGGeneral information


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Togo:


Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Togo is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (see Volume II)

May Togo be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)






TJ TAJIKISTAN TJGeneral information

Name of Office: Markazi Millii Patentu Akhbor

Tajik Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 14-a, Ainy Street, 734042 Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Telephone: (992-372) 27 59 87, 21 47 60


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —



Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Federal Express orUPS

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Tajikistan:

Tajik Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or International Bureauof WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Tajikistan is designated (or elected):

National protection: Tajik Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Tajikistan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Tajikistanconcerning international-type search:

See Article 21(10) of the Provisional Regulations on the Protectionof Industrial Property



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TJ



After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of theinternational application into Tajik (Farsi) or Russian or, if theinternational application was filed in Russian, of a copy of theapplication as filed, gives the applicant provisional protection in thesense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. SeeArticle 22 of the Provisional Regulations on the Protection ofIndustrial Property.



Information of interest if Tajikistan is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Tajikistan is designated (or elected):








TM TURKMENISTAN TMGeneral information

Name of Office: Türkmenistanyñ Ministrler Kabinetiniñ ÿanyndaky Patentwedomstwosy

Turkmen Patent Office

Location: 13, Oguz khan Street, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Mailing address: 28 Post Office, 744028 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Telephone: (993-12) 42 02 15, 42 02 05


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.tmpatent.org


Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or UPS

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Turkmenistan:

Turkmen Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Turkmenistan is designated (orelected):

National protection: Turkmen Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Turkmenistan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, provisional patents

Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Turkmenistanconcerning international-type search: None




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TM TURKMENISTAN[Continued]

TM

Information of interest if Turkmenistan is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Turkmenistan is designated (orelected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 or39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within a time limit of two months from the date ofreceipt of the invitation.






(9 November 2000)

B1 Information on Contracting States B1TR TURKEY TR

General information

Name of Office: Türk Patent Enstitüsü BaşkanliğiTurkish Patent Institute

Location and mailing address: Necatibey Cad. No. 49, 06440 Kizilay, Ankara, Turkey

Telephone: (90-312) 232 54 25Facsimile machine: (90-312) 232 54 37Teleprinter: —E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.turkpatent.gov.tr



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Turkey:

Turkish Patent Institute, European Patent Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Turkey is designated (or elected):

National protection: Turkish Patent Institute (see Volume II)European Patent: European Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Turkey be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models, patents of additionEuropean: Patents

Provisions of the law of Turkeyconcerning international-type search: None


After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of theinternational application into the Turkish language gives theapplicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant ofthe patent, is entitled to damages. See Article 82 of the Decree onthe Protection of the Patent Rights.



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TR

Information of interest if Turkey is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Turkey is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor is not inthe request, it must be furnished within the time limit under PCTArticle 22 or 39(1)(a).







TT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TTGeneral information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 3rd Floor Huggins Building, 72-74 South Quay, Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago

Telephone: (1-868) 625 99 72


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Trinidad and Tobago:

Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Trinidad and Tobago is designated(or elected): Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Trinidad and Tobago be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility certificates

Provisions of the law of Trinidad andTobago concerning international-typesearch: None




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TT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO[Continued]

TT

Information of interest if Trinidad and Tobago is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Trinidad and Tobago is designated(or elected):







TZ UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TZGeneral information

Name of Office: Business Registrations and Licensing Agency, Ministry of Industryand Trade

Location: Co-operative Bldg., 4th floor, Lumumba Street, Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania

Mailing address: P.O. Box 9393, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Telephone: (255-22) 218 01 39, 218 00 48, 218 03 85, 218 01 41


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the United Republic ofTanzania:

ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice ofthe applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the United Republic of Tanzania isdesignated (or elected):

National patent: Business Registrations and Licensing Agency,Ministry of Industry and Trade (see Volume II)


May the United Republic of Tanzania beelected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents



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TZ UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA[Continued]

TZ

Provisions of the law of the UnitedRepublic of Tanzania concerninginternational-type search: Section 26 of the Patents Act



Relief may be sought in respect of acts committed before the grantof the patent but after the date on which the international publicationwas effected in English. Where the international publication waseffected in a language other than English, relief may be soughtprovided that the applicant had transmitted an English translation ofthe international application to the infringer and only in respect ofacts committed by the latter after he had received the translation.

ARIPO protection:

None.

Information of interest if the United Republic of Tanzania is designated(or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the United Republic of Tanzania isdesignated (or elected):








UA UKRAINE UAGeneral information

Name of Office: Derzhavny Departament Intelektualnoi Vlasnosti

Ukraine Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 15, vul. Simii Khokhlovykh, 04119 Kyiv, Ukraine

Telephone: (380-44) 212 50 82 (Patent Office)(380-44) 458 06 11, 458 06 16 (Receiving Office)

Facsimile machine: (380-44) 458 06 11(380-44) 212 34 49

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Ukraine:

Ukraine Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at thechoice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Ukraine is designated (or elected): Ukraine Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Ukraine be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Ukraineconcerning international-type search: None



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UA UKRAINE[Continued]

UA


The applicant may, from the date of publication of the internationalapplication, claim payment of an indemnity from any person who,without being entitled to do so, uses the subject of the application.If the application is not published in Ukrainian or Russian, this rightcommences from the date of publication of a translation of theclaims into Ukrainian or Russian or from the date of the transmittalof such translation to the person making use of the subject of theapplication.

Information of interest if Ukraine is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Ukraine is designated (or elected):







UG UGANDA UGGeneral information

Name of Office: Patents Registry, Registrar General’s Department, Ministry ofJustice

Location: Parliamentary Building, Kampala, Uganda

Mailing address: P.O. Box 7151, Kampala, Uganda

Telephone: (256-41) 23 32 19, 23 05 38, 23 05 39


Teleprinter: 61228 EXTERIOR; 61007 ADMINISTRATOR

E-mail: —

Internet: —







Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Uganda:

ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice ofthe applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Uganda is designated (or elected):

National patent: Patents Registry, Registrar General’s Department,Ministry of Justice (see Volume II)


May Uganda be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility certificates

ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Ugandaconcerning international-type search: None



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UG UGANDA[Continued]

UG



Relief may be sought in respect of acts committed before the grantof the patent but after the date on which international publicationwas effected in English. Where the international publication waseffected in a language other than English, relief may be soughtprovided that the applicant had transmitted an English translation ofthe international application to the infringer and only in respect ofacts committed by the latter after he had received the translation.

ARIPO protection:

None.

Information of interest if Uganda is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Uganda is designated (or elected):








US UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USGeneral information

Name of Office: United States Patent and Trademark Office

Location: Crystal Plaza 2, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Mailing address: Commissioner for Patents, Box PCTWashington, D.C. 20231, USA

Telephone: (1-703) 305 32 57


Teleprinter: TWX 710 955 0671 Arlington, Virginia, USA

E-mail: —

Internet: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapps/pct/



All documents except the following: certified documents includingpriority documents; drawings; documents needed to receive aninternational filing date under PCT Article 11; authorizationscharging the basic national fee to a deposit account; whennecessary, a copy of the international application for entry into thenational phase; documents directly related to a secrecy order



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the United States ofAmerica:

United States Patent and Trademark Office or International Bureauof WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif the United States of America isdesignated (or elected): United States Patent and Trademark Office (see Volume II)

May the United States of America beelected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


_____________1 Applicants may file with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad.

Compliance with such provisions is the applicant’s responsibility and will not be checked by the International Bureau.


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US UNITED STATES OF AMERICA[Continued]

US


Provisions of the law of the United Statesof America concerning international-typesearch:

Sections 1.104(c) and (d) and 1.21(e) of the Code of FederalRegulations, Title 37 (37 CFR).

Note: The United States Patent and Trademark Office does notrequire that a formal report of an international-type search beprepared in order to obtain a search fee reduction in a later filedinternational application.


The patentee is entitled to obtain a reasonable royalty commencingon the date the USPTO receives a copy of the publication underPCT Article 21(2)(a) of the international application, or if thepublication is in a language other than English, on the date theUSPTO receives a translation of the international application in theEnglish language. The right to obtain a reasonable royalty is notavailable unless the invention as claimed in the patent issubstantially identical to the invention claimed in the publishedinternational application. For details, see the US National Chapterin Volume II, paragraph US.30 (see also 35 U.S.C. 154(d)).

Information of interest if the United States of Americais designated (or elected)

WARNING

Persons entitled to file an internationalapplication designating the United Statesof America: For the United States of America all applicants must be inventors.

“Prior art effect” of subject matterdisclosed in a US patent issued on thebasis of an international application:

The United States of America made a declaration under PCT Arti-cle 64(4). For details, see the US National Chapter in Volume II,paragraphs US.18 to US.20.

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the United States of America isdesignated (or elected):

The name and address of the inventor/applicant must be given in therequest upon filing






UZ UZBEKISTAN UZGeneral information

Name of Office: Uzbekiston Respublikacy Davlat Patent Idoracy

Uzbek Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 2a, Toitepa St., 700047 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Telephone: (998-71) 132 00 13, 133 45 56


Teleprinter: —


Internet: www.patent.uz




Yes, within 14 days from the date of transmission, if the trans-mitted document is an international application or a replacementsheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Uzbekistan:

Uzbek Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choiceof the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Uzbekistan is designated (or elected): Uzbek Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Uzbekistan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, provisional patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Uzbekistanconcerning international-type search: None




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UZ

Information of interest if Uzbekistan is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Uzbekistan is designated (or elected):

Must be in request. If the data concerning the inventor are missingat the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), theOffice will invite the applicant to comply with the requirementwithin a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of theinvitation.






VN VIET NAM VNGeneral information

Name of Office: National Office of Industrial Property

Location and mailing address: 384-386 Nguyen Trai Road, Thanh xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Telephone: (84-4) 858 30 69, 858 37 93, 858 34 25


Teleprinter: —


Internet: www.fpt.vn/adv/noip/



Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Viet Nam:

National Office of Industrial Property or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Viet Nam is designated (or elected): National Office of Industrial Property (see Volume II)

May Viet Nam be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of Viet Namconcerning international-type search: None



_____________1 A resident of Viet Nam may only file directly with the International Bureau of WIPO: (i) after having obtained written authorization

from the National Office of Industrial Property of Viet Nam; or (ii) after an application for a patent for the same invention has beenfiled at the National Office of Industrial Property of Viet Nam.


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VN

Information of interest if Viet Nam is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Viet Nam is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCTArticle 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to complywith the requirement within a time limit of two months from the dateof receipt of invitation.






YU YUGOSLAVIA YUGeneral information

Name of Office: Savezni zavod za intelektualnu svojinu

Federal Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: Bulevar Avnoja 104, 11070 Beograd, Yugoslavia

Telephone: (381-11) 311 11 62


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —






Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service furnishes proof of receipt

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Yugoslavia:

Federal Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Yugoslavia is designated (or elected): Federal Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Yugoslavia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition, petty patents

Provisions of the law of Yugoslaviaconcerning international-type search: None



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YU


Any international application designating Yugoslavia which hasbeen published under PCT Article 21 shall give rise to the samerights as those which the Patent Law provides for the publication ofa national application (such protection as is conferred by a registeredpatent). Provisional protection shall be effective as from the date onwhich the Serbian translation of the title of the invention and theclaims of the international application is published by the FederalIntellectual Property Office of Yugoslavia (Art. 11 of the YugoslavLaw Ratifying the PCT, 1996).

Information of interest if Yugoslavia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Yugoslavia is designated (or elected):

May be in the request or must be furnished within the time limitapplicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a). If not alreadycomplied with within that time limit, the Office will invite theapplicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed inthe invitation.






ZA SOUTH AFRICA ZAGeneral information

Name of Office: South African Patents and Trade Marks Office

Location: Zanza Building, 116 Proes Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

Mailing address: Private Bag X400, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

Telephone: (27-12) 310 87 19


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —




Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans-mitted document is an international application, a replacement sheetcontaining corrections or amendments of an international applica-tion, or a power of attorney.

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents.


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of South Africa:

South African Patents and Trade Marks Office or InternationalBureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif South Africa is designated(or elected): South African Patents and Trade Marks Office (see Volume II)

May South Africa be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


Provisions of the law of South Africaconcerning international-type search: None



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ZA


Information of interest if South Africa is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif South Africa is designated (or elected):







ZW ZIMBABWE ZWGeneral information

Name of Office: Zimbabwe Patent Office

Location: Electra House, 49, Samora Machel Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mailing address: P.O. Box CY 177, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe

Telephone: (263-04) 77 55 44/45/46, 77 56 02


Teleprinter: —


Internet: —





Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe Patent Office, ARIPO Office or International Bureau ofWIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officeif Zimbabwe is designated (or elected):

National patent: Zimbabwe Patent Office (see Volume II)


May Zimbabwe be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)


ARIPO: Patents

Provisions of the law of Zimbabweconcerning international-type search: None



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ZW ZIMBABWE[Continued]

ZW


Information of interest if Zimbabwe is designated (or elected)


Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif Zimbabwe is designated (or elected):

Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor aremissing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCTArticle 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to complywith the requirement within a time limit of two months from the dateof receipt of the invitation.






B2 Information on IntergovernmentalOrganizations

B2

AP AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIALPROPERTY ORGANIZATION (ARIPO)

AP

General information

Name of Office: African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO)

Location: 11 Natal Road, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mailing address: P.O. Box 4228, Harare, Zimbabwe

Telephone: (263-4) 79 40 54, 79 40 65


Teleprinter: 26726 ARIPO

E-mail: [email protected]@internet.co.zw

Internet: http://www.aripo.orghttp://www.aripo.wipo.net

Does the Office accept the filingof documents by means oftelecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)?

Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted?

Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases?

Yes, by facsimile machine

All kinds of documents, with the exception of authorizations andpriority documents

Yes, within 60 days from the date of the transmission


Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of the following countries:

Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, SierraLeone, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania,Zimbabwe: ARIPO Office (the applicant may also choose to filewith the national Office of the country (except Gambia, SierraLeone, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda) ofwhich he is a national or resident or with the International Bureau ofWIPO (see Annex C))

Competent designated (or elected) Officefor the granting of an ARIPO patent forthe following countries:

Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, SierraLeone, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania,Zimbabwe: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

Types of protection available via the PCT: ARIPO patents





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[Continued]

AP

Provisions of the ARIPO legislationconcerning international-type search: None


See Annex B1 for provisional protection available under thenational law of each State party to both the PCT and the HarareProtocol

Information of interest if ARIPO is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif ARIPO is a designated (or elected)Office:

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not alreadycomplied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement within two months from the date of the invitation

Are there special provisions concerningthe deposit of microorganisms and otherbiological material? Yes

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EA EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION (EAPO) EAGeneral information

Name of Office: Evraziiskoe patentnoe vedomstvo (EAPV)

Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO)

Location and mailing address: M. Cherkassky per. 2/6, EAPV, Moscow, Centre, GSP, 103621,Russian Federation

Telephone: (70-95) 928 56 12


Teleprinter: —


Internet: http://www.eapo.org




Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans-mitted document is an international application or a replacementsheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication.


Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used(PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that delivery service is DHL or Federal Express


Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic ofMoldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan: EurasianPatent Office (EAPO) (the applicant may also choose to file with thenational Office of the country of which he is a national or resident orwith the International Bureau of WIPO) (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officefor the granting of a Eurasian patent forthe following countries:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic ofMoldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan: EurasianPatent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)





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EA EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION (EAPO)[Continued]

EA

Types of protection available via the PCT: Eurasian patents

Provisions of the Eurasian PatentConvention concerning international-typesearch: None


The protection granted in each State party to both the PCT and theEurasian Patent Convention is indicated under the heading“Eurasian protection” for such States. See also Article 9(3) of theEurasian Patent Convention.

Information of interest if the EAPO is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the EAPO is a designated (or elected)Office:






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EP EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION (EPO) EPGeneral information

Name of Office: European Patent Office (EPO)

Location: Headquarters Branch Filing Officeat Munich: at The Hague: at Berlin:

Erhardtstr. 27 Patentlaan 2 Gitschiner Str. 103D-80331 München Rijswijk D-10969 BerlinGermany Netherlands Germany

Mailing address: D-80298 München Postbus 5818 D-10958 BerlinGermany 2280 HV Rijswijk Germany

Netherlands

Telephone: (49-89) 2399-0 (31-70) 340-2040 (49-30) 25901-0

Facsimile machine: (49-89) 2399-4465 (31-70) 340-3016 (49-30) 25901-840

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: [email protected] (Helpdesk for all branches)[email protected] (ISA/EP matters)

Internet: http://www.european-patent-office.org



All kinds of documents with the exception of authorizations andpriority documents


Filing or withdrawal of the international application: yes, preferablysimultaneously, but in any event no later than one month from thedate of the invitation by the EPO.

Other documents: only upon invitation by the EPO1


Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Express Post,Federal Express, TNT or UPS


Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco,Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UnitedKingdom: European Patent Office (EPO) (the applicant may alsochoose to file with the national Office of the country of which he isa national or resident or with the International Bureau of WIPO)(see Annex C)


____________1 See OJ EPO 1992, 299 and 306.




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EP EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION (EPO)[Continued]

EP

Competent designated (or elected) Officefor the granting of a European patent forthe following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco,Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UnitedKingdom: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

Competent designated and elected Officefor requesting extension of a Europeanpatent to the following countries:

Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, The formerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia


Provisions of the European PatentConvention concerning international-typesearch: None


The protection granted in each State party to both the PCT and theEuropean Patent Convention is indicated under the heading“European protection” for such States. See also, for further informa-tion, Articles 67 and 158 of the European Patent Convention and theEPO brochure “National law relating to the EPC.”

Information of interest if the EPO is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif the EPO is a designated (or elected)Office:

May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not alreadycomplied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Arti-cle 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply withthe requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.





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IB1 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLDINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

IB1

General information

Name of Office: International Bureau of WIPO

Location: 34, chemin des Colombettes, Geneva, Switzerland

Mailing address: P.O. Box 18, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland

Telephone: (41-22) 338 91 11(41-22) 338 83 38 (PCT Information Line)

Facsimile machine: (41-22) 740 14 35 (Groups 2 and 3) (for all PCT matters except those relating to thereceiving Office)

(41-22) 910 06 10 (Groups 3 and 4)(for receiving Office purposes only)

(41-22) 338 83 39 (PCT Information Line)

Teleprinter: —

E-mail: [email protected]@wipo.int (PCT Information Line)

Internet: http://www.wipo.int

Does the Office accept the filing ofdocuments by means oftelecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine



Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans-mitted document is an international application or a replacementsheet containing corrections or amendments of an internationalapplication.


Would the Office accept evidence ofmailing a document, in case of loss ordelay, where a delivery service other thanthe postal authorities is used (PCT Rule82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationalsand residents of:2 All PCT Contracting States (see Annex C—International Bureau)


____________1 This code is used where the International Bureau acts as receiving Office (see Annex C). (Code “WO” is used for the purposes

of international publication under the PCT.)2 Applicants may file with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications

abroad. Compliance with such provisions is the applicant’s reponsibility and will not be checked by the International Bureau.




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IB INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLDINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

[Continued]

IB

Fees and charges payableto the International Bureauin particular circumstances:3

Currency:Swiss franc (CHF)

Early publication, upon request of the applicant,where the international search report or thedeclaration under PCT Article 17(2)(a) is notavailable for publication with the internationalapplication (PCT Rule 48.4(a)): CHF 200

Publication of information concerning priorityclaim considered not to have been made(PCT Rule 26bis.2(c)) or publication of arefused request for rectification(PCT Rule 91.1(f)): CHF 50

plus CHF 12 for each sheet in excess of one

Copy of the record copy of an internationalapplication (PCT Rule 94.1): CHF 35— if certified as true copy of the record copy: CHF 50

Certified copy of a published internationalapplication (PCT pamphlet): CHF 35

Copy of a priority document(PCT Rules 17.2(c) or 94.1): CHF 35— if certified as true copy of the priority document: CHF 50

Copy of a document in the file (other than therecord copy, the published application or thepriority document) (PCT Rule 94.1): CHF 5

plus CHF 1 per page— if certified as true copy of the document concerned: plus CHF 15

Transmitting to a designated Office a copyof an international application, upon requestof the applicant (PCT Rule 31.1(b)): CHF 35

Supplement for airmail: CHF 10

Supplement for facsimile: CHF 3 per page

_____________3 For the modes of payment to the International Bureau, see Annex C(IB).




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OA AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYORGANIZATION (OAPI)

OA

General information

Name of Office: Organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle (OAPI)

African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)

Location: Place de la Préfecture, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Mailing address: B.P. 887, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Telephone: (237) 20 39 11, 20 29 90


Teleprinter: —

E-mail: —

Internet: —




Yes, within two months from the date of the transmission, if thetransmitted document is a power of attorney or a replacement sheetof the description, claims or drawings

Yes, within six months from the date of entry into the national phasefor documents relating to priority (instrument of assignment ofpriority and, only when PCT Rule 17.1(c) applies, prioritydocument)

No, in the case of other documents



Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea (as from 17 July 2001),Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegaland Togo: African Intellectual Property Organization orInternational Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (seeAnnex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Officefor the granting of an OAPI patent if atleast one of the above States isdesignated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)





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Provisions of the OAPI legislationconcerning international-type search: None


Information of interest if OAPI is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and addressof the inventor must be givenif OAPI is a designated (or elected)Office:

Must be in the request if the inventor has not renounced in writingthe right to be named. If the data concerning the inventor are not inthe request, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with therequirement and to pay a fee within a time limit fixed in theinvitation. In any case, a patent may not be granted before therequired corrections have been made.



PCT Applicant’s Guide – Volume I – Annex C

C Receiving Offices C

AE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY DIRECTORATE,MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND INDUSTRY

(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

AE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: United Arab Emirates

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Arabic or English1

Number of copies requiredby the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept thefiling of international applications withrequests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Australian Patent Office or Austrian Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Australian Patent Office or Austrian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)

Transmittal fee: AED3…

International fee:

Basic fee: Equivalent in AED of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30: Equivalent in AED of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee: Equivalent in AED of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable

Search fee: See Annex D (Australian Patent Office or Austrian Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): AED 100 (50)4

Is an agent required bythe receiving Office?

No, if the applicant resides in the United Arab Emirates

Yes, if he is a non resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before theOffice

_____________1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see

Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings

(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The amount of this fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable

amount of fee.4 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual.

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AL ALBANIAN PATENT OFFICE AL

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Albania

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English



Competent InternationalSearching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Albanian lek (ALL) and Swiss franc (CHF)

Transmittal fee: ALL 9,000

International fee:

Basic fee:2 CHF 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 CHF 15

Designation fee:2 CHF 140


Search fee: See Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ALL 2,500


No, if the applicant resides in Albania or if the applicant is a legalentity established under Albanian law

Yes, in all other cases

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent registered to practice before the Office

_____________1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings

(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Albania or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.


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AM ARMENIAN PATENT OFFICE AM

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Armenia

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English or Russian1


Does the receiving Office accept thefiling of international applications withrequests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Armenian dram (AMD) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: AMD 32,000

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 USD 9

Designation fee:4 USD 82

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 117

Search fee: See Annex D (Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): AMD 10,000


No, if the applicant resides in Armenia

Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

_____________1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority

(see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings

(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Armenia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reductionof the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





AP

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of:

Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, SierraLeone, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania,Zimbabwe




Competent InternationalSearching Authority:

Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office or European PatentOffice

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority:

Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office or European PatentOffice

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: US dollar (USD) or local currency of any ARIPOContracting State

Transmittal fee: USD 30 or equivalent in local currency

International fee:

Basic fee:2 USD 382




Search fee: See Annex D (Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office orEuropean Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 30 or equivalent in local currency


No, if the applicant resides in or has his principal place of businessin an ARIPO Contracting State

Yes, if neither his residence nor his principal place of business iswithin the territory of one of the ARIPO Contracting States

Who can act as agent? Any agent authorized to represent applicants before the nationaloffice of an ARIPO Contracting State



national of and resides in the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, the Sudan, Swaziland,Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB).For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reductionand the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





AT AUSTRIAN PATENT OFFICE AT

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Austria

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: German



Does the receiving Office accept thefiling in computer readable form of thesequence listing part of the description ofinternational applications?2 Yes

Which types of electronic mediumdoes the receiving Office accept?

CD-ROMCD-R



Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Austrian schilling (ATS)

Transmittal fee: ATS 700

International fee:

Basic fee: ATS 5,627.96

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 ATS 123.84

Additional component:2 Where applicable

Designation fee: ATS 1,210.91

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 ATS 1,733.80


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ATS 20 per page (including covering sheet)



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only

(Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of theAdministrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet (regardless of the actuallength of the sequence listing part), will be payable in respect of that part (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise havebeen payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq.). Where the sequence listing part on an electronicmedium is not furnished under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter, the above does notapply.




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No, if the applicant resides in Austria


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney, attorney at law or notary, entitled to profes-sional representation in Austria. The list of Austrian patent attorneysmay be obtained from the Österreichische Patentan-waltskammer,Museumstr. 3, A-1070 Wien, Austria. The list of Austrian attorneysat law may be obtained from the Österreichischer Rechtsanwalts-kammertag, Rotenturmstr. 13, A-1010 Wien, Austria. The list ofAustrian notaries may be obtained from the ÖsterreichischeNotariatskammer, Landesgerichtsstr. 20, A-1010 Wien, Austria.





AU AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE AU

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Australia

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English or any other language1





CD-ROM, in accordance with International Standard ISO 9660CD-R, in accordance with International Standard ISO 9660

Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Australian Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Australian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)

Transmittal fee: AUD 100

International fee:

Basic fee: AUD 759

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 AUD 18


Designation fee: AUD 164

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 AUD 234

Search fee: See Annex D (Australian Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): AUD 30


_____________

1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority(see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).

2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.

3 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only(Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of theAdministrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet (regardless of the actuallength of the sequence listing part), will be payable in respect of that part (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise havebeen payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq.). Where the sequence listing part on an electronicmedium is not furnished under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter, the above does notapply.




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AU

Is an agent required bythe receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent attorney before theOffice





AZ AZERBAIJAN PATENT OFFICE AZ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Azerbaijan






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Azerbaijani manat (AZM) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: Equivalent in AZM of USD 15 plus mailing costs

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in AZM of USD 15 plus mailing costs


No, if the applicant resides in Azerbaijan


Who can act as agent? Any patent agent who is authorized to practice before the Office




national of and resides in Azerbaijan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For furtherdetails, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




BA INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDIZATION,METROLOGY AND PATENTS

(BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)

BA

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Bosnia and Herzegovina






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Deutsche mark (DEM)

Transmittal fee: DEM 50

International fee:

Basic fee:2 DEM 799.93

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 DEM 17.60

Designation fee:2 DEM 172.11

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 DEM 246.43


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): DEM 30 plus DEM 1 per page in excess of 20


No, if the applicant resides in Bosnia and Herzegovina


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office



national of and resides in Bosnia and Herzegovina or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). Forfurther details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





BE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE(BELGIUM)

BE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Belgium

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Dutch, English, French or German





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Belgian franc (BEF)

Transmittal fee: BEF 1,500

International fee:

Basic fee: BEF 16,499

Supplement per sheet over 30: BEF 363

Designation fee: BEF 3,550

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 BEF 5,083


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)):

BEF 200 in fee stamps, plus BEF 15 per page, plus BEF 200 asa fee for certification


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent attorney before theOffice (the list of registered patent attorneys is furnished free ofcharge on request)

Any attorney-at-law registered on the list of Belgian attorneys-at-lawor authorized to practice in Belgium by law or an international con-vention


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.




BG BULGARIAN PATENT OFFICE BG

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Bulgaria






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Bulgarian lev (BGL)

Transmittal fee: BGL 60

International fee:

Basic fee:4 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:4 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in BGL of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D (RussianPatent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): BGL 30


No, if the applicant resides in Bulgaria






national of and resides in Bulgaria or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





BR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (BRAZIL)

BR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Brazil





Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office, United States Patentand Trademark Office or European Patent Office


Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office, United States Patentand Trademark Office2 or European Patent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Brazilian real (BRR)

Transmittal fee: BRR 236

International fee:

Basic fee:4 Equivalent in BRR of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 Equivalent in BRR of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:4 Equivalent in BRR of Swiss francs 140


Search fee: Equivalent in BRR of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D (AustrianPatent Office, Swedish Patent Office, United States Patent andTrademark Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): BRR 75



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, the Austrian Patent

Office or the Swedish Patent Office.4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Brazil or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCTGazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.





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Who can act as agent? Any Brazilian attorney-at-law qualified to practice by the Ordem dosAdvogados do Brasil-OAB (Brazilian Lawyers’ Council) or anyBrazilian patent attorney qualified to practice in patent matters in theNational Institute of Industrial Property. The list of patent attorneysmay be obtained from the National Institute of Industrial Property orfrom the Associação Brasileira dos Agentes de PropriedadeIndustrial-ABAPI (Brazilian Association of Industrial PropertyAgents), Av. Franklin Roosevelt 23/1305, 200.22-120 Rio deJaneiro RJ, Brazil (facsimile No.: (55-21) 533 04 92.





BY BELARUS PATENT OFFICE BY

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Belarus






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Belarussian rouble (BYR) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: Equivalent in BYR of USD 70

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in BYR of USD 20 plus USD 0.1 per sheet


No, if the applicant resides in Belarus






national of and resides in Belarus or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




BZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICEOF BELIZE

BZ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Belize






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Belize dollar (BZD) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: BZD 220

International fee:

Basic fee2: USD 382

Supplement per sheet over 302: USD 9

Designation fee2: USD 82

PCT-EASY fee reduction1: USD 117


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): BZD 20


No, if the applicant resides in Belize


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before theOffice. A list of patent attorneys and patent agents may be obtainedfrom the Office.



national of and resides in Belize or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





CA CANADIAN PATENT OFFICE CA

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Canada

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English or French





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)

Transmittal fee: CAD 200

International fee:

Basic fee: CAD 562

Supplement per sheet over 30: CAD 13

Designation fee: CAD 121

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 CAD 173


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CAD 35 plus CAD 0.50 per page


No, if the applicant is the inventor

Yes, if he is not the inventor

Who can act as agent? Any person or firm entitled to practice before the Office






CH SWISS FEDERAL INTELLECTUALPROPERTY INSTITUTE

CH

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French or German





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)

Transmittal fee: CHF 100

International fee:

Basic fee: CHF 650

Supplement per sheet over 30: CHF 15

Designation fee: CHF 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 CHF 200


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CHF 100


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Switzerland or on the list ofpersons authorized to act as patent agents kept at the Office forPublic Economy of Liechtenstein. This list may be obtained fromthat Office and from the Swiss Federal Intellectual PropertyInstitute.







CN CHINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE CN

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: China

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Chinese or English



Competent InternationalSearching Authority: China Intellectual Property Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: China Intellectual Property Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Yuan renminbi (CNY)

Transmittal fee: CNY 500

International fee:

Basic fee:2 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:2 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: See Annex D (China Intellectual Property Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CNY 150

Is an agent required bythe receiving Office? Yes

Who can act as agent? Any of the patent agencies designated by the Office. A list of patentagencies may be obtained from the Office.



national of and resides in China or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCTGazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




CR REGISTRY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY(COSTA RICA)

CR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Costa Rica

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Spanish1



Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or European Patent Office


Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: USD 175

International fee:

Basic fee:3 USD 382




Search fee: See Annex D (Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or EuropeanPatent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None4


No, if the applicant resides in Costa Rica


Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered in Costa Rica

_____________1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language

(see Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3).2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings


national of and resides in Costa Rica or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For furtherdetails, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75%reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.

4 Stamps to be paid as prescribed.





CU CUBAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE CU

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Cuba



Does the receiving Office accept thefiling of international applications withrequests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes*


Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office, Spanish Patent andTrademark Office or European Patent Office


Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office or European PatentOffice3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Cuban convertible peso (CUP) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: USD 200 or equivalent in CUP

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382 or equivalent in CUP

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 USD 9 or equivalent in CUP

Designation fee:4 USD 82 or equivalent in CUP


Search fee: See Annex D (Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office,Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 80 or equivalent in CUP


No, if the applicant resides in Cuba

Yes, if he is a non-resident and does not have an address fornotifications in Cuba

Who can act as agent? Any person authorized to practice before the Office. The names andprofessional addresses of the persons who can act as agents arepublished in the Official Gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Oficina).

_____________

* As from 3 September 2001.1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see

Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3).2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings

(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, by the Austrian

Patent Office or by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office.4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Cuba or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCTGazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




CY DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRAR OFCOMPANIES AND OFFICIAL RECEIVER OF

CYPRUS

CY

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Cyprus

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French, German or Greek1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Cyprus pound (CYP)

Transmittal fee: CYP 75

International fee:

Basic fee: CYP 235

Supplement per sheet over 30: CYP 5

Designation fee: CYP 50



Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None


Who can act as agent? Any advocate qualified to practice in Cyprus








CZ INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE(CZECH REPUBLIC)

CZ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Czech Republic

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Czech, English, French or German 1




Which types of electronic mediumdoes the receiving Office accept? CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM



Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)

Transmittal fee: CZK 1,500

International fee:

Basic fee:4 Equivalent in CZK of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:3, 4 Equivalent in CZK of Swiss francs 15

Additional component:3, 4 Where applicable

Designation fee:4 Equivalent in CZK of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent en CZK of Swiss francs 200






4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is anational of and resides in the Czech Republic or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For furtherdetails, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75%reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





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CZ

Fees payable to the receiving Office(Cont’d):

Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)

Search fee: Equivalent in CZK of the amount in EUR indicated in Annex D(European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CZK 500


Who can act as agent? Any patent agent or attorney registered in the Czech Republic





DE GERMAN PATENT ANDTRADE MARK OFFICE

DE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Germany

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: German





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Deutsche mark (DEM)

Transmittal fee: DEM 175

International fee:

Basic fee: DEM 799.93

Supplement per sheet over 30: DEM 17.60

Designation fee: DEM 172.11

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 DEM 246.43


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): DEM 35 plus DEM 1 per page for the first 50 pages

and DEM 0.30 per page in excess of 50 pages


No, if the applicant resides in Germany


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law, resident in Germany. The listof patent attorneys may be obtained from the Patentanwaltskammer(Chamber of Patent Attorneys), Postfach 260108, 80058 München,Germany. The list of attorneys-at-law may be obtained from theRechtsanwaltskammer (Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law), Joachim-strasse 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany






DK DANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE

DK

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Denmark

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Danish, English, French, German, Norwegian or Swedish1



Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

Transmittal fee: DKK 1,500

International fee:

Basic fee: DKK 3,060

Supplement per sheet over 30: DKK 70

Designation fee: DKK 660

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 DKK 940

Search fee: See Annex D (Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): DKK 300 plus DKK 4 per page


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area








DZ ALGERIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

DZ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Algeria

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Arabic or French1



Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD) and Swiss franc (CHF)

Transmittal fee: DZD3….

International fee:

Basic fee:4 CHF 650




Search fee: See Annex D (Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): DZD 200 per page


No, if the applicant resides in Algeria




(see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such

filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The amount of this fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the

applicable fee amount.4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is

a national of and resides in Algeria or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




EA EURASIAN PATENT OFFICE (EAPO) EA


Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic ofMoldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Russian rouble (RUR) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: Equivalent in RUR of USD 50

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in RUR of USD 20


No, if the applicant has a residence or his principal place of businessin one of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention

Yes, if he has neither a residence nor his principal place of businesswithin the territory of one of those States

Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner qualified to practice in patent matters in oneof the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention and inscribedin the register of patent attorneys kept in the Office




national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCTGazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





EE ESTONIAN PATENT OFFICE EE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Estonia

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English or German





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK)

Transmittal fee: EEK 1,800

International fee:

Basic fee:2 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:2 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 200


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EEK 250


No, if the applicant resides in Estonia


Who can act as agent? Any registered Estonian patent attorney resident in Estonia



national of and resides in Estonia or any of the States mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It isto be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction iscalculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP


Austria, Belgium,1 Cyprus,1 Denmark,1 Finland, France,1 Germany,1

Greece,1 Ireland, Italy,1 Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,1 Monaco,Netherlands, Portugal,1 Spain,1 Sweden,1 Switzerland, Turkey,United Kingdom1






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR)3

Transmittal fee:4 EUR 102

International fee:

Basic fee:4 EUR 409

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 EUR 9

Designation fee:4 EUR 88

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 EUR 126

Search fee:4 See Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 30


_____________1 See, however, Annex B1 relating to that State as to the national requirements for compulsory filing with a national Office.2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings

(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 Payments can also be made in the following currencies: Deutsche mark, pound sterling, French franc, Swiss franc, Netherlands

guilder, Swedish krona, Belgian/Luxembourg franc, Italian lira, Austrian schilling, Spanish peseta, Greek drachma, Danish krone,Portuguese escudo, Irish pound, Finnish markka or Cyprus pound. The equivalent amounts in those currencies of the basic fee, thesupplement per sheet over 30, the PCT-EASY reduction and of the designation fee are the same as those indicated for the receivingOffices of the respective States. For the amounts in the said currencies of the transmittal fee and of the fee for the priority document,reference should be made to the latest issue of the OJ EPO or the PCT Gazette containing the equivalent amounts of those fees.

4 In case of late payment of fees, see OJ EPO 1992, 383, and PCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume I/A, International Phase, paragraph 211.





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No, if the applicant has a residence or his principal place of businessin one of the States party to the European Patent Convention

Yes, if he has neither a residence nor his principal place of businesswithin the territory of one of those States

Who can act as agent? Any professional representative entered on the relevant list main-tained by the EPO (the directory of professional representatives canbe ordered at the EPO, Munich)

Any legal practitioner qualified to practice in patent matters in oneof the States party to the European Patent Convention and who hashis place of business in that State




ES SPANISH PATENT ANDTRADEMARK OFFICE

ES

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Spain




Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or European Patent Office


Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Spanish peseta (ESP)

Transmittal fee: ESP 10,040

International fee:

Basic fee: ESP 68,052

Supplement per sheet over 30: ESP 1,497

Designation fee: ESP 14,642

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 ESP 20,965

Search fee: See Annex D (Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or EuropeanPatent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ESP 4,015


No, if the applicant resides in Spain or in a country of the EuropeanUnion

Yes, if he resides in a country other than a country of the EuropeanUnion

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney whose name appears on a list maintained by theOffice

_____________1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see







FI NATIONAL BOARD OF PATENTSAND REGISTRATION (FINLAND)

FI

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Finland

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, Finnish or Swedish1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Finnish markka (FIM)

Transmittal fee: FIM 800

International fee:

Basic fee: FIM 2,431.80

Supplement per sheet over 30: FIM 53.51

Designation fee: FIM 523.22

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 FIM 749.16



FIM 122 plus FIM 300 per document for a patentor FIM 75 per document for a utility model


No, if the applicant resides in Finland









FR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (FRANCE)

FR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: France

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: French





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: French franc (FRF) and euro (EUR)

Transmittal fee: FRF 400 or EUR 60.98

International fee:

Basic fee: FRF 2,682.86 or EUR 409

Supplement per sheet over 30: FRF 59.04 or EUR 9

Designation fee: FRF 577.24 or EUR 88

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 FRF 826.51 or EUR 126


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): FRF 100 or EUR 15.24


No, if the applicant resides in France


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice before the Office







GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE GB

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: United Kingdom;1 also for residents of the Isle of Man






Any electronic medium referred to in Annex C of the AdministrativeInstructions



Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)

Transmittal fee: GBP 55

International fee:

Basic fee: GBP 264

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 GBP 6


Designation fee: GBP 56

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 GBP 81


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): GBP 22


_____________1 By virtue of the British Nationality Act 1981, United Kingdom nationality is afforded to British Citizens, British Dependent

Territories Citizens, British Overseas Citizens, British Subjects and British Protected Persons. Questions about the nationality andresidence of applicants from dependent territories of the United Kingdom should be referred to the United Kingdom Patent Office.






GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE

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GB


Who can act as agent? Any individual, partnership or body corporate who resides in or hasa place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or an-other Member State of the European Union (EU). A list ofregistered patent agents may be obtained from the followingaddress: The Registrar, c/o The Chartered Institute of PatentAgents, Staple Inn Buildings, High Holborn, London WC1V 7PZ.





GE GEORGIAN INTELLECTUALPROPERTY OFFICE

GE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Georgia






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Georgian lari (GEL) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee:4 GEL 10

International fee:

Basic fee:5 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)):4 GEL 5


No, if the applicant resides in Georgia


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patentattorney



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.4 This fee is reduced by 80% where the applicant is a natural person.5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Georgia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75%reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




GH REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT(GHANA)

GH

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Ghana





Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China IntellectualProperty Office, Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office


Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China IntellectualProperty Office, Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office2

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Ghanaian cedi (GHC) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: GHC 2,500 for individuals or entities employing less than 25persons

GHC 5,000 for entities employing 25 persons or more

International fee:

Basic fee:3 USD 382




Search fee: See Annex D (Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office,China Intellectual Property Office, Swedish Patent Office orEuropean Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 20


No, if the applicant resides in Ghana


Who can act as agent? Any attorney or lawyer registered in Ghana

An engineer or other qualified scientist recognized for that purposeby the Registrar at the Registrar’s discretion



Patent Office or by the Swedish Patent Office.3 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Ghana or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.





GR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION(GREECE)

GR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Greece

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed:

English, French or German. The international application filed by anational of Greece must be accompanied by a translation into Greekfor the purposes of national security (Law No. 4325/1963 forinventions concerning national defense) if no priority of an earliernational application is claimed.





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Greek drachma (GRD)

Transmittal fee: GRD 39,500

International fee:

Basic fee: GRD 136,000

Supplement per sheet over 30: GRD 3,000

Designation fee: GRD 29,000

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 GRD 42,000


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): GRD 14,000


No, if the applicant resides in Greece


Who can act as agent? Any attorney-at-law qualified to practice in Greece. The list ofattorneys may be obtained from the Athens Bar Association,60 Akademias St., 10679 Athens, Greece.






HR CROATIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE

HR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Croatia

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Croatian or English1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Croatian kuna (HRK)

Transmittal fee: HRK 200

International fee:

Basic fee:3 Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:3 Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction: Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in HRK of the search fee payable to the European PatentOffice in EUR: see Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): HRK 230 plus HRK 50 for each additional priority document


No, if the applicant resides in Croatia


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered in the register ofrepresentatives kept by the Office




national of and resides in the Czech Republic or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For furtherdetails, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75%reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





HU HUNGARIAN PATENT OFFICE HU

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Hungary

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French, German, Hungarian or Russian1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF)

Transmittal fee: HUF 10,000 plus HUF 500 for each claim in excess of 10

International fee:

Basic fee:4 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:4 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in HUF of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): HUF 300 per page


Who can act as agent? Any Hungarian patent attorney or attorney-at-law




national of and resides in Hungary or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.



C Receiving Offices CIB INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLD

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATIONIB

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of:1 All PCT Contracting States

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Any language





Any electronic medium referred to in Annec C of the AdministrativeInstructions


Any International Searching Authority(ies) which would have beencompetent if the international application had been filed with anyother receiving Office of, or acting for, the PCT Contracting State ofwhich the applicant (or, if there is more than one applicant, at leastone of the applicants) is a national or resident (see Annexes B1 andB2 for such other competent receiving Offices, Annex C for thecorresponding competent International Searching Authorities, andbelow for the States for which the International Bureau acts insteadof their national Offices pursuant to Rule 19.1(b))For nationals and residents of Barbados: Austrian Patent Office,Swedish Patent Office, United States Patent and Trademark Officeor European Patent OfficeFor nationals and residents of Saint Lucia: Australian Patent Office,Austrian Patent Office or European Patent OfficeFor nationals and residents of Sri Lanka: Australian Patent Office,Swedish Patent Office or European Patent OfficeFor nationals and residents of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon,Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,Senegal and Togo: Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office,Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office


_____________1 Applicants may file with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad.

Compliance with such provisions is the applicant’s responsibility and will not be checked by the International Bureau.2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings






INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION[Continued]

IB


Any International Preliminary Examining Authority(ies) whichwould have been competent if the international application had beenfiled with any other receiving Office of, or acting for, the PCTContracting State of which the applicant (or, if there is more thanone applicant, at least one of the applicants) is a national or resident(see Annexes B1 and B2 for such other competent receivingOffices, Annex C for the corresponding competent InternationalPreliminary Examining Authorities, and below for the States forwhich the International Bureau acts instead of their national Officespursuant to Rule 19.1(b))

For nationals and residents of Barbados: Austrian Patent Office,Swedish Patent Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office4

or European Patent Office5

For nationals and residents of Saint Lucia: Australian Patent Office,Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office6

For nationals and residents of Sri Lanka: Australian Patent Office,Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office7

For nationals and residents of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon,Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,Senegal and Togo: Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office,Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office5


______________4 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that

Office.5 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, the Austrian

Patent Office or the Swedish Patent Office.6 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or the Austrian

Patent Office.7 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or the Swedish

Patent Office.




INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

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IB

Fees payable to the receiving Office:8 Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee:9, 10 CHF 100 or USD 60

International fee:

Basic fee:9 CHF 650 or USD 382

Supplement per sheet over 30:9, 11 CHF 15 or USD 9

Additional component:9, 11 Where applicable

Designation fee:9 CHF 140 or USD 82

PCT-EASY fee reduction:12 CHF 200 or USD 117

Search fee: For the corresponding amounts, see Annex D

Fee for priority document(PCT Rules 17.1(b) and 20.9):

CHF 50 or USD 30Supplement for airmail:CHF 10 or USD 6


Who can act as agent? Any person who has the right to practice before the national Officeof, or acting for, a Contracting State of which the applicant or, ifthere are two or more applicants, any of the applicants is a residentor national, or, where the International Bureau acts as receivingOffice pursuant to Rule 19.1(b), any natural or legal person

_____________8 Fees may be paid in the following ways:

— by debit of a current account established with WIPO (Swiss francs only);— by bank transfer to WIPO bank account No. 4251-487080-81 (Swiss francs) or No. 4251-487080-82 (US dollars), SWIFT

code: CRESCHZZ12A at the Crédit Suisse, 1211 Geneva 70, Switzerland;— by transfer to WIPO postal account No. 12-5000-8, Geneva, Switzerland (Swiss francs only);— by check made payable to the World Intellectual Property Organization (Swiss francs or US dollars);— in cash (only if payment is made in person) (Swiss francs only).

9 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is anational of and resides in: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia,Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea (as from 17 July 2001),Estonia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya,Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco,Mozambique, Niger, Philippines (as from 17 August 2001), Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, SaintLucia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yugoslavia orZimbabwe. For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234, and No. 22/1996, page 8889. It is to benoted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction iscalculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.

10 Applicants who qualify for the 75% reduction of the international fee (see footnote 9) do not have to pay the transmittal fee.11 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only






ID DIRECTORATE GENERAL OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (INDONESIA)

ID

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Indonesia





Australian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office or European PatentOffice


Australian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office or European PatentOffice2

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR)

Transmittal fee: IDR 500,000

International fee:

Basic fee:3 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:3 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in IDR of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(Australian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office or European PatentOffice)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): IDR 75,000


No, if the applicant resides in Indonesia

Yes, if he is non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent consultant registered in Indonesia



national of and resides in Indonesia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75%reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




IE IRISH PATENTS OFFICE IE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Ireland






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Irish pound (IEP) and euro (EUR)

Transmittal fee: IEP 60 or EUR 76.18

International fee:

Basic fee: IEP 322.11 or EUR 409

Supplement per sheet over 30: IEP 7.09 or EUR 9

Designation fee: IEP 69.31 or EUR 88

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 IEP 99.23 or EUR 126


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): IEP 3 plus IEP 0.50 per page

or EUR 3.81 plus 0.63 per page


No, if the applicant resides in Ireland

Yes, if he is non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered in the Register of Patent Agents kept at theOffice







IL ISRAEL PATENT OFFICE IL

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Israel





Which types of electronic mediumdoes the receiving Office accept? CD-ROM


United States Patent and Trademark Office or European PatentOffice


United States Patent and Trademark Office3 or European PatentOffice4

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: New Israel shekel (ILS) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: ILS 437

International fee:

Basic fee: USD 382



Designation fee: USD 82


Search fee: See Annex D (United States Patent and Trademark Office orEuropean Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ILS 36 plus ILS 2.50 per page

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3 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office.4 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.




IL ISRAEL PATENT OFFICE

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IL


Who can act as agent? Any member of the Israel Bar Association or patent attorneyregistered and holding a current license to practice in Israel





IN INDIAN PATENT OFFICE IN

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: India

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, Hindi1





CD-ROMDVD-ROM


Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China IntellectualProperty Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office,Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office


Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China IntellectualProperty Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office4,Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office5


_____________1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the

applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings



4 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office.5 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, by the Austrian

Patent Office or by the Swedish Patent Office.




IN INDIAN PATENT OFFICE

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IN

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Indian rupee (INR) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: INR 5,000 (1,500)6

International fee:

Basic fee:7 USD 382




Search fee: See Annex D (Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office,China Intellectual Property Office, United States Patent andTrademark Office, Swedish Patent Office or European PatentOffice)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): INR 3,000 (1,000)6

Is an agent required bythe receiving Office? No, but an address for service in India is required


______________6 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual.7 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in India or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





IS ICELANDIC PATENT OFFICE IS

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Iceland

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Danish, English, Norwegian or Swedish1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Icelandic krona (ISK)

Transmittal fee: ISK 5,500

International fee:

Basic fee: ISK 30,800 (38,500)*

Supplement per sheet over 30: ISK 700 (900)*

Designation fee: ISK 6,600 (8,300)*



Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ISK 2,500


No, if the applicant resides in Iceland


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Iceland

_____________

* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 15 August 2001.1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority






IT ITALIAN PATENT ANDTRADEMARK OFFICE

IT

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Italy

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed:

English, French, German or Italian.1 An international applicationfiled in English, French or German by a resident of Italy must beaccompanied by a translation into Italian of the description, theclaims and any text matter of drawings (for the purposes ofSection 27ter of Royal Decree No.1127/1939) if no priority of anearlier national (Italian) application is claimed or, where suchpriority is claimed, if the international application is filed prior to theexpiration of 90 days from the filing date of that earlier nationalapplication.





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Italian lira (ITL)

Transmittal fee: ITL 60,000

International fee:

Basic fee: ITL 791,934

Supplement per sheet over 30: ITL 17,426

Designation fee: ITL 170,392











IT ITALIAN PATENT ANDTRADEMARK OFFICE

[Continued]

IT

Fees payable to the receiving Office(Cont’d):

Currency: Italian lira (ITL)


ITL 20,000 (in fee stamps) for the request to prepare the prioritydocument, plus

ITL 20,000 (in fee stamps) for the filing certificate, plus

ITL 20,000 (in fee stamps) for the certificate of authenticity, plus

ITL 20,000 (in fee stamps) for every four pages or fraction of fourpages (description, claims, abstract, drawings), plus

ITL 6,000 (in fee stamps) for a patent application, or

ITL 3,500 (in fee stamps) for a utility model application.


No (but an address for service is required if applicant does notreside in Italy)

Who can act as agent? Any agent whose name appears on a list maintained by the Office,any lawyer or attorney-at-law whose name appears in the respectiveprofessional roll




JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE JP

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Japan

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English or Japanese1



Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Japan Patent Office or European Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Japan Patent Office or European Patent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Japanese yen (JPY)

Transmittal fee: JPY 18,000

International fee:

Basic fee: JPY 46,200

Supplement per sheet over 30: JPY 1,100

Designation fee: JPY 10,000

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 JPY 14,000

Search fee: See Annex D (Japan Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): JPY 1,400


No, if the applicant resides in Japan


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law resident in Japan



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.





KE KENYA INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE KE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Kenya








Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: USD 30 or equivalent in KES

International fee:

Basic fee:3 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 20 or equivalent in KES


No, if the applicant resides in Kenya


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office. A list ofregistered agents may be obtained from the Office.




national of and resides in Kenya or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




KG KYRGYZ PATENT OFFICE KG

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Kyrgyzstan






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Kyrgyz som (KGS) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: Equivalent in KGS of USD 100

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in KGS of USD 20


No, if the applicant resides in Kyrgyzstan






national of and resides in Kyrgyzstan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





KP INVENTION OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

KOREA

KP

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French or Russian1



Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Austrian Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Austrian Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Won (KPW)

Transmittal fee: Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 50

International fee:

Basic fee:3 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:3 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in KPW of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D (AustrianPatent Office or Russian Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Fee for copying and mailing costs


Who can act as agent? Any patent agent resident in the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea




national of and resides in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote toAnnex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASYreduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASYreduction.




KR KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE

KR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Republic of Korea

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, Japanese or Korean1




Korean Intellectual Property Office, Australian Patent Office,Austrian Patent Office or Japan Patent Office3


Korean Intellectual Property Office, Austrian Patent Office or JapanPatent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Korean won (KRW)

Transmittal fee: KRW 45,000

International fee:

Basic fee: KRW 500,000

Supplement per sheet over 30: KRW 12,000

Designation fee: KRW 108,000

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 KRW 154,000

Search fee: See Annex D (Korean Intellectual Property Office, Australian PatentOffice, Austrian Patent Office or Japan Patent Office)


KRW 10,000 plus KRW 3,100 per document for a patentor KRW 2,200 per document for a utility model


No, if the applicant resides in the Republic of Korea


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered and resident in the Republic of Korea



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The Japan Patent Office is competent only for international applications in Japanese.




KZ KAZAKH PATENT OFFICE KZ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Kazakhstan






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Kazakh tenge (KZT)4 and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: KZT4 ...

International fee:

Basic fee:5 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): KZT4 ...


No, if the applicant resides in Kazakhstan


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Kazakhstan



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.4 The amounts of fees in Kazakh tenge are not yet known. They will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be

consulted for the latest applicable schedule of fees.5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Kazakhstan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reductionof the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




LR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,BUREAU OF ARCHIVES, PATENTS,TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHT

(LIBERIA)

LR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Liberia








Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD) and US dollar (USD)


International fee:

Basic fee:3 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LRD 75


Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered by the Legal Bar Association


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, the Austrian Patent


national of and resides in Liberia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.





LS REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICE(LESOTHO)

LS

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Lesotho




Competent InternationalSearching Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Competent International PreliminaryExamining Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Lesotho loti (LSM)

Transmittal fee: LSM2 ...

International fee:

Basic fee:3 Equivalent in LSM of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 Equivalent in LSM of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:3 Equivalent in LSM of Swiss francs 140


Search fee: Equivalent in LSM of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LSM2 ...


No, if the applicant resides in Lesotho


Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner practicing and resident in Lesotho


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The amounts of fees in Lesotho loti are not yet known. They will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be

consulted for the applicable fee amounts.3 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Lesotho or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




LT LITHUANIAN PATENT OFFICE LT

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Lithuania






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Lithuanian litas (LTL) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: LTL 320

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382




Search fee: See Annex D (Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office )

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LTL 80


No, if the applicant resides in Lithuania



_____________1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the international Searching Authority



national of and resides in Lithuania or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.





LU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE(LUXEMBOURG)

LU

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Luxembourg

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: French or German





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Luxembourg franc (LUF) or Belgian franc (BEF) (atapplicant’s option)

Transmittal fee: LUF or BEF 800

International fee:

Basic fee: LUF or BEF 16,499

Supplement per sheet over 30: LUF or BEF 363

Designation fee: LUF or BEF 3,550



Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LUF or BEF 300 plus LUF or BEF 20 per page


Who can act as agent? Any physical person enrolled on the register of agents of the Officeand any barrister-at-law resident in Luxembourg






LV LATVIAN PATENT OFFICE LV

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Latvia

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French, German or Russian1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Latvian lat (LVL) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: LVL 47.20

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LVL 11.80


No, if the applicant resides in Latvia






national of and resides in Latvia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCTGazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





MA INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIALPROPERTY OFFICE OF MOROCCO

MA

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Morocco





Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office, Swedish PatentOffice or European Patent Office


Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office, Swedish PatentOffice or European Patent Office2

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD) and Swiss franc (CHF)

Transmittal fee: None

International fee:

Basic fee:3 CHF 650




Search fee: See Annex D (Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office,Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): MAD 135


No, if the applicant resides in Morocco


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Morocco




national of and resides in Morocco or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




MC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION,DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC EXPANSION

(MONACO)

MC

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Monaco






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: French franc (FRF)

Transmittal fee: FRF 320

International fee:

Basic fee: FRF 2,682.86

Supplement per sheet over 30: FRF 59.04

Designation fee: FRF 577.24





Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person







MD MOLDOVA PATENT OFFICE MD

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Republic of Moldova






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Moldovan leu (MDL) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: MDL 180

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): MDL 36 plus copying costs


No, if the applicant resides in the Republic of Moldova






national of and resides in the Republic of Moldova or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). Forfurther details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




MK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY PROTECTIONOFFICE (THE FORMER YUGOSLAV

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA)

MK

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD)

Transmittal fee: MKD 2,750

International fee:

Basic fee:2 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:2 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in MKD the search fee payable to the European PatentOffice in EUR: see Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): MKD 550


No, if the applicant resides in the former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia





national of and resides in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote toAnnex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASYreduction.





MN MONGOLIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE

MN

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Mongolia







Transmittal fee: None

International fee:

Basic fee:4 CHF 650







No, if the applicant resides in Mongolia


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Mongolia, registered topractice as a patent agent before the Office




national of and resides in Mongolia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




MW MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, DEPARTMENTOF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL (MALAWI)

MW

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Malawi






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK)

Transmittal fee: MWK 2,000

International fee:

Basic fee:2 MWK 28,500

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 MWK 700

Designation fee:2 MWK 6,000

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 MWK 8,800




Who can act as agent? Any person registered as patent agent before the Office



national of and resides in Malawi or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





MX MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIALPROPERTY

MX

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Mexico





Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, Swedish Patent Office,United States Patent and Trademark Office or European PatentOffice


Swedish Patent Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office3

or European Patent Office4

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Mexican peso (MXP)

Transmittal fee:5 Equivalent in MXP of USD 200

International fee:

Basic fee:5 Equivalent in MXP of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:5 Equivalent in MXP of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:5 Equivalent in MXP of Swiss francs 140


Search fee: Equivalent in MXP of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D (SpanishPatent and Trademark Office, Swedish Patent Office, United StatesPatent and Trademark Office or European Patent Office)



No, if the applicant resides in Mexico


Who can act as agent? Any resident or national of Mexico

_____________1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office.4 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by the European Patent Office, the

Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or the Swedish Patent Office.5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Mexico or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




NL NETHERLANDS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTYOFFICE

NL

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Netherlands

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: Dutch, English, French or German





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Netherlands guilder (NLG)

Transmittal fee: NLG 110

International fee:

Basic fee: NLG 901.32

Supplement per sheet over 30: NLG 19.83

Designation fee: NLG 193.93

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 NLG 277.67


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): NLG 20


Who can act as agent? Any registered patent attorney and any registered lawyer. A list ofprofessional representatives in the Netherlands is available in theOffice.







NO NORWEGIAN PATENT OFFICE NO

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Norway

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English or Norwegian1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)

Transmittal fee: NOK 500

International fee:

Basic fee: NOK 3,380

Supplement per sheet over 30: NOK 80

Designation fee: NOK 730

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 NOK 1,040


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): NOK 300


No, if the applicant resides in Norway


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Norway







NZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICEOF NEW ZEALAND

NZ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: New Zealand





Australian Patent Office, United States Patent and Trademark Officeor European Patent Office


Australian Patent Office, United States Patent and TrademarkOffice2 or European Patent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)

Transmittal fee: NZD 180

International fee:

Basic fee: NZD 923

Supplement per sheet over 30: NZD 21

Designation fee: NZD 199

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 NZD 284

Search fee: See Annex D (Australian Patent Office, United States Patent andTrademark Office or European Patent Office)



Who can act as agent? Any individual, partnership or body corporate. A list of registeredpatent attorneys may be obtained from the Office.


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.





PL POLISH PATENT OFFICE PL

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Poland






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Polish zloty (PLZ)

Transmittal fee: PLZ 280

International fee:

Basic fee:2 Equivalent in PLZ of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 Equivalent in PLZ of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:2 Equivalent in PLZ of Swiss francs 140


Search fee: Equivalent in PLZ of the search fee payable to the European PatentOffice in EUR: see Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): PLZ 40

Is an agent required bythe receiving Office? Yes, if the applicant is a foreign national or a foreign legal entity

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney resident in Poland



national of and resides in Poland or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




PT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIALPROPERTY (PORTUGAL)

PT

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Portugal






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Portuguese escudo (PTE)

Transmittal fee: PTE 4,650

International fee:

Basic fee: PTE 81,997.10

Supplement per sheet over 30: PTE 1,804.30

Designation fee: PTE 17,642.40

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 PTE 25,260.70


Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): PTE 5,700


No, if the applicant resides in Portugal


Who can act as agent? Any person with the right to practice before the Office







RO STATE OFFICE FOR INVENTIONSAND TRADEMARKS (ROMANIA)

RO

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Romania





Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office or European PatentOffice


Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office or European PatentOffice3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Romanian leu (ROL) and Swiss franc (CHF)

Transmittal fee: ROL 300,000

International fee:

Basic fee:4 CHF 650




Search fee: See Annex D (Austrian Patent Office, Russian Patent Office orEuropean Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ROL 120,000 plus copying costs


No, if the applicant resides in Romania


Who can act as agent? Any industrial property agent resident in Romania whose nameappears on the register kept in the Office



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or the Austrian

Patent Office.4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Romania or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of theinternational fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




RU RUSSIAN PATENT OFFICE RU

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Russian Federation






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Russian rouble (RUR) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: RUR 294

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382






RUR 63 plus RUR 0.8 for each page in excess of 15,plus RUR 33.6 for mailing


No, if the applicant resides in the Russian Federation






national of and resides in the Russian Federation or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). Forfurther details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





SD ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS,COMMERCIAL REGISTRAR GENERAL’S

OFFICE (SUDAN)

SD

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Sudan






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Sudanese pound (SDP)

Transmittal fee: SDP 50

International fee:

Basic fee:2 Equivalent in SDP of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:2 Equivalent in SDP of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:2 Equivalent in SDP of Swiss francs 140


Search fee: Equivalent in SDP of the search fee payable to the European PatentOffice in EUR: see Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SDP 1 per page




national of and resides in the Sudan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.





OFFICE (SUDAN)[Continued]

SD


No, if the applicant resides in the Sudan. An address for service inthe Sudan is required for non-residents.

Who can act as agent? Lawyers authorized to work in the Sudan under the Legal ProfessionAct 1983, or any other substitute Act

Chartered accountants authorized to work in the Sudan

Nationals of the Sudan graduated from a Sudanese university or inpossession of an equivalent degree

Any Sudanese national with at least five years’ experience in thefield of patents





SE SWEDISH PATENT OFFICE SE

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Sweden

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed:1 Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish2





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)

Transmittal fee: SEK 1,200

International fee:

Basic fee: SEK 3,540

Supplement per sheet over 30: SEK 80

Designation fee: SEK 760

PCT-EASY fee reduction:3 SEK 1,090




No, if the applicant resides in Sweden

May be required if he is a non-resident


_____________1 If the international application is not filed in English and the Swedish Patent Office acts as International Searching Authority, a

translation into English must be established under its responsibility (see PCT Rule 48.3(b)). That Office will invite the applicant tofurnish a translation into English within a time limit fixed in the invitation. If the translation is not furnished within the fixed timelimit, that Office will itself establish an English translation and charge the applicant for it. The amount of the fee for translation isindicated in Annex D (Swedish Patent Office).

2 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority(see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).





SG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICEOF SINGAPORE

SG

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Singapore





Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office or European PatentOffice


Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office or European PatentOffice2

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)

Transmittal fee: SGD 150

International fee:

Basic fee: SGD 638

Supplement per sheet over 30: SGD 15

Designation fee: SGD 137

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 SGD 196

Search fee: See Annex D (Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office orEuropean Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SGD 50

Is an agent required bythe receiving Office? No, but an address for service in Singapore is required

Who can act as agent? Any person appointed by the applicant


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or the Austrian

Patent Office.





SI SLOVENIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE

SI

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Slovenia

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French, German or Slovene1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Slovenian tolar (SIT)

Transmittal fee: SIT 22,000

International fee:

Basic fee: Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30: Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee: Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in SIT of the search fee payable to the European PatentOffice in EUR: see Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SIT 2,000


No, if the applicant resides in Slovenia









SK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE(SLOVAKIA)

SK

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Slovakia

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French, German or Slovak1





Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK)

Transmittal fee: SKK 1,600

International fee:

Basic fee:3 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:3 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 140

PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 200

Search fee: Equivalent in SKK of the search fee payable to the European PatentOffice in EUR: see Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SKK 500


Who can act as agent? Any patent agent, attorney or commercial lawyer (natural or legalperson) registered in Slovakia




national of and resides in Slovakia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





TJ TAJIK PATENT OFFICE TJ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Tajikistan






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Tajik rouble (TJR) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: TJR4 ...

International fee:

Basic fee:5 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): TJR4 ...


No, if the applicant resides in Tajikistan


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.4 The amounts of fees in Tajik roubles are not yet known. They will be fixed in the near future and will be subject to periodical

revision. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the latest applicable schedule of fees.5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Tajikistan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




TM TURKMEN PATENT OFFICE TM

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Turkmenistan







Transmittal fee: USD4 ...

International fee:

Basic fee:5 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD4 ...


No, if the applicant resides in Turkmenistan



_____________1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the international Searching Authority


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.4 The amount of this fee is not yet established. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the

applicable schedule of fees.5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Turkmenistan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For furtherdetails, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75%reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.





TR TURKISH PATENT INSTITUTE TR

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Turkey

Language in which internationalapplications may be filed: English, French, German or Turkish1






Transmittal fee: CHF 100

International fee:

Basic fee:3 CHF 650





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CHF 30


No, if the applicant resides in Turkey


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice as a patent attorneybefore the Office




national of and resides in Turkey or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




TT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE(TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)

TT

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Trinidad and Tobago





Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office, United States Patentand Trademark Office or European Patent Office


Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office, United States Patentand Trademark Office2 or European Patent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) andUS dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: TTD 750

International fee:

Basic fee: USD 382




Search fee:4 See Annex D (Austrian Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office,United States Patent and Trademark Office or European PatentOffice)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): TTD 50 plus TTD 5 per page


Who can act as agent? Any agent admitted to practice as a patent agent in Trinidad andTobago. A list of patent agents admitted to practice may beobtained from the Office.


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, by the Austrian

Patent Office or by the Swedish Patent Office.4 Fee payable in USD.





UA UKRAINE PATENT OFFICE UA

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Ukraine






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: UAH 255

International fee:

Basic fee:4 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): UAH 17 plus UAH 0.85 for each sheet in excess of 20

plus UAH 85 for mailingplus UAH 1.70 for each sheet in excess of 30

when mailed


No, if the applicant resides in Ukraine






national of and resides in Ukraine or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.




US UNITED STATES PATENT ANDTRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

US

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: United States of America





United States Patent and Trademark Office or European PatentOffice


United States Patent and Trademark Office or European PatentOffice2

Fees payable to the receiving Office:3 Currency: US dollar (USD)


International fee:

Basic fee: USD 382




Search fee: See Annex D (United States Patent and Trademark Office orEuropean Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 15


Who can act as agent? Patent attorneys and patent agents registered to practice before theOffice. A list of registered patent attorneys and agents may beobtained from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, and on the Internet athttp://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/roster/index.html.


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.3 The amounts of these fees change periodically. The receiving Office or the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts.





UZ UZBEK PATENT OFFICE UZ

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Uzbekistan






Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office3


Transmittal fee: USD4 ...

International fee:

Basic fee:5 USD 382





Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD4 ...


No, if the applicant resides in Uzbekistan





(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office.4 The amount of this fee is not yet established. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the

applicable schedule of fees.5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a

national of and resides in Uzbekistan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




VN NATIONAL OFFICE OF INDUSTRIALPROPERTY (VIET NAM)

VN

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Viet Nam





Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, Russian PatentOffice, Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office


Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, Russian PatentOffice, Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Vietnamese dong (VND)

Transmittal fee: Equivalent in VND of USD 150

International fee:

Basic fee:4 Equivalent in VND of Swiss francs 650

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 Equivalent in VND of Swiss francs 15

Designation fee:4 Equivalent in VND of Swiss francs 140


Search fee: Equivalent in VND of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, Russian PatentOffice, Swedish Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in VND of USD 40


No, if the applicant resides in Viet Nam


Who can act as agent? Any attorney with the right to practice before the Office



(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, the Austrian Patent


national of and resides in Viet Nam or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, seePCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234.





YU FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE (YUGOSLAVIA)

YU

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Yugoslavia






Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Yugoslavian dinar (YUD), Swiss franc (CHF)and deutsche mark (DEM)

Transmittal fee: YUD 600

International fee:

Basic fee:2 CHF 650




Search fee: Equivalent in DEM of the search fee payable to the European PatentOffice in EUR: see Annex D (European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): YUD 120


No, if the applicant resides in Yugoslavia


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent agent before the Office,or any attorney-at-law registered in Yugoslavia



national of and resides in Yugoslavia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction ofthe international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




ZA SOUTH AFRICAN PATENTS ANDTRADE MARKS OFFICE

ZA

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: South Africa





Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, United StatesPatent and Trademark Office or European Patent Office


Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, United StatesPatent and Trademark Office2 or European Patent Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: South African rand (ZAR)

Transmittal fee: ZAR 500

International fee:

Basic fee:4 ZAR 3,152

Supplement per sheet over 30:4 ZAR 72

Designation fee:4 ZAR 680

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 ZAR 972

Search fee: See Annex D (Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office,United States Patent and Trademark Office or European PatentOffice)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ZAR 200


No, if the applicant resides in South Africa


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or partnership registered before the Office


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office.3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or by the Austrian


national of and resides in South Africa or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For furtherdetails, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75%reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.




ZW ZIMBABWE PATENT OFFICE ZW

Competent receiving Officefor nationals and residents of: Zimbabwe





Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China IntellectualProperty Office, Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office


Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China IntellectualProperty Office, Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office2

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Zimbabwe dollar (ZWD)

Transmittal fee: ZWD 1,000

International fee:

Basic fee:3 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 382

Supplement per sheet over 30:3 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 9

Designation fee:3 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 82

PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 117

Search fee: Equivalent in ZWD of the search fee payable to the InternationalSearching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China IntellectualProperty Office, Russian Patent Office or European Patent Office)

Fee for priority document(PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ZWD 150 plus ZWD 2 per page


No, but an address for service is required if the applicant does notreside in Zimbabwe

Who can act as agent? An attorney, legal practitioner or patent agent. A list of registeredagents may be obtained from the Office.


(see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced.2 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or by the Austrian


national of and resides in Zimbabwe or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details,see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reductionof the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction.


PCT Applicant’s Guide – Volume I – Annex D

D International Searching Authorities D


Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1

Austrian schilling (ATS) 2,200Korean won (KRW) 188,000Singapore dollar (SGD) 247South African rand (ZAR) 1,165Swiss franc (CHF) 250US dollar (USD) 170

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2

ATS 2,200

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3):2 ATS 8 per page

Conditions for refund and amount ofrefund of the search fee:

Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will berefunded

Where the international application is withdrawn or is consideredwithdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start ofthe international search: refund of 100%

Where the Authority benefits from an earlier search to the full extentor to a substantially prevailing portion: refund of 75%

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: English, French, German

Requirements concerning nucleotideand/or amino acid sequence listing(PCT Rule 13ter.1): Computer readable form not required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1with the exception of all subject matter searched under the nationalpatent grant procedure under the provisions of the Austrian patentlaw

_____________1

This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C).2

This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.

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Austrian dollar (AUD) 800Korean won (KRW) 555,000New Zealand dollar (NZD) 990Singapore dollar (SGD) 749South African rand (ZAR) 3,150Swiss franc (CHF) 780US dollar (USD) 510


AUD 800

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3):2 AUD 15 per document




Where the Authority benefits from an earlier search: refund of 25%,50%, 75% or 90%, depending upon the extent of the benefit

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: English

Requirements concerning nucleotideand/or amino acid sequence listing(PCT Rule 13ter.1): Computer readable form required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1with the exception of subject matter which is searched underAustralian national grant procedure

_____________1



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Yuan renminbi (CNY) 800Swiss franc (CHF) 150US dollar (USD) 100


CNY 800

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3).2 CNY 2 per page




Where the Authority benefits from an earlier search to the full extentor to a substantially prevailing portion: refund of 75%

Protest fee (PCT Rule 40.2(e)): CNY 200

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: Chinese, English


Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1with the exception of subject matter which is searched in Chinesenational applications

_____________1






EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP


Euro (EUR) 945Deutsche mark (DEM) 1,848.26Pound sterling (GBP)2 624French franc (FRF) 6,198.79Swiss franc (CHF)2 1,460Netherlands guilder (NLG) 2,082.51Swedish krona (SEK)2 8,690Belgian/Luxembourg franc (BEF/LUF) 38,121Italian lira (ITL) 1,829,775Austrian schilling (ATS) 13,003.48Spanish peseta (ESP) 157,235Greek drachma (GRD)2 322,009Danish krone (DKK)2 7,090Portuguese escudo (PTE) 189,455.50Irish pound (IEP) 744.25Finnish markka (FIM) 5,618.71Cyprus pound (CYP)2 558

Canadian dollar (CAD)3 1,320Icelandic krona (ISK)3 75,000 (82,000)*

Japanese yen (JPY)3 103,000Malawian kwacha (MWK)3 62,000Norwegian krone (NOK)3 7,800New Zealand dollar (NZD)3 2,000Singapore dollar (SGD)3 1,457US dollar (USD)3 846South African rand (ZAR)3 7,000

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2)4

Same amounts as above in EUR, DEM, GBP, FRF, CHF, NLG,SEK, BEF/LUF, ITL, ATS, ESP, GRD, DKK, PTE, IEP, FIM orCYP

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3):

For applicants: none; applicant receives, together with the inter-national search report, a copy of each document cited therein

For designated Offices: EUR 0.60 per page5


_____________

* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 15 August 2001.1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). The fee is reduced by

75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in aState not party to the European Patent Convention, which fulfils the requirements for the corresponding reduction of certain PCT feesas specified in the Schedule of Fees annexed to the PCT Regulations (see also corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB) and PCT GazetteNo. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234), in accordance with the decision of the EPO’s Administrative Council of 11 October 2000 (OJEPO 2000, 446).

2 The equivalent amount in this currency is subject to change, due to currency fluctuations. For the current amount, reference shouldbe made to the latest issue of the OJ EPO or to the EPO’s Internet home page.

3 The equivalent amount in this currency is subject to change, due to currency fluctuations. For the current amount, reference shouldbe made to the latest issue of the PCT Gazette containing the equivalent amount of this fee or to the PCT Newsletter.

4 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. Footnote 1 (except the firstsentence) is also applicable.

5 For the equivalent amounts in currencies other than EUR, reference should be made to the latest issue of the OJ EPO or to the EPO’sInternet home page.





EP

Fee for translation into English of theinternational application(PCT Rule 48.3(b)):6

Per 100 words of the original text: EUR 20, NLG 44.07 or BEF 807


Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will berefunded.

Where the international application is withdrawn or is consideredwithdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start ofthe international search: refund of 100%.

Where the international search report is based on an earlier search(including a privately commissioned “standard” search) alreadymade by the Authority on an application whose priority is claimedfor the international application, the following refund is made:

— no supplementary search performed: refund of 100%;

— supplementary search performed in the documentation relating toone or more subdivisions consulted in the earlier search orextended to one or more subdivisions not yet consulted: refundof 75%;

— supplementary search performed in the documentation relating toone or more subdivisions already consulted and extended to oneor more subdivisions not yet consulted: refund of 50%;

— supplementary search performed in the documentation relating tosubdivisions concerning a new aspect of the invention claimed(for instance, cases where the international application is basedon several earlier applications only one of which was the subjectof an earlier search report): refund of 25%.

Protest fee (PCT Rule 40.2(e)): Euro (EUR)7

1,022

Languages accepted for internationalsearch:

English, French, German and, where the international application isfiled with the Patent Offices of Belgium or the Netherlands, Dutch.

Requirements concerning nucleotideand/or amino acid sequence listing(PCT Rule 13ter.1):8 Computer readable form required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1with the exception of all subject matter which is searched under theEuropean patent grant procedure

______________6 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.7 For the equivalent amounts in currencies other than EUR, reference should be made to the latest issue of the OJ EPO or to the

EPO’s Internet home page.8 See also Supplement No. 2 to OJ EPO 11/1998.




ES SPANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE

ES


Spanish peseta (ESP) 157,235Euro (EUR) 945Swiss franc (CHF) 1,460US dollar (USD) 846


ESP 157,235EUR 945

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3):2

ESP 610 per national documentESP 859 per foreign document




Where the Authority benefits from an earlier search: refund of 25%,50%, 75% or 100%, depending upon the extent of the benefit

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: Spanish


Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1

_____________1

This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). It can be reducedby 75% if the international application is filed by an applicant who is national and resident of a State which fulfills therequirements for the corresponding reduction of fees payable to the European Patent Office.

2This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. Footnote 1 (except the firstsentence) is also applicable.






Japanese yen (JPY) 72,000Korean won (KRW) 753,000Swiss franc (CHF) 1,170US dollar (USD) 720


JPY 63,000

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3):2 JPY 1,400 per document



Where the international search report can be based to a considerablepart on an earlier search: refund of JPY 29,000 upon request by theapplicant

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: Japanese, English3


Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1with the exception of subject matter which is searched in Japanesenational applications

_____________1


This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.3 Where the international application is filed with the Japan Patent Office or the receiving Office of, or acting for, any Contracting

State that the Authority will specify.





KR


Korean won (KRW) 150,000Swiss franc (CHF) 173US Dollar (USD) 110


KRW 150,000

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3):2 KRW 200 per page




Where the Authority benefits from an earlier search: refund of 75%

Protest fee (PCT Rule 40.2(e)): KRW 11,000

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: Korean, English



_____________1







Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 US dollar (USD) 300Swiss franc (CHF) 460

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 USD 300


The applicant receives together with the international search report acopy of each document cited therein, free of charge; in other cases:

USD 0.3 per page for patent document

USD 1.2 per page for non-patent document




Where the international search report is based on an earlier inter-national, international-type or other search, the following refund ismade:

— no additional search performed: refund of 75%

— additional search performed in documentation relating to one ortwo additional IPC subgroups: refund of 50%

— additional search performed in documentation concerning a newaspect of the invention claimed (for instance, the internationalapplication is based on several earlier applications only one ofwhich was the subject of the earlier search): refund of 25%

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish

Requirements concerning nucleotideand/or amino acid sequence listing(PCT Rule 13ter.1): Computer readable form not required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (iii), (v) and (vi) of PCTRule 39.1

_____________1

If payment is made to a receiving Office which accepts payments in Russian roubles, the applicant may, instead of paying the USdollar amount, pay the equivalent amount in Russian roubles at the exchange rate applicable, on the date of payment, at the CentralBank of the Russian Federation.

2This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.





Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Swedish krona (SEK) 8,690Danish krone (DKK) 7,090Finnish markka (FIM) 5,618.71Icelandic krona (ISK) 75,000 (82,000)*

Norwegian krone (NOK) 7,800Swiss franc (CHF) 1,460US dollar (USD) 846

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 SEK 8,690


Applicants receive together with the international search report acopy of each document cited therein free of charge;in other cases: SEK 4 per page

Fee for translation into English of theinternational application:2 SEK 2.30 per word


Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will berefundedWhere the international application is withdrawn or is consideredwithdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start ofthe international search: refund of 100%Where the Authority benefits from an earlier international orinternational-type search or from a search carried out by the SwedishPatent Office on an earlier application, the priority of which isclaimed: refund of 25%, 50% or 75%, depending upon the extent ofthe benefitWhere on an earlier application, the priority of which is claimed, asearch report has been issued by the Danish Patent Office, theNational Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, theNorwegian Patent Office or the Icelandic Patent Office: refund ofSEK 850

Languages accepted for internationalsearch: Danish, English, Finnish, French3,

Norwegian and Swedish.



_____________

* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 15 August 2001.1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C).2 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.3 Only for international applications filed with the receiving Offices of, or acting for, developing countries.





US


US dollar (USD) 700 (450)2

Swiss franc (CHF) 1,064 (684)2

New Zealand dollar (NZD) 1,600 (1,030)2 [1,700 (1,100)*]2

South African rand (ZAR) 5,500 (3,500)2

The amount in parentheses is payable when a corresponding priorUS national application has been filed under 35 USC 111(a) and thebasic filing fee paid.


USD 2102

Fee for copies of documentscited in the international search report(PCT Rule 44.3):3

None; the applicant receives, together with the international searchreport, a copy of each document cited therein




Languages accepted for internationalsearch: English


Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1with the exception of subject matter which is searched in USnational applications

_____________

* The amounts in square brackets are applicable as from 1 August 2001.1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C).2 The amounts of this fee change periodically. The International Searching Authority or the Official Gazette of the United States Patent

and Trademark Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts.3 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.


PCT Applicant’s Guide – Volume I – Annex E

E International PreliminaryExamining Authorities

E


Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1 Austrian schilling (ATS) 2,200

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):2 ATS 2,200

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 ATS 2,022.76

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):2 ATS 8 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94): 2 ATS 8 per page

Conditions for refund andamount of refund of thepreliminary examination fee:


In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3: refund of 100%

If the international application or the demand is withdrawn beforethe start of the international preliminary examination: refund of100%

Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination: English, French, German

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1with the exception of all subject matter examined under the nationalpatent grant procedure under the provisions of the Austrian patentlaw

_____________1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are

two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in thefootnote to Annex C(IB) relating to the basic and designation fees.

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Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1 Australian dollar (AUD) 450

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):2 AUD 450

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 AUD 272

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):2 AUD 15 per document

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94): AUD 10 per document





Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination: English

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1with the exception of subject matter which is examined underAustralian national grant procedure

_____________

1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are


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Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1 Yuan renminbi (CNY) 800

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):2 CNY 800

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 233

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):2 CNY 2 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94):2 CNY 2 per page





Protest fee (PCT Rule 68.3(e)): CNY 200

Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination: Chinese, English

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1with the exception of subject matter which is examined in Chinesenational applications






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EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)1 EPPreliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):2, 3

Euro (EUR) 1,533Deutsche mark (DEM) 2,998.29Pound sterling (GBP)4 1,012French franc (FRF) 10,055.82Swiss franc (CHF)4 2,380Netherlands guilder (NLG) 3,378.29Swedish krona (SEK)4 14,100Belgian/Luxembourg franc (BEF/LUF) 61,841Italian lira (ITL) 2,968,302Austrian schilling (ATS) 21,094.54Spanish peseta (ESP) 255,070Greek drachma (GRD)4 522,370Danish krone (DKK)4 11,500Portuguese escudo (PTE) 307,338.90Irish pound (IEP) 1,207.34Finnish markka (FIM) 9,114.80Cyprus pound (CYP)4 904

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):5 Same amounts as above

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3, 6 Euro (EUR) 147Deutsche mark (DEM) 287.51Pound sterling (GBP) 94French franc (FRF) 964.26Swiss franc (CHF) 233Netherlands guilder (NLG) 323.95Swedish krona (SEK) 1,270Belgian/Luxembourg franc (BEF/LUF) 5,930Italian lira (ITL) 284,632Austrian Schilling (ATS) 2,022.76Spanish peseta (ESP) 24,459Greek drachma (GRD) 49,000Danish krone (DKK) 1,100Portuguese escudo (PTE) 29,470.90Irish pound (IEP) 115.77Finnish markka (FIM) 874.02Cyprus pound (CYP) 84


_____________1 The EPO may act as International Preliminary Examining Authority only if the international search is or has been performed by the

EPO, the Austrian Patent Office, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or the Swedish Patent Office. See also the “Informationfor PCT Applicants” in OJ EPO 1997, pages 593 to 600, concerning the procedure before the EPO as International PreliminaryExamining Authority.

2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. The fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, ifthere are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State not party to theEuropean Patent Convention, which fulfils the requirements for the corresponding reduction of certain PCT fees as specified in theSchedule of Fees annexed to the PCT Regulations (see also corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB) and PCT Gazette No. 50/1995,pages 19233 and 19234), in accordance with the decision of the EPO’s Administrative Council of 11 October 2000 (OJ EPO 2000,446).

3 The late payment fee, equal to 50% of the amount of the unpaid fees, is payable to the International Preliminary ExaminingAuthority. See OJ EPO 1998, 282.

4 The equivalent amount in this currency is subject to change, due to currency fluctuations. For the current amount, reference shouldbe made to the latest issue of the OJ EPO or to the EPO’s Internet home page or, for the handling fee, to the PCT Gazettecontaining the equivalent amounts of this fee or to the PCT Newsletter.

5 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances. Footnote 2 (exceptthe first sentence) is also applicable.

6 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there aretwo or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned infootnote 7 to Annex C(IB).

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Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):

For applicants: none; applicant receives, together with the inter-national preliminary examination report, a copy of each documentcited therein

For elected Offices: EUR7 0.60 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94):8

Per A4 page or smaller(delivery charge should beadded if the copies are to besent by air mail): EUR7 0.60 per page




If the international application or the demand is withdrawn beforethe start of the international preliminary examination: refund of 75%

Protest fee (PCT Rule 68.3(e)): EUR7 1,022

Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination:

English, French, German

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1with the exception of all subject matter which is examined under theEuropean patent grant procedure

______________7 For the equivalent amounts in currencies other than EUR, reference should be made to the latest issue of the OJ EPO or to the

EPO’s Internet home page.8 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority if copies of documents are requested.




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Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1 Japanese yen (JPY) 28,000

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):2 JPY 18,000

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):1 JPY 16,600

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):2 JPY 1,400 per document

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94):2 JPY 1,400 per document




If the international application or the demand is withdrawn beforethe start of the international preliminary examination: no refund

Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination: Japanese, English3

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1with the exception of subject matter which is examined in Japanesenational applications

_____________1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.3 Where the international application is filed with the Japan Patent Office or the receiving Office of, or acting for, any Contracting

State that the Authority will specify.

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KR

Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1 Korean won (KRW) 150,000

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):2 KRW 150,000

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):1 KRW 179,000

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):2 KRW 200 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94):2 KRW 200 per page





Protest fee (PCT Rule 68.3(e)): KRW 11,000

Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination: Korean, English

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1

_____________1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.




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Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1, 2 US dollar (USD) 200 (300)

The amount in parentheses is payable when the international searchreport was not prepared by the Russian Patent Office.

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):2, 3

USD 200 (300)

The amount in parentheses is payable when the international searchreport was not prepared by the Russian Patent Office.

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):4 USD 137

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):2, 5

The applicant receives together with the international preliminaryexamination report a copy of each document cited therein free ofcharge; in other cases:

USD 0.3 per page for patent document

USD 1.2 per page for non-patent document

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94):2, 5 USD 1.2 per page





Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (iii), (v) and (vi) of PCTRule 67.1

_____________1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.2 The applicant may, instead of paying the US dollar amount, pay the equivalent amount in Russian roubles at the exchange rate

applicable, on the date of payment, at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.4 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are


5 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority if copies of documents are requested.




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Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1 Swedish krona (SEK) 5,000

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):2 SEK 5,000

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 SEK 1,270

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2): SEK 4 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94):2 SEK 4 per page


Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will berefunded.

In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3:

— in case of PCT Rules 54.4 and 58bis.1(b): refund of 100%;

— in case of PCT Rule 60.1(c), refund of the amount paid less theamount of the current transmittal fee.

If the international application or the demand is withdrawn beforethe start of the international preliminary examination: refund of100%.

Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination: Danish, English, Finnish, French,4 Norwegian, Swedish

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1



4 Only for international applications filed with the receiving Offices of, or acting for, developing countries.




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US

Preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 58):1

US dollar (USD) 490 (750)2

The amount in parentheses is payable when the international searchwas not carried out by the USPTO.

Additional preliminary examination fee(PCT Rule 68.3):3

USD 140 (270)2

The amount in parentheses is payable when the international searchwas not carried out by the USPTO.

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):4 USD 137

Fee for copies of documents cited in theinternational preliminary examinationreport (PCT Rule 71.2):

None; the applicant receives, together with the internationalpreliminary examination report, a copy of each additional documentnot cited in the international search report

Fee for copies of documents contained inthe file of the international application(PCT Rule 94):3

USD 3 per copy of US patentUSD 25 per copy of non-US patent documentSee 37 CFR 1.19 for other document supply fees

Conditions for refund and amount ofrefund of the preliminary examinationfee:


In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3 where the demand isconsidered as if it had not been submitted (PCT Rules 54.4(a), 57.4,58bis.1(b) or 60.1(c)): refund of 100%

If the international application or the demand is withdrawn beforethe start of the international preliminary examination: refund of theamount paid less a processing fee equivalent to the transmittal fee(see Annex C(US))

Languages accepted for internationalpreliminary examination:

English. International applications filed in Spanish at the MexicanInstitute of Industrial Property as receiving Office are accepted forinternational preliminary examination if the United States Patent andTrademark Office has established the international search report onthe basis of a translation transmitted to it under PCT Rule 12.3 (PCTRule 55.2(b)).

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1with the exception of subject matter which is examined in USnational applications

_____________1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.2 The amounts of this fee change periodically. The International Preliminary Examining Authority or the Official Gazette of the

United States Patent and Trademark Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts.3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.4 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are



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Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits ofmicroorganisms and other biological material are listed in this table. Unless otherwise indicated in thetable, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with anydepositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under theBudapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes ofPatent Procedure (these institutions are indicated further in this Annex and are notified from time totime in Industrial Property and Copyright, a publication of WIPO).

Time (if any) earlier than 16 months frompriority date by which applicant must

furnish:

Additional indications(if any) which must be

given besides thoseprescribed in

Designated(or elected) Office

the indicationsprescribed in

Rule 13bis.3(a)(i)to (iii)

any additionalmatter specifiedin the adjacent

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Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii)pursuant to

notifications from theOffices concerned

Albania

Albanian Patent Office None At the time of filing(as part of theapplication)

To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Albanian Patent Office with anydepositary institution specialized for that purpose

Australia

Australian PatentOffice

None At the time of filing(as part of theapplication)


An applicant may give notice that the furnishing of a sample of a microorganism shall only be effected prior tothe grant of a patent, or to the lapsing, refusal or withdrawal of an application, to a person who is a skilledaddressee without an interest in the invention (Regulation 3.25(3) of the Australian Patents Regulations). Theapplicant must give notice directly to the Australian Patent Office before the application is made available underSection 90 of the Australian Patents Act (which occurs shortly after the international publication date).

Austria

Austrian Patent Office Before completion oftechnical preparationsfor internationalpublication

At the time of filing(as part of theapplication)

To the extent available to theapplicant, all significantinformation on thecharacteristics of themicroorganism


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Bulgaria

Bulgarian PatentOffice

Within three monthsafter the filing date


None

Canada

Canadian PatentOffice

Where applicantrequests publicationearlier than 16 monthsfrom the priority date,not later than thatrequest

None None

If an applicant wishes that, until either a Canadian patent has been issued on the basis of an application or theapplication has been refused, or is abandoned and no longer subject to reinstatement, or is withdrawn, theCommissioner of Patents only authorizes the furnishing of a sample of deposited biological material referred toin the application to an independent expert nominated by the Commissioner, the applicant must, by a writtenstatement, inform the International Bureau accordingly before completion of technical preparations forpublication of the international application. Such statement must be separate from the description and claims ofthe international application and must preferably be made on Form PCT/RO/134, referred to in Section 209 ofthe Administrative Instructions under the PCT and reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’sGuide.

China

China IntellectualProperty Office

None None The scientific name (with itsLatin name) of themicroorganism, relevantinformation on thecharacteristics of themicroorganism, a receipt ofdeposit and the viability prooffrom the depositary institutionof a sample of themicroorganism

Deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the China Intellectual Property Office withCGMCC or CCTCC (see further in this Annex), or with any depositary institution having acquired the status ofinternational depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit ofMicroorganisms for the Purposes of the Patent Procedure.


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Croatia

Croatian IntellectualProperty Office

None None None

Cuba

Cuban IndustrialProperty Office

None None None

Czech Republic

Industrial PropertyOffice

None None None

Denmark

Danish Patent andTrademark Office




The applicant may request that, until the application has been laid open to public inspection (by the DanishPatent and Trademark Office), or has been finally decided upon by the Danish Patent and Trademark Officewithout having been laid open to public inspection, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expertin the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the Danish Patent and Trademark Officenot later than at the time when the application is made available to the public under Sections 22 and 33(3) of theDanish Patents Act. If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for thefurnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list ofrecognized experts drawn up by the Danish Patent and Trademark Office or any person approved by theapplicant in the individual case.





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National Board ofPatents andRegistration



To the extent available to theapplicant, all significantinformation on thecharacteristics of the biologicalmaterial

The applicant may request that, until the publication of the mention of the grant of a patent by the NationalBoard of Patents and Registration or for 20 years from the date of filing if the application has been finallydecided upon without resulting in the grant of a patent by the National Board of Patents and Registration, thefurnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed bythe applicant with the International Bureau before the expiration of 16 months from the priority date (preferablyon Form PCT/RO/134 reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’s Guide). If such a request hasbeen filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate theexpert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn up by theNational Board of Patents and Registration or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

Georgia

Georgian IntellectualProperty Office

None None None

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Georgian Intellectual PropertyOffice with “any scientifically recognized institution at home and abroad” and that includes all institutionspublished further in this Annex.

Germany

German Patent andTrade Mark Office

None None None

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the German Patent and Trade MarkOffice with “any scientifically recognized institution at home and abroad” and that includes all institutionspublished further in this Annex.





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Hungarian PatentOffice

At the time of filingfor notification of thefact that a deposit wasmade on or before thefiling date

None To the extent available to theapplicant, the characteristics ofthe microorganism and ataxonomic description

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Hungarian Patent Office with “anyinternationally well-known depositary institution in case of reciprocity.”

Iceland

Icelandic Patent Office Where applicantrequests publicationearlier than 16 monthsfrom the priority date,not later than thatrequest



The applicant may request that, until a patent has been granted or a final decision taken by the Icelandic PatentOffice concerning an application which has not resulted in a patent, the furnishing of a sample shall only beeffected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the Icelandic PatentOffice not later than at the time when the application is made available to the public under Sections 22 and33(3) of the Icelandic Patent Act. If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a thirdparty for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person enteredon a list of recognized experts drawn up by the Icelandic Patent Office or any person approved by the applicantin the individual case.

Indonesia

Directorate General ofIntellectual Property

None None To the extent available to theapplicant, a description of thecharacteristics of the micro-organism





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Israel Patent Office None At the time of filing(must be in thedescription)


Japan

Japan Patent Office At the time of filing(must be in thedescription)(furnishing of the dateof deposit of thebiological material isnot necessary)

At the time of filing(must be in thedescription)

To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of thebiological material

Kazakhstan

Kazakh Patent Office None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Kazakh Patent Office with anydepositary institution.

Kenya

Kenya IndustrialProperty Office

None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism





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Latvia

Latvian Patent Office None At the time of filing(as part of theapplication)


Lithuania

Lithuanian PatentOffice


Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Lithuanian Patent Office with anydepositary institution.

Luxembourg

Intellectual PropertyOffice

None None None

Mexico

Mexican Institute ofIndustrial Property

None At the time of filing(must be in thedescription)






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Norwegian PatentOffice




The applicant may request that, until the application has been laid open to public inspection (by the NorwegianPatent Office), or has been finally decided upon by the Norwegian Patent Office without having been laid opento public inspection, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to thiseffect shall be filed by the applicant with the Norwegian Patent Office not later than at the time when theapplication is made available to the public under Sections 22 and 33(3) of the Norwegian Patents Act. If such arequest has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shallindicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn upby the Norwegian Patent Office or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

Poland

Polish Patent Office None None Name and address of thedepositor

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Polish Patent Office with thenational depositary authorities—Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology and Serum and VaccineResearch Laboratory.

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Korean IntellectualProperty Office

At the time of filing(must be in thedescription)

None None

For the purposes of patent procedure before the Korean Intellectual Property Office, a deposit is required notlater than at the date of filing the international application. A receipt attesting the deposit and its acceptanceissued by the depositary institution with which the microorganism was deposited must be submitted to theKorean Intellectual Property Office within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).

Republic of Moldova

Moldova Patent Office None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Moldova Patent Office with anydepositary institution.

Romania

State Office forInventions andTrademarks

None None To the extent available to theapplicant, all significantinformation on thecharacteristics of themicroorganism

Russian Federation

Russian Patent Office None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Russian Patent Office with anydepositary institution.





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Intellectual PropertyOffice of Singapore


None None

The applicant may request that the furnishing of a sample of a microorganism shall only be made available to anexpert. The request to this effect must be filed by the applicant with the International Bureau before thecompletion of the technical preparations for international publication of the application.

Slovakia

Industrial PropertyOffice

At the time of filingfor notification of thefact that deposit wasmade on or before thefiling date

None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Slovenia

Slovenian IntellectualProperty Office




Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Slovenian Intellectual PropertyOffice with any depository institution having acquired the status of international depository authority under theBudapest Treaty (a list is published in the official journal of the Office—BIL 1998/1, 28.02.1998). Thefurnishing of samples to a third party may be subjected to the condition that that party: (a) has the right todemand that a sample of the microorganism be made available; (b) has undertaken to ensure that the applicantdoes not authorize access to the sample of the deposited microorganism to any third party before the expiry ofthe prescribed period of validity of the patent.

South Africa

South African Patentsand Trade MarksOffice


Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the South African Patents and TradeMarks Office with any depositary institution.


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Spanish Patent andTrademark Office



Sweden

Swedish Patent Office Where applicantrequests publicationearlier than 16 monthsfrom the priority date,not later than thatrequest



The applicant may request that, until the application has been laid open to public inspection (by the SwedishPatent Office), or has been finally decided upon by the Swedish Patent Office without having been laid open topublic inspection, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to thiseffect shall be filed by the applicant with the International Bureau before the expiration of 16 months from thepriority date (preferably on Form PCT/RO/134 reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’sGuide). If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing ofa sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognizedexperts drawn up by the Swedish Patent Office or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

Switzerland

Swiss FederalIntellectual PropertyInstitute

None None None

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Swiss Federal Intellectual PropertyInstitute with FIB, IAM, IFO and SBL (see further in this Annex). The furnishing of samples to a third partymay be subject to the condition that that party indicates to the depositary institution its name and address for thepurpose of information of the depositor and undertakes: (a) not to make available the deposited culture or aculture derived from it to a third party; (b) not to use the culture outside the purview of the law; (c) to produce,in case of a dispute, evidence that the obligations under items (a) and (b) have not been violated.





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Tajik Patent Office None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Tajik Patent Office with anydepositary institution.

The former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

Industrial PropertyProtection Office

None At the time of filing(as part of theapplication)


Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Industrial Property Protection Officewith any international depositary institution recognized by the Office (a list is published in the official journal ofthe Office). The furnishing of samples to a third party may be subject to the condition that that party: (a) has aright to demand that a sample of the microorganism be made available; (b) has undertaken to ensure that theapplicant does not authorize access to the sample of the deposited microorganism to any third party before theexpiry of the prescribed period of validity of the patent.

Turkey

Turkish PatentInstitute



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Turkmen Patent Office None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Turkmen Patent Office with anydepositary institution.

Ukraine

Ukraine Patent Office None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Ukraine Patent Office with anydepositary institution.

United Kingdom

Patent Office Where applicantrequests publicationearlier than 16 monthsfrom the priority date,not later than thatrequest

None None

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the UK Patent Office with “anydepositary institution anywhere in the world.” It is the responsibility of the applicant to select the depositaryinstitution with which he wishes to make his deposit and to ensure that samples of the culture deposited will bemade available in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2 of the UK Patents Rules 1995 as amended by thePatents (Amendment) Rules 2001. The applicant may give notice in writing to the International Bureau beforetechnical preparations for publication of the international application are completed that a sample should bemade available only to an expert.

WARNING: Where the invention involves the use of or concerns biological material which is not available tothe public at the date of filing the application and which has been deposited by a person other than the applicant,the name and address of the depositor must be stated in the application and a document must be filed which willsatisfy the comptroller that the depositor has authorized the applicant to refer to the deposited material in theapplication and has given his unreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited material being made availableto the public in accordance with Schedule 2 of the UK Patents Rules 1995 as amended by the Patents(Amendment) Rules 2001.





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United States ofAmerica

United States Patentand Trademark Office(USPTO)

The name and addressof the depositaryinstitution at the timeof filing

At the time of filing (a) A statement that the depositwas made on or before thepriority date of theinternational application(where a date of depositprior to that date has notbeen indicated, pursuant toRule 13bis.3(a)(ii))

(b) To the extent feasible, ataxonomic description ofthe microorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the USPTO with “any foreign ordomestic depositary institution obligated by law, treaty or contract to accept, store and release specimens underthe conditions specified in the United States jurisprudence.” In the USPTO, if the same indications concerningthe name and address of the depositary institution are not also included in an earlier application the priority ofwhich is claimed, the priority of the earlier application will not be accorded in the national processing of theapplication.

Yugoslavia

Federal IntellectualProperty Office

None None To the extent available to theapplicant, a description of thecharacteristics of the micro-organism

African RegionalIndustrial PropertyOrganization

ARIPO Office None None To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of themicroorganism

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the ARIPO Office with any depositaryinstitution.





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Eurasian PatentOrganization

Eurasian PatentOffice (EAPO)


Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Eurasian Patent Office with anydepositary institution.

European PatentOrganisation

European PatentOffice (EPO)

None At the time of filing To the extent available to theapplicant, relevant informationon the characteristics of thebiological material

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the EPO with FIB and IFO (see furtherin this Annex). Deposits with CNCM can be made under the Budapest Treaty or, as far as the deposits of cellcultures, mycoplasma and rickettsiae are concerned, under a bilateral agreement with the EPO.If the applicant wishes that, until the publication of the mention of the grant of a European patent or for 20 yearsfrom the date of filing if the application is refused or withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn, the biologicalmaterial shall be made available as provided in Rule 28(3) EPC only by the issue of a sample to expertnominated by the requester (Rule 28(4) EPC), the applicant must, by a written statement, inform theInternational Bureau accordingly before completion of technical preparations for publication of the internationalapplication. Such statement must be separate from the description and the claims of the international applicationand must preferably be made on Form PCT/RO/134, referred to in Section 209 of the AdministrativeInstructions under the PCT and reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’s Guide.

WARNING: Where the invention involves the use of or concerns biological material which is not available tothe public at the date of filing the application and which has been deposited by a person other than the applicant,the reference to such a deposit must include the name and address of the depositor and a statement that the latterhas authorized the applicant to refer to the deposited biological material in the application and has given hisunreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited material being made available to the public in accordancewith Rule 28(1)(d) of the European Patent Convention (EPC).





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Note: This table does not indicate in relation to depositary institutions the kinds of microorganisms or otherbiological material which may be deposited with and the fees charged by them. This information may beobtained directly from the institutions. As regards depositary institutions which have acquired the status ofinternational depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit ofMicroorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, such information is published at the time of theacquisition of the status of international depositary authority in the WIPO monthly review Industrial Propertyand Copyright. Furthermore, the January issue of the said review indicates, for each international depositaryauthority, the kinds of microorganisms and other biological material that it accepts and the fees charged by it.For more detailed information, see the Guide to the Deposit of Microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty.

Advanced Biotechnology Center (ABC)1

Interlab Cell Line Collection(Biotechnology Dept)Largo Rossana Benzi, 1016132 GenovaItaly

Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection(NRRL)1

1815 North University StreetPeoria, Illinois 61604United States of America

American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)1

10801 University Blvd.Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209United States of America

Australian Government Analytical Laboratories(AGAL)1

The New South Wales Regional Laboratory1, Suakin StreetPymble, NSW 2073Australia

Belgian Coordinated Collections ofMicroorganisms (BCCMTM)1

Headquarters:

Prime Minister’s ServicesFederal Office for Scientific, Technical andCultural Affairs (OSTC)Rue de la Science 8B-1000 BrusselsBelgium

Collections:

Institut scientifique de la Santé publique –Louis PasteurSection Mycologie (BCCMTM/IHEM)1

14, rue J. WytsmanB-1050 BrusselsBelgium

Vakgroep voor Moleculaire Biologie –Plasmidencollectie (BCCMTM/LMBP)1

Universiteit GentK.L. Ledeganckstraat 35B-9000 GentBelgium

Laboratorium voor Microbiologie –Bacteriënverzameling (BCCMTM/LMG)1

Universiteit GentK.L. Ledeganckstraat 35B-9000 GentBelgium

Mycothèque de l’Université Catholique deLouvain (BCCMTM/MUCL)1

Place Croix du Sud 3B-1348 Louvain-la-NeuveBelgium

Bureau of Microbiology at Health Canada (BMHC)1

Federal Laboratories for Health CanadaRoom H51901015 Arlington StreetWinnipeg, ManitobaCanada R3E 3R2

Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS)1

Oosterstraat 1Postbus 273NL-3740 AG BaarnNetherlands

China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC)1

Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430072China

China General Microbiological Culture CollectionCenter (CGMCC)1

China Committee for Culture Collection ofMicroorganismsP.O. Box 2714Beijing 100080China


_______________1 Depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the

International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.




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Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT)1

Universidad de ValenciaEdificio de InvestigaciónCampus de Burjasot46100 Burjasot (Valencia)Spain

Collection nationale de cultures demicro-organismes (CNCM)1

Institut Pasteur28, rue du Dr Roux75724 Paris Cedex 15France

Collection of Industrial Microorganisms1

Institute of Agricultural and FoodBiotechnology (IAFB)Ul. Rakowiecka 3602-532 WarsawPoland

Collection of Industrial Yeasts (DBVPG)1

Applied Microbiology SectionDepartment of Plant BiologyFaculty of AgricultureUniversity of PerugiaBorgo 20 Giugno, 7406122 PerugiaItaly

Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP)1

Institute of Freshwater EcologyWindermere LaboratoryFar SawreyAmbleside, Cumbria LA22 0LPUnited Kingdom

andDunstaffnage Marine LaboratoryP.O. Box 3Oban, Argyll PA34 4ADUnited Kingdom

Culture Collection of Yeasts (CCY)1

Institute of ChemistrySlovak Academy of SciencesDúbravská cesta 9842 38 BratislavaSlovakia

Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM)1

Masaryc Universityul. Tvrdého 14602 00 BrnoCzech Republic

DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismenund Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ)1

Mascheroder Weg 1bD-38124 BraunschweigGermany

European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)1

Vaccine Research and Production LaboratoryPublic Health Laboratory ServiceCentre for Applied Microbiologyand ResearchPorton DownSalisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JGUnited Kingdom

Institute for Fermentation (IFO)17-85 Juso-honmachi 2-chomeYodogawa-kuOsaka 532-0024Japan

Institute of Applied Microbiology (IAM)Culture CollectionCenter for Cellular and Molecular ResearchInstitute of Molecular and Cellular BiosciencesThe University of Tokyo1-1 Yayoi, 1-chome, Bunkyo-kuTokyo 113-0032Japan

International Mycological Institute (IMI)1

Bakeham LaneEnglefield GreenEgham, Surrey TW20 9TYUnited Kingdom

International Patent Organism Depositary (IPOD)AIST Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1, Higashi 1-chomeTsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-Ken 305-8566Japan

Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC)1

52, Oun-dong,Yusong-Ku,Taejon 305-333Republic of Korea

Korean Cell Line Research Foundation (KCLRF)1

Cancer Research InstituteSeoul National University College of Medicine28 Yungon-dong, Chongno-guSeoul 110-799Republic of Korea







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Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM)1

361-221, Yurim B/DHonje 1, SodaemunSeoul 120-091Republic of Korea

Laboratorium voor Microbiologie (NLM)Julianalaan 67aDelftNetherlands

Microbial Strain Collection of Latvia (MSCL)1

University of LatviaFaculty of BiologyBlvd. Kronvalda 4LV-1586 RigaLatvia

National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and CellCultures (NBIMCC)1

125, Tsarigradskochaussee Blvd.Block 21113 SofiaBulgaria

National Collection of Agricultural and IndustrialMicroorganisms (NCAIM)1

Department of Microbiology and BiotechnologyUniversity for Horticulture and the Food IndustrySomlói ût 14-16H-1118 BudapestHungary

National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC)1

Central Public Health Laboratory61 Colindale AvenueLondon NW9 5HTUnited Kingdom

National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)1

AFRC Institute of Food ResearchNorwich LaboratoryColney LaneNorwich NR4 7UAUnited Kingdom

National Collections of Industrial, Food andMarine Bacteria (NCIMB)1

23 St. Machar DriveAberdeen AB24 3RYScotlandUnited Kingdom

National Institute of Bioscienceand Human-Technology (NIBH)1

Agency of Industrial Science and TechnologyMinistry of International Trade and Industry1-3, Higashi 1-chomeTsukuba-shiIbaraki-ken 305-0046Japan

National Research Center of Antibiotics (VNHA)1

Nagatinskaya Street 3-aMoscow 113105Russian Federation

Phabagen Collection (PC)Rijksuniversiteit UtrechtVakgroep Moleculaire CelbiologiePadualaan 83584 CH UtrechtNetherlands

Polish Collection of Microorganisms (PCM)1

Institute of Immunology and Experimental TherapyPolish Academy of SciencesUl. Weigla 1253-114 WroclawPoland

Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM)1

Prospekt Naouki, 5142292 Puschino (Moscow Region)Russian Federation

Russian National Collectionof Industrial Microorganisms (VKPM)1

GNII GenetikaDorozhny proezd. 1Moscow 113545Russian Federation




AE

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SUMMARY

AE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY DIRECTORATE,MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND INDUSTRY

(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

AE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into thenational phase:

Under PCT Article 22: 20 months from the priority date

Under PCT Article 39(1): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Arabic or English

Required contents of the translation forentry into the national phase:1

Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended,both as originally filed and as amended), any text matter ofdrawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Request, description, claims, any textmatter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended,only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report)

Is a copy of the international applicationrequired? No

National fee:1 Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)

For patent:

Filing fee: AED 800 (400)2

For utility model:

Filing fee: AED3…

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of thenational fee: None

Special requirements of the Office(PCT Rule 51bis):4

Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished inthe “Request” part of the international application5

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in theUnited Arab Emirates

International application and translation thereof to be furnished intwo copies

Instrument of transfer or assignment of the international application


_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The amount in parentheses is payable in case of filing by an individual.3 The amount of this fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable

amount of fee.4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the applicant must comply with the

requirement within 90 days after entry into the national phase. The Office will not issue an invitation to this effect.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.

344 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 12 July 2001S-02/2001 (E)

AL

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SUMMARY

AL ALBANIAN PATENT OFFICE ALSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the Albanian Patent Office is desired:




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Albanian


Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, asamended only), any text matter of drawings, abstract



National fee:1 Currency: Albanian lek (ALL)

For patent:

Filing fee: ALL 8,000

For utility model:

Filing fee: ALL 6,000



Appointment of an agent if the applicant does not reside in Albaniaor is not a legal entity established under Albanian law

Verification of the translation of the application by or on behalf ofthe applicant

Any document relating to the identity of the inventor3

Any document relating to any transfer or assignment of the right tothe application3

The international application, the translation thereof or anydocument relating thereto, must be furnished in two copies


_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of the invitation.3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.

345 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 12 July 200112 July 2001 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 345S-02/2001 (E)S-02/2001 (E)

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AL


If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation(EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and AL in Volume II


AM

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SUMMARY

AM ARMENIAN PATENT OFFICE AMSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Armenian


Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, asamended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19),any text matter of drawings, abstract



National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD)

For patent:

Filing fee:1 USD 40

Claim fee for each independent claimin excess of one: 1 USD 10

Fee for priority claims, per priority USD 20

Substantive examination fee: USD 360

Additional fee for each independent claimin excess of one: USD 280

Annual fees for the 2nd and the 3rd year, per year: USD 40

For utility model:

Filing fee:1 USD 40

Annual fees for the 2nd and the 3rd year, per year: USD 40

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of thenational fee:

National fees (except the substantive examination fee) are reducedby 75% if the applicant is a physical person or a legal entity withless than 25 employees, and by 50% for legal entities with 25 to 100employees. The substantive examination fee for patents is reducedby 30% where an international search report or an internationalpreliminary examination report has been established


Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Armenia

Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acidsequence listing in computer readable form



comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.


AP

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SUMMARY


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Translation of international applicationrequired into: 1 English


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asamended only), any text matter of drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only asamended by the annexes to the international preliminary exam-ination report)



Filing fee:2 USD 150

Annual fee for the first year:3 USD 40

Annual fee for the second year:3 USD 50

Annual fee for the third year:4 USD 60


No search fee is payable if an international search report has beenestablished for the international application


Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in anARIPO Contracting State

Assignment deed of the priority right where the applicants are notidentical6

Who can act as agent? Any agent authorized to represent applicants before the nationaloffice of an ARIPO Contracting State

_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within 21 days from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 These fees are due, where PCT Article 22 applies, within 21 months from the priority date or within 12 months from the

international filing date, whichever expires later; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are due within 31 months from thepriority date.

4 This fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 monthsfrom the priority date if that time limit expires later.

5 If not complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to complywith the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

6 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


AT

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SUMMARY

AT AUSTRIAN PATENT OFFICE ATSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 German


Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended,both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statementunder PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Request, description, claims, any textmatter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended,both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to theinternational preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international applicationrequired?1

A copy is required only if the applicant has not received FormPCT/IB/308 and the Austrian Patent Office has not received a copyof the international application from the International Bureau underPCT Article 20

National fee:1 Currency: Austrian schilling (ATS)

Filing fee: ATS 700


No filing fee is payable if the international application was filedwith the Austrian Patent Office as receiving Office


Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Austria

Translation to be furnished in two copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney, attorney-at-law or notary entitled toprofessional representation in Austria




AU

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SUMMARY

AU AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE AUSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 English





National fee: Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)

Filing fee:1 AUD 280

Additional fee for each sheet(including drawings) in excess of 30:1 AUD 12



Notice of entitlement concerning the inventor and the right of thenominated person to an Australian patent3

Address for service in Australia (but no representation by an agent isrequired)

Verification of translation

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent attorney before theOffice


comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


AZ

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SUMMARY

AZ AZERBAIJAN PATENT OFFICE AZSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into: Azerbaijani

Required contents of the translation forentry into the national phase:

Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asamended only together with any statement under PCT Article 19),any text matter of drawings, abstract




Filing fee (including examination): USD 100

Additional fee for each independentclaim in excess of one: USD 50

Additional fee for each dependentclaim in excess of five: USD 20

Annual fee for the 3rd year: USD 40



Declaration justifying the applicant’s right to a patent if he is not theinventor2

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inAzerbaijan


_____________1 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation.2 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


BA

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SUMMARY

BA INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDIZATION,METROLOGY AND PATENTS

(BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)

BA





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian


Under PCT Article 22: Description (not required where the inter-national application is in English), claims (if amended, as amendedonly, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any textmatter of drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description (not required where the inter-national application is in English), claims, any text matter of draw-ings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only asamended by the annexes to the international preliminary exam-ination report)


National fee: Currency: Deutsche mark (DEM)

Filing fee: DEM 53

Publication fee: DEM 15


The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is also theinventor


Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Bosniaand Herzegovina

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office

_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



BB

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SUMMARY

BB CORPORATE AFFAIRS ANDINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE

(BARBADOS)

BB







Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend-ed only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any textmatter of drawings, abstract



National fee: Currency: Barbados dollar (BBD)

Filing fee:1 BBD 300

First annual fee:2 BBD 200




Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not theinventor4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not a citizen of Barbadosor a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Actor if he has his principal place of business outside Barbados

Who can act as agent? Any agent admitted to practice as a patent agent in Barbados. Thelist of patent agents admitted to practice may be obtained from theOffice

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 This fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 30 months

from the priority date if that time limit expires later.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



BG

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SUMMARY

BG BULGARIAN PATENT OFFICE BGSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Bulgarian


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report)


National fee: Currency: Bulgarian lev (BGL)

Patent Utility Model

Filing fee:2 BGL 40 BGL 40

Publication fee: BGL 40 BGL 40

Examination fee:3

— for one invention: BGL 200 BGL 100— for a group of two

inventions: BGL 300 BGL 200— for each invention in

excess of two: BGL 80 BGL 50

Claims fee for each claimin excess of 10:3 BGL 16 BGL 8

Fee for priority claims,per priority:3 BGL 20 BGL 20


Fees are reduced by 50% where the applicant is the inventor, a Stateeducational institution, an academic research organization, abudgetary organization or a small or medium-sized enterprise


_____________1 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39 (1), the Office will invite the applicant to

furnish a complete translation within three months from the date of the invitation.2 This fee must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39 (1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation.


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BG


Instrument of assignment of the priority right if the applicants arenot identical5

Instrument of assignment of the international application if theapplicant has changed after the international filing date

Declaration concerning the inventorship5

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Bulgaria



______________4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


BR

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SUMMARY


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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Portuguese


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended), any text matter of drawings, ab-stract



National fee: Currency: Brazilian real (BRR)For patent:

Filing fee:2 BRR 109First annual fee:3 BRR 390 (if patent already issued) or

BRR 150 (if patent not already issued)For utility model:

Filing fee:2 BRR 109First annual fee:3 BRR 200 (if utility model already issued)

orBRR 100 (if utility model not already

issued)



_____________1 A translation of at least the description or the claims must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22

or 39(1). The missing parts must be furnished within a time limit fixed in the invitation.2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 This fee is due within three months from the expiration of 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1)

applies, it is due within three months from the date of entry into the national phase if that three-month time limit expires later.


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[Continued]

BR


Instrument of assignment where there is a change in the applicant’sname5

Translation into Portuguese of the priority document’s filingcertificate6

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Brazil7

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law, resident in Brazil. Patentattorneys must be qualified to practice in patent matters in theNational Institute of Industrial Property.

Attorneys-at-law must be qualified to practice by the Ordem dosAdvogados do Brasil - OAB (Brazilian Lawyers’ Council).

The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the NationalInstitute of Industrial Property or from the Associação Brasileira dosAgentes de Propriedade Industrial - ABAPI (Brazilian Associationof Industrial Property Agents), Av. Franklin Roosevelt 23/1305,200.22-120 Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil(facsimile No.: (55-21) 533 04 92).

______________4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.5 Must be furnished within 60 days from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). If the change has

been registered by the International Bureau, Form PCT/IB/306 is sufficient.6 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.7 Must be appointed within 60 days from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


BY

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SUMMARY

BY BELARUS PATENT OFFICE BYSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Russian or Belarussian


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originallyfiled and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report)



For patent:


Claim fee foreach independent claim in excess of 1: USD 40

Examination fee: USD 600

Claim examination fee foreach independent claim in excess of 1: USD 480

Claim examination fee foreach dependent claim in excess of 10: USD 20

Annual fee for the first three years, per year: USD 100

For utility model:



The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an internationalsearch report or an international preliminary examination report hasbeen established


_____________1 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of entry into the national phase.


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BY BELARUS PATENT OFFICE[Continued]

BY

Special requirements of the Office(PCT Rule 51bis):

Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicantsare not identical3, 4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Belarus5

Translation of the international application to be furnished in twocopies6

Verification of translation6



______________3 Must be furnished during the processing of the application before entering the invention into the State Register of Inventions.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.6 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


BZ

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SUMMARY

BZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICEOF BELIZE

BZ





Translation of international applicationrequired into: English


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended), any text matter of drawings,abstract


Is a copy of the international applicationrequired?

Applicant should only send a copy of the international application ifhe has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has notreceived a copy of the international application from theInternational Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the casewhere the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the nationalphase under PCT Article 23(2).

National fee: Currency: Belize dollar (BZD)

Filing fee:1 BZD2 …





Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Belize

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before theOffice. A list of patent attorneys and patent agents may be obtainedfrom the Office.

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The amount of the fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or agent should be consulted for the latest

applicable amount of the fee.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



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CA CANADIAN PATENT OFFICE CASummary of requirements for entry into the national phase


Under PCT Article 22: 20 months from the priority date1

Under PCT Article 39(1): 30 months from the priority date2

Translation of international applicationrequired into:3 English or French





National fee: Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD)

Basic national fee:3 CAD 300 (150)4

Additional fee for lateentry into thenational phase : CAD 200

Maintenance fee in respect of eachone-year period due at the time ofentry into the national phase wherethat entry is effected on or after thesecond or possibly third anniversaryof the international filing date:5 CAD 100 (50)4



_____________1 32 months from the priority date provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase.2 42 months from the priority date provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase.3 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).4 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by a “small entity.” In order to claim “small entity” status, a statement

must be made by the applicant or his agent on his behalf (see Schedule I and Form 3, section 7, of the Canadian Patent Rules andPCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume II, Annexes CA.II and CA.III).

5 Where PCT Article 22 applies: this fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date or, provided the applicant paysthe additional fee for late entry into the national phase, within 32 months from the priority date, if that time limit expires later.Where PCT Article 39(1) applies: this fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date or within 30 months from thepriority date if that time limit expires later or, provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase,within 42 months from the priority date.


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An address for service if the applicant does not reside or carry outbusiness in Canada

Evidence of entitlement to file where the applicant is not theinventor7

Evidence of entitlement to file where the applicant is not theapplicant originally indicated

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not the inventor

If the appointed agent does not reside in Canada, the appointment bythe agent of an agent who resides in Canada to be the associateagent


Who can act as agent? Any person or firm entitled to practice before the Office

______________6 Where PCT Article 22 applies: if not complied with within 26 months from the priority date or, provided the applicant pays the

additional fee for late entry into the national phase, if not complied with within six months after the applicant has performed theacts necessary for entry into the national phase, the application will be deemed abandoned. Where PCT Article 39(1) applies: ifnot complied with within 36 months from the priority date or, provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into thenational phase, if not complied with within six months after the applicant has performed the acts necessary for entry into thenational phase, the application will be deemed abandoned.

7 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require furtherdocuments or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024).


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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 French, German or Italian


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended), any text matter of drawings, ab-stract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawints (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originallyfiled and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report)


National fee: Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)

Filing fee:1 CHF 200

Claim fee foreach claim in excess of 10:2 CHF 50

Annual fee as from the fifth year:3 CHF 420




comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.3 This fee is due on the last day of the month containing the fourth anniversary (48 months) of the international filing date.


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Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished inthe “Request” part of the international application4, 5

Declaration of inventorship and concerning the right of the applicantto a patent6, 7

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inSwitzerland or Liechtenstein6

Translation of priority document into English, French, German orItalian6, 8

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Switzerland or on the list ofpersons authorized to act as patent agents kept at the Office forPublic Economy of Liechtenstein. This list may be obtained fromthat Office and from the Swiss Federal Intellectual PropertyInstitute.

______________4 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1); however, continuation of the procedure may be

requested in case of failure to observe that time limit.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.6 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.7 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require further

documents or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024).8 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of

whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024).


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CN CHINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE CNSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into thenational phase:1

Under PCT Article 22: 20 months from the priority dateUnder PCT Article 39(1): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international applicationrequired into:1, 2 Chinese

Required contents of the translation forentry into the national phase:1, 2

Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended,both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statementunder PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstractUnder PCT Article 39(1): Request, description, claims, any textmatter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended,both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to theinternational preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international applicationrequired?1, 2

The applicant should only send a copy of the internationalapplication if he/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and theChina Intellectual Property Office has not received a copy of theinternational application from the International Bureau under PCTArticle 20. This may be the case where the applicant expresslyrequests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article23(2).In the HKSAR, the applicant should send a copy of the internationalapplication as published by the International Bureau and a copy ofthe international application as published by the China IntellectualProperty Office if the international application was not published inChinese in the international phase.


_____________1 The People’s Republic of China established the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

(HKSAR) on 1 July 1997. The HKSAR operates an independent Patent Registry and all matters relating to the grant,administration or litigation in relation to patents are decided in Hong Kong according to the HKSAR’s Patent Ordinance. Patentsgranted by the China Intellectual Property Office are not automatically protected in Hong Kong but the grant of a patent by theChina Intellectual Property Office can form the basis for patents in the HKSAR. In order to obtain patents via the PCT, theapplicant must designate China. See paragraphs CN.17 to CN.20 of the chapter concerning the China Intellectual Property Officein Volume II of the PCT Applicant’s Guide for details of the national phase before the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) ofthe HKSAR.

2 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


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National fee:3 Currency: Yuan renminbi (CNY)For patent:

Application fee:4 CNY 900Fee for priority claims, per claim:4 CNY 80Maintenance fee:5 CNY 300Examination fee:6 CNY 2,500

For utility model:Application fee:4 CNY 500Fee for priority claims, per claim:4 CNY 80

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of thenational fee:3

No application fee is payable if the international application hasbeen filed with the China Intellectual Property Office as receivingOfficeThe examination fee is reduced to CNY 960 where an internationalsearch has been carried out by the Japanese Patent Office, theSwedish Patent Office or the European Patent OfficeThe examination fee is reduced by 50% where an internationalsearch has been carried out by the China Intellectual Property OfficeNo examination fee is payable if the international preliminaryexamination has been carried out by the China Intellectual PropertyOffice

Special requirements of the Office(PCT Rule 51bis):3, 7, 8

Name of the inventor if it has not been furnished in the “Request”part of the international application9

Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicantsare not identical9

Instrument of assignment of the international application if theapplicant has changed after the international filing dateAppointment of an agentTranslation to be furnished in two copiesEvidence concerning exceptions to lack of novelty if the applicantclaims such exceptions in respect of an international application

Who can act as agent?3 Any of the patent agencies designated by the Office. A list of patentagencies may be obtained from the Office.

______________3 See footnote 1.4 This fee is due within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).5 This fee is due within 25 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 30 months

from the priority date if that time limit expires later.6 This fee is due within three years from the priority date.7 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.8 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.9 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Spanish


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asamended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19),any text matter of drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only asamended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report)


National fee:1 Currency: US dollar (USD)

For patent:

Filing fee: USD 150

For utility model:

Filing fee: USD 75


Special requirements of the Office(PCT Rule 51bis):2, 3


Translation of the international application to be furnished in twocopies

Verified translation of the priority document5

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in CostaRica

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered in Costa Rica

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the applicant must comply with the

requirement within 90 days after entry into the national phase. The Office will not issue an invitation to this effect.3 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.5 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.


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Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underArticle 19), any text matter of drawings, abstractUnder PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report)


National fee:2 Currency: Cuban convertible peso (CUP) or US dollar (USD)Filing fee: USD 200 or equivalent in CUP



Instrument of assignment or transfer where the applicant is not theinventor5


Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in CubaEvidence concerning non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions tolack of novelty, such as disclosures resulting from abuse, disclo-sures at certain exhibitions and disclosures by the applicant during acertain period of timeVerified translation of the international application to be furnishedin two copiesVerified translation of the priority document6



_____________1 If not already furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of 60 days. If the translation of the amended application is not furnished, theOffice will proceed on the basis of the translation of the application as originally filed. If the translation of the application asoriginally filed is not furnished, the application will be considered abandoned.

2 The filing fee must be paid together with the publication fee and the corresponding annual fee.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of 60 days.4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.6 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.


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Who can act as agent? Any person authorized to practice before the Office. The names andprofessional addresses of the persons who can act as representativesare published in the Official Gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Oficina).


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Translation of international applicationrequired into: Czech





National fee: Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)

For patents:

Filing fee:1 CZK 1,200

For utility model:

Filing fee: CZK 1,000


The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is also theinventor


_____________1 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


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Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the CzechRepublic

Three copies of translation of international application and threecopies of drawings for patent

Two copies of translation of international application and two copiesof drawings for utility model

Power of attorney in duplicate if the international application is forboth a patent and a utility model

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent or attorney registered in the Czech Republic




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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 German





National fee: Currency: Deutsche mark (DEM)

For patent:

Filing fee:2 DEM 100

Annual fee for the third year:3 DEM 115

For utility model:

Filing fee:2 DEM 60


No filing fee is payable if the international application was filedwith the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as receiving Office.The fee for requesting examination is reduced where aninternational search report has been established.


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). A translation of the abstract is not required in

case of a utility model application.2 If not already paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the

filing fee within a time limit of one month after receipt of that invitation.3 This fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 30 months

from the priority date if that 30-month time limit expires later.


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Where the applicant is a legal entity, indication of the name of anofficer representing that entity

Declaration concerning the inventor and the right of the applicant toapply for a patent5

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Germany

If the international application is for a patent and a utility model, thetranslation and the power of attorney must be furnished in duplicate


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law, resident in Germany




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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Danish


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend-ed only), any text matter of drawings, abstract



No, where the international application was filed in a language otherthan Danish

Yes, where it was filed in Danish1

National fee: Currency: Danish krone (DKK)

Filing fee:2

Basic fee: DKK 3,000

Claim fee for each claim inexcess of 10: DKK 300

Additional fee for late furnishingof translation or copy:1 DKK 1,100

Annual fees for the firstthree years:3 DKK 1,500



_____________1 Where the filing fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be

filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translationor copy is also paid within those two months.

2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date;

where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase,unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired.


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Deed of transfer where the applicant is not the inventor6

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Denmark



comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.6 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require further

documents or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024).


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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Arabic


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, only asamended), any text matter of drawings, abstract



National fee: Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)

Filing fee:1 DZD 5,000

Fee for priority claim, per priority: DZD 800

Publication fee:1 DZD 2,400

— Surcharge for each set of 5 pages in excess of 10: DZD 600

Maintenance fee:— for the second and third year,

per year: DZD 3,000



_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


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Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Algeria


Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if thechange occurred after the international filing date and has not beenreflected in a notification from the International Bureau(Form PCT/IB/306)

Copy or translation of the international application to be furnished intwo copies





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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Russian


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asoriginally filed or as amended, at applicant’s option), any text matterof drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, asoriginally filed or as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report, at applicant’s option)



Unitary procedural fee (for filing, search,publication and other processing):2 USD 8003

Claim fee for each claim in excess of five:2 USD 703


Maintenance fees:4


The unitary procedural fee is reduced by 25% where an inter-national search report has been established



Appointment of an agent if the applicant has neither a residence norhis principal place of business within the territory of one of theStates party to the Eurasian Patent Convention

Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner qualified to practice in patent matters in oneof the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention and inscribedin the register of patent attorneys kept in the Office

_____________1 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.3 This fee is reduced by 90% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a national and resident of

any of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention, and by 80% where each applicant is a national and resident of any otherState mentioned in the footnote relating to the basic and designation fees to Annex C(IB) in Volume I/B. The reductions are notapplicable to legal entities whose ownership capital contains direct or indirect investments from persons who are nationals orresidents of States other than those mentioned above.

4 The amounts of the fees for maintenance of a Eurasian patent with respect to each State party to the Eurasian Patent Conventionare as fixed by each State. These fees are payable to the Office for each State in which the patent owner wishes the effect of thepatent to continue, in each of the years following the grant by the anniversary of the international filing date.



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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Estonian





National fee: Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK)

For patent:

Basic fee:2 EEK 3,500

Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:3 EEK 200

Additional fee for late furnishing oftranslation or copy:1 EEK 700

Annual fees for the first three years:4 EEK 1,800

For utility model:

Filing fee: EEK 1,600



_____________1 Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed

within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation hasbeen paid within those two months. The translation of the abstract is not required in case of a utility model application.

2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date;



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Declaration concerning the right of the applicant to apply for a patentwhere the applicant is not an inventor or where the applicant is alegal entity6

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Estonia

Who can act as agent? Any registered Estonian patent attorney resident in Estonia




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EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EPSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into: English, French or German


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as or-iginally filed and as amended, if the applicant wishes theamendments to form the basis for the proceedings, together with anystatement under PCT Article 191), any text matter of drawings,abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originallyfiled and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report and claims amended under PCT Article 19, if theapplicant wishes these amendments to form the basis for theproceedings, together with any statement under PCT Article 191),abstract


National fee: Currency: Euro (EUR)2

National fee,3 comprising– national basic fee: EUR 127– designation fee for each EPO Contracting

State designated and for the joint designationof Switzerland and Liechtenstein:4 EUR 76

– extension fee (for extension of the Europeanpatent to Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,Slovenia or the former Yugoslav Republicof Macedonia):4 EUR 102

Claims fee for the 11th and eachsubsequent claim: 3 EUR 40Search fee:3 EUR 690 (869)5

Surcharge for late payment ofthe national basic fee, designation 50% of the relevant fee,fees (also extension fees, if any) but not to exceedor the search fee: a total of: EUR 715


_____________1 Where the applicant furnishes only one translation of the international application, or any part of it, either as originally filed or as

amended, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation within a reasonable time limit. If the translation ofthe amended part is missing and is not furnished, the amendments will be disregarded. If the translation of the internationalapplication as initially filed is missing and is not furnished, the international application will be considered withdrawn.

2 Payments can also be made in the following currencies: Deutsche mark, pound sterling, French franc, Swiss franc, Netherlandsguilder, Swedish krona, Belgian/Luxembourg franc, Italian lira, Austrian schilling, Spanish peseta, Greek drachma, Danish krone,Portuguese escudo, Irish pound, Finnish markka or Cyprus pound. For the equivalent amounts fixed by the EPO in thosecurrencies, reference should be made to the latest issue of the OJ EPO or to the EPO’s Internet home page.

3 Must be paid within 21 months or 31 months from the priority date depending on whether PCT Article 22 or 39(1) applies.4 The designation and extension fees are payable within six months after the publication by the International Bureau of the

international search report or, where PCT Article 39(1) applies, within 31 months from the priority date.5 The amount in parentheses is still applicable to international applications filed before 1 July 1999.


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National fee (Cont’d): Examination fee:6 EUR 1,431Surcharge for late filing of the requestfor examination: EUR 715Renewal fee for the third year:7 EUR 383


No search fee is payable where the international search report hasbeen established by the EPO, the Austrian Patent Office, theSpanish Patent and Trademark Office or the Swedish Patent Office

The search fee is reduced by 20% where the international searchreport has been established by the Australian Patent Office, theChina Intellectual Property Office, the Japan Patent Office, theKorean Intellectual Property Office, the Russian Patent Office or theUnited States Patent and Trademark Office

The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an internationalpreliminary examination report has been established by the EPO

Furthermore, in certain cases the examination fee is reduced by 20%for language reasons (see paragraph EP.15 of national chapter EP)


The translation and the amendments to the international applicationmust be filed in triplicate (this applies particularly to the amend-ments annexed to the international preliminary examination report ifthe applicant wishes them to be taken into consideration for theproceedings before the EPO)8


Appointment of an agent if the applicant has neither a residence norhis principal place of business within the territory of one of the Con-tracting States of the European Patent Convention8

Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acidsequence listing in computer readable form8

Who can act as agent? Any professional representative entered on the relevant listmaintained by the EPO (the directory of professional representativescan be ordered at the EPO, Munich)

Any legal practitioner qualified to practice in patent matters in oneof the States party to the European Patent Convention and who hashis place of business in that State

______________6 A written request for examination must be made and the examination fee must be paid within six months after the publication

by the International Bureau of the international search report or within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(21 months or 31 months from the priority date), whichever expires later.

7 This fee is due before the expiration of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date;where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 months from the priority date if that 31-month time limit expires later.

8 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) (21 months or 31 months from thepriority date), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.See also Supplement No. 2 to OJ EPO 11/1998.



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Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as or-iginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract



National fee:2 Currency: Spanish peseta (ESP)

For patent:

Filing fee: ESP 13,020

For utility model:

Filing fee: ESP 13,020



Name of the inventor if it has not been furnished in the “Request”part of the international application4


Instrument of assignment of the international application if the ap-plicant has changed after the international filing date

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Spain orin a country of the European Union

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney whose name appears on a list maintained by theOffice

_____________1 Must be furnished within 20 months or 30 months from the priority date depending on whether PCT Article 22 or 39(1) applies.2 This fee is revised every year.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) (20 months or 30 months from the

priority date), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Finnish


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asoriginally filed or as amended, at applicant’s option), any text matterof drawings, abstract



No, where the international application was filed in a language otherthan FinnishYes, where it was filed in Finnish1

National fee: Currency: Finnish markka (FIM)

Basic fee:2 FIM 1,200

Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:3 FIM 120

Additional fee for late furnishingof translation or copy:1 FIM 550

Annual fees for the first three years:4 FIM 850



_____________1 Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be

filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translationor copy has been paid within those two months.


comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date;



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Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the invention where theapplicant is not the inventor or the only inventor6

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Finland

Translation of the international application to be furnished in threecopies

If the international application is for both a patent and a utilitymodel, the power of attorney must be furnished in duplicate





GB

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GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE GBSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase






Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended2), any text matter of drawings3

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings3 (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended, including any amendment underPCT Article 19 and also any amendment annexed to the inter-national preliminary examination report2)


A copy is required only if the applicant expressly requests earlycommencement of the national phase at a time when the UnitedKingdom Patent Office has not been sent a copy of the internationalapplication from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20.The copy must then be furnished when making the request for earlycommencement of the national phase and may be a copy of the inter-national application as published in accordance with the Treaty in alanguage other than that in which it was originally filed.

National fee: Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)National (filing) fee:1 GBP 10Preliminary examination andsearch fee:4

— where a search has already been madeby an International Searching Authorityin accordance with the PCT: GBP 100

— in other cases: GBP 130Substantive examination fee:5 GBP 70


_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), or at the time of any earlier express

request by the applicant to proceed earlier with the national phase.2 Where the translation of an amendment has not been furnished within the applicable time limit (see footnote 1), the amendment

will be disregarded. However, where the applicant has furnished a translation either of the amendment or of the internationalapplication as originally filed, but not both, the Office will, at the expiry of the applicable time limit, invite the applicant to supplythe missing translation.

3 Where the applicant expressly requests entry into the national phase earlier than the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or39(1) and the international application has not been communicated to the Office by the International Bureau, the translation mustalso contain the request part of the international application and the abstract.

4 Due within 22 months from the priority date or, where PCT Article 39(1) applies, within 32 months from the priority date. Wherethe applicant expressly requests early entry into the national phase, the fee is due within 12 months from the priority date, or twomonths from the date on which the conditions for early entry are satisfied, whichever is the later.

5 Due within 24 months from the priority date; or, where PCT Article 39(1) applies, within 32 months from the priority date. Wherethe applicant expressly requests early entry into the national phase, in a case where PCT Article 22 applies and the application hasbeen published by the Office, the fee is due within six months of such publication.


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GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE[Continued]

GB


Preliminary examination and search fee: reduced fee payable wherean international search report has been established (see above).Refund of whole fee where the application does not proceed tosubstantive examination and no search has been made in the UnitedKingdom Patent Office.


Verification of translation of international application6


Verified translation of priority document into English, or declarationthat the international application is a complete translation of thepriority document into English8, 9

Address for service in the United Kingdom (but no representation byan agent is required)10

Who can act as agent? Any individual, partnership or body corporate who resides in or hasa place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or an-other Member State of the European Union (EU). A list ofregistered patent agents may be obtained from the followingaddress: The Registrar, c/o The Chartered Institute of PatentAgents, Staple Inn Buildings, High Holborn, London WC1V 7PZ.

______________6 Must be furnished within 22 months from the priority date or, where PCT Article 39(1) applies, within 32 months from the priority

date. Where the applicant expressly requests early entry into the national phase, the name and address of the inventor must befurnished within 16 months from the priority date, or two months from the date on which the conditions for early entry aresatisfied, whichever is the later (unless already furnished in the “Request”).

7 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.8 Must be filed before the patent is granted, or within such a period as the Office may specify in a particular case. Where the Office

considers a declaration to be inappropriate, a verified translation may be required.9 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of

whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024).10 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



GE

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SUMMARY


GE





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Georgian






For patent:

Filing fee:1 USD 90

Fee for claiming priority: USD 120


Additional fee for eachindependent claim: USD 120

For utility model:

Filing fee:1 USD 90

Fee for claiming priority: USD 120


The examination fee for a patent is reduced by 50% where an inter-national search report or an international preliminary examinationreport has been established.




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Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Georgia




comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


GH

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Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend-ed only), any text matter of drawings, abstract



National fee:1 Currency: Ghanaian cedi (GHC)

For patent:

National processing fee: GHC 100,000 (50,000)2

Annual fees:for the first year: GHC 10,000 (5,000)2

for the second year: GHC 20,000 (10,000)2

for the third year: GHC 30,000 (15,000)2

For utility certificate:

National processing fee: GHC 50,000 (25,000)2

Annual fees:for the first year: GHC 10,000 (5,000)2

for the second year: GHC 20,000 (10,000)2

for the third year: GHC 30,000 (15,000)2



_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual or by an entity employing less than 25 persons.


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Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if thechange occurred after the international filing dateDocument of assignment or transfer if the applicant has changedafter the international filing date and the change has not beenreflected in a notification from the International Bureau (FormPCT/IB/306)International application or translation to be furnished in threecopiesFurnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acidsequence listing in computer readable formDeclaration justifying the applicant’s right to a patent if he is not theinventor4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Ghana

Who can act as agent? Any attorney or lawyer registered in Ghana or any engineer or otherqualified scientist registered to practice before the Office




GM

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SUMMARY

GM REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT,DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR JUSTICE

(GAMBIA)

GM








Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, onlyas amended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report)


National fee:1 Currency: Gambian dalasi (GMD)

Filing fee: GMD2…



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in theGambia (a power of attorney must be furnished)

Who can act as agent? Any attorney or patent attorney registered in the Gambia

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The amount of the fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable

amount of fee.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



HU

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SUMMARY

HU HUNGARIAN PATENT OFFICE HUSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Hungarian





National fee:1 Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF)

National fee:

— where the Office is adesignated Office: HUF 20,000 plus

HUF 1,000 per claim in excess of 10

— where the Office is anelected Office: HUF 10,000 plus

HUF 500 per claim in excess of 10


No national fee is payable if the international application was filedwith the Hungarian Patent Office as receiving Office



Declaration of assignment where the applicant is not the inventor4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Hungary

Who can act as agent? Any Hungarian patent attorney or attorney-at-law





ID

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SUMMARY


ID





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Indonesian



Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report2)


National fee:1 Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR)

Filing fee: IDR 575,000

Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10: IDR 40,000

Substantive examination fee: IDR 2,000,000



_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Where the applicant furnishes only one translation and does not furnish the missing translation upon invitation by the office, the

latter will proceed upon the basis of the translation of the international application as originally filed or as amended, as the casemay be.


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ID


Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Indonesia


Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if thechange occurred after the international filing date and has not beenreflected in a notification from the International Bureau (FormPCT/IB/306)


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent consultant in Indonesia




IL

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SUMMARY

IL ISRAEL PATENT OFFICE ILSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 English or Hebrew


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originallyfiled and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report)


A copy is required only if the applicant expressly requests an earlierstart of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2) at a time whenthe applicant has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office hasnot received a copy of the international application from theInternational Bureau under PCT Article 20

National fee: Currency: New Israel shekel (ILS)

Filing fee: ILS 837



Document evidencing a change of name of applicant if the changeoccurred after the international filing date

Document of assignment or transfer if the applicant has changedafter the international filing date

Address for notification in Israel if the applicant is not resident inIsrael

Two copies of the international application (if in English) or of itstranslation

Verified translation of international application into English orHebrew

Verified translation of priority document, if any, into English orHebrew3

Who can act as agent? Any member of the Israel Bar Association or patent attorneyregistered and holding a current license to practice in Israel

_____________1 Where the translation of the application as filed or the translation of the application as amended is not furnished within the time

limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation within a timelimit of three months fixed in the invitation.

2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant tocomply with the requirement within a time limit of three months fixed in the invitation.

3 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.


IN

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SUMMARY

IN INDIAN PATENT OFFICE INSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase









A copy is required only if the applicant has not received FormPCT/IB/308 and the Patent Office has not received a copy of theinternational application from the International Bureau under PCTArticle 20.

National fee: Currency: Indian rupee (INR)

Filing fee:1 INR 5,000 (1,500)2





Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if thechange occurred after the international filing date and has not beenreflected in a notification from the International Bureau (FormPCT/IB/306)Declaration of inventorship by the applicant4

Statement regarding corresponding applications in other countriesPower of attorney if an agent is appointedAddress for service in India (but no representation by an agent isrequired)Verification of translationInternational application or translation to be furnished in threecopies



request by the applicant to proceed earlier with the national phase.2 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



IS

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SUMMARY

IS ICELANDIC PATENT OFFICE ISSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Icelandic, Danish, English, Norwegian or Swedish


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as original-ly filed or as amended together with any statement under PCTArticle 19, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings,abstract



National fee: Currency: Icelandic krona (ISK)

Basic fee:2 ISK 28,700

Claim fee for each claim inexcess of 10:3 ISK 1,330

Additional fee for late furnishingof translation:4 ISK 10,250

Annual fees for the firstthree years:5 ISK 7,680



_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). However, where a language other than

Icelandic was used the Office will, before the application is made available to the public, invite the applicant to furnish atranslation into Icelandic of the abstract, claims and text matter of the drawing which will appear with the abstract.


comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 Where the basic national fee has been paid within the applicable time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the prescribed

translation may be filed within a further period of two months, provided that it is accompanied by this fee.5 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date;



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IS




Appointment of an agent if applicant is not resident in Iceland

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Iceland




JP

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SUMMARY

JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE JPSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Japanese


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asoriginally filed or as amended, or both as originally filed and asamended, at applicant’s option2), any text matter of drawings,abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report2)


No. However, where the international application was filed inJapanese, a copy of any amendments under PCT Article 19 may berequired.

National fee:3 Currency: Japanese yen (JPY)

For patent:

Filing fee: JPY 21,000

For utility model:

Filing fee: JPY 14,000


None, but the fee for request for examination is reduced where aninternational search report has been established


When the applicant is a legal entity, indication of the name of anofficer representing that entity4 (the indication of such a name is notrequired where the legal entity is represented by a patent attorney)

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Japan5


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Where no translation of amendments is filed, the amendments are considered not to have been made. However, amendments may

be made as specified in paragraph JP.10 of the JP national chapter.3 If not already paid within the applicable time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the

national fee within a time limit fixed in the invitation. Where the translation of the international application is submitted in paperform, a special fee for conversion into electronic format is required.

4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant tocomply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

5 Must be appointed within three months after the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1); there willbe no invitation.


JP

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JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE[Continued]

JP

Special requirements of the Office(PCT Rule 51bis) [Continued]:

Where the person, the name or the residence of the applicant ischanged during the international phase and the change has not beenreflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a Notification of the Recordingof a Change (Form PCT/IB/306), a statement indicating the change(preferably on a special request form) and, in case of a change in theperson of the applicant, a document evidencing the change6

Where a change (addition and/or deletion) in the person of theinventor during the international phase has not been reflected in thePCT pamphlet or in a Notification of the Recording of a Change(Form PCT/IB/306), the correct indications relating to the inventor(preferably on a special transmittal form (Form 53)), a statementexplaining the reasons for the change and a written oath of allinventors6


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law or other person, resident inJapan

______________6 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1); if not furnished, the Office will invite the

applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.


KE

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SUMMARY

KE KENYA INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE KESummary of requirements for entry into the national phase










For patent:

National processing fee: USD 100

Annual fees for the second andsubsequent years, per year:2 USD 300

For utility model:

National processing fee: USD 30



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Kenya


Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office. A list ofregistered agents may be obtained from the Office.

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Late payment of annual fees is permitted in some circumstances subject to the payment of a surcharge. The first annual fee is due

within 24 months from the international filing date; where Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 30 months from the priority date ifthat time limit expires later.



KG

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SUMMARY

KG KYRGYZ PATENT OFFICE KGSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Kyrgyz or Russian






Filing and provisional examination fee:2 USD 80

Claim fee for each independent claim in excess of one:2 USD 40

Examination fee:3 USD 200

Claim examination fee for each independentclaim in excess of one:3 USD 100

Renewal fee for the third year: USD 80


Fees are reduced by 85% where the applicant is a natural person,by 75% where the applicant is a non-commercial organization, andby 50% where the applicant is a small enterprise


Instrument of assignment of the priority application where theapplicants are not identical5

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inKyrgyzstan


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with within

two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that a surcharge is paid.3 A written request for examination must be made and the examination fee simultaneously paid.4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



KP

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SUMMARY

KP INVENTION OFFICE OF THEDEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

KOREA

KP





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Korean





National fee:2 Currency: Won (KPW)

For patent:

Filing fee: Equivalent in KPWof Swiss francs 250

Additional fee for latefurnishing of the translation,per month: Equivalent in KPW

of Swiss francs 30

For inventor’s certificate: None



_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). If not already complied with within the time

limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that timelimit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation has been paid.

2 If not already paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay thenational fee within two months from the date of invitation.


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KP INVENTION OFFICE OF THEDEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

KOREA[Continued]

KP



Inventor’s declaration4

Assignment deed where the applicant is not the inventor4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea

Translation of the international application to be furnished in twocopies

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent resident in the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea


comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of invitation.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


KR

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KR





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Korean


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as origin-ally filed or as amended, together with any statement under PCTArticle 19, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings,abstract



National fee:2 Currency: Korean won (KRW)

For patent:Filing fee: KRW 39,000 plus

KRW 3,400 per sheetin excess of 20

Annual fees from the first tothe third year, per year: KRW 42,000

For utility model:Filing fee: KRW 26,000 plus

KRW 2,400 per sheetin excess of 20

Annual fees from the first tothe third year, per year: KRW 25,000


Filing fee, fee for request for examination and annual fees for thefirst to the third year are reduced by 70% where the applicant is anatural person and is also the inventor.


_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already paid within the applicable time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the

filing fee within a time limit fixed in the application.


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Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in theRepublic of Korea5

When the applicant is a legal entity, indication of the name of anofficer representing that entity3

Translation of the international application to be furnished in threecopies3

Translation into Korean of the priority document where it is notidentical with the international application; otherwise a writtenstatement confirming identity is sufficient6, 7


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered, attorney-at-law or other personresident in the Republic of Korea


comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.5 Must be appointed within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).6 Must be furnished within two months from the date of notification by the Office of receipt of a copy of the priority document from

the International Bureau.7 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of

whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024).


KZ

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SUMMARY

KZ KAZAKH PATENT OFFICE KZSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:2 Kazakh or Russian


Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, asamended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19),any text matter of drawings, abstract






Annual fees for the first three years, per year: USD 100





Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inKazakhstan


_____________1 This time limit can be extended by two months provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase.2 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). This time

limit can be extended by no more than two months if the applicant has paid additional fees.3 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) or within two months from the date of entry into the

national phase. This time limit can be extended by two months, provided that a surcharge of 20% is paid.4 Must be paid for requesting substantive examination after publication of the information on issuing the provisional patent within

three years from the international filing date or five years from the international filing date if the duration of the provisional patenthas been prolongated.

5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant tocomply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of the invitation.



LK

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LK NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE (SRI LANKA)

LK










National fee:2 Currency: Sri Lanka rupee (LKR)

Application fee: LKR 2,000




Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent where theapplicant is not the inventor3

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inSri Lanka

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law, resident in Sri Lanka

_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



LR

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SUMMARY

LR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSBUREAU OF ARCHIVES, PATENTS,TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHT

(LIBERIA)

LR










National fee:1 Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD)

Filing fee: LRD 75



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Liberia

Oath or declaration of the inventor3

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered by the Legal Bar Association




LS

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LS REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICE(LESOTHO)

LS







Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend-ed only), any text matter of drawings

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amendedby the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)


National fee:1 Currency: Lesotho loti (LSM)

For patent:

Application fee: LSM 250 (100)2

First annual fee:3 LSM 45 (25)2

For utility model:

Application fee: LSM 150 (50)2

First annual fee:3 LSM 40 (20)2




Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Lesotho

Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner practicing and resident in Lesotho

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by individuals or “small entities.” The Registrar General will determine

whether an entity is eligible as a small entity, in accordance with the definition in the First Schedule of Fees.3 Late payment of annual fees is permitted in some circumstances subject to payment of a surcharge. The first annual fee is due

within 24 months from the international filing date; where Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 months from the priority date ifthat time limit expires later.




LT

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SUMMARY

LT LITHUANIAN PATENT OFFICE LTSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the Lithuanian Patent Office is desired:




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Lithuanian





National fee: Currency: Lithuanian litas (LTL)

Filing fee:2 LTL 600

Claim fee for eachclaim in excess of 10:3 LTL 40




Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Lithuania



If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation(EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LT inVolume II

_____________1 Must be furnished within three months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of entry into the national phase.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


LU

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SUMMARY

LU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE(LUXEMBOURG)

LU




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 French or German



Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originallyfiled and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report), abstract


National fee:1 Currency: Luxembourg franc (LUF) or Belgian franc (BEF)

Filing fee: LUF or BEF 600

Publication fee: LUF or BEF 175

First annual fee: LUF or BEF 800

Second annual fee: LUF or BEF 1,000

Third annual fee: LUF or BEF 1,200


No filing fee is payable if the international application was filedwith the Intellectual Property Office of Luxembourg as receivingOffice



Deed of assignment of the priority rights where the applicants arenot identical3

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inLuxembourgTranslation to be furnished in three copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent registered to practice in Luxembourg or anymember of the Luxembourg Bar

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within one month after the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



LV

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SUMMARY

LV LATVIAN PATENT OFFICE LVSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the Latvian Patent Office is desired:




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1

Latvian, English, French, German or Russian (claims, abstract andtext matter of drawings must be in Latvian)


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract



National fee: Currency: Latvian lat (LVL)

Filing fee:2 LVL 50

Claim fee for eachclaim in excess of 10:3 LVL 15


National fees are reduced by 60% where the applicant is also theinventor and by 80% where the applicant/inventor is a pensioner ora student



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Latvia



If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation(EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LV inVolume II

_____________1 Must be furnished within one month from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within one month from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 If not already complied with within one month from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the

Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of receipt of theinvitation.



MA

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MA





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 French


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asoriginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract



Applicant should only send a copy of the international application ifhe/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has notreceived a copy of the international application from theInternational Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the casewhere the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the nationalphase under PCT Article 23(2).

National fee: Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)

For patent or certificate of addition:

Filing fee:1 MAD 405

Publication fee:1 MAD 405

Surcharge according to lengthof text2

Surcharge for each sheetof drawings in excess of 4: MAD 162

For patent:

Maintenance fee:— for the second year: MAD 270— for the third year: MAD 270



_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Surcharge calculated on the basis of the number of lines of the description and claims in excess of 300 lines, as indicated in

separate schedule of fees.


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MA


Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Morocco



Copy or translation of the international application to be furnished inthree copies

Translation of the cover page of the priority document

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Morocco


comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.


MD

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SUMMARY

MD MOLDOVA PATENT OFFICE MDSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Romanian






For patent:



Annual fee for the 1st to the 5th year, per year: USD 100

For utility model:



The examination fee is USD 300 where an international searchreport or an international preliminary examination report has beenestablished




Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in theRepublic of Moldova


_____________1 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



MG

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SUMMARY

MG INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE OFMADAGASCAR

MG





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 French


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, only asamended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), anytext matter of drawings, abstract



National fee: Currency: Malagasy franc (MGF)

Filing fee:2 MGF 400,000

Annual fees:3

— for the 3rd to the 5th year, per year: MGF 200,000

— for the 6th to the 10th year, per year: MGF 600,000

— for the 11th to the 15th year, per year: MGF 1,000,000

— for the 16th to the 20th year, per year: MGF 1,200,000

Fee for requesting extension of protectionbeyond the 15th year: MGF 110,000


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the

filing fee within a time limit of four months after receipt of that invitation.3 The fee for the third year is due within 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due

within 30 months from the priority date if that 30-month time limit expires later.


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[Continued]

MG




Deed of assignment or declaration concerning the inventor and theright of the applicant to apply for a patent5

Declaration by the applicant concerning his right to claim priority ofthe earlier application, if he did not apply himself for that earlierapplication5

Appointment of an agent if applicant is not resident in Madagascar


Who can act as agent? Any patent agent resident in Madagascar having the right topractice before the Office. A list of registered patent agents may beobtained from the Office.


comply with the requirement within a time limit of four months from the date of receipt of the invitation.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


MK

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SUMMARY


REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA)

MK


If grant of a national patent by the Industrial Property Protection Office (Theformer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) is desired:




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Macedonian


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend-ed only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any textmatter of drawings



National fee: Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD)

Filing fee:1 MKD 800



Appointment of an agent if applicant is not resident in the formerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the priority applicationwhere the applicants are not identical4

Evidence concerning exceptions to lack of novelty if the applicantclaims such exceptions in respect of an international application






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MK


If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation(EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and MK inVolume II


MN

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SUMMARY

MN MONGOLIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE

MN





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Mongolian





National fee:2 Currency: Mongolian tugrik (MNT)

Annual fee for the period fromthe 1st to the 3rd year:3 MNT 8,000




Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Mongolia

Inventor’s declaration5

Assignment deed where the applicant is not the inventor5


Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Mongolia, registered topractice as a patent agent before the Office


furnish a complete translation within two months from the date of the invitation.2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation.3 This fee is due within 23 months or, where PCT Article 39(1) applies, within 33 months from the priority date.4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


MW

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SUMMARY

MW MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, DEPARTMENTOF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL (MALAWI)

MW










National fee:1 Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK)

Fee for lodging complete specification: MWK 500




Declaration concerning the inventor where the applicant is not theinventor3, 4

Appointment of an agent3

Verified translation of priority document into English5

Who can act as agent? Any person registered as a patent attorney or attorney at law beforethe Ministry of Justice of Malawi

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant

to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.5 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.


MX

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SUMMARY


MX







Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asamended only, together with any statement under Article 19), anytext matter of drawings, abstract



National fee:2 Currency: Mexican peso (MXP)

For patent:

Filing fee: MXP 3,1573

MXP 2,1054

For utility model:

Filing fee: MXP 9143

MXP 6094


Applicants which are inventors, small- or medium-sized enterprises,public or private institutions of higher education or public sectorscientific or technological institutions may pay 50% of theapplicable fees in accordance with Title II of the Industrial PropertyLaw as well as 50% of those related to technical information.


_____________1 Where the filing fee has been paid and a copy of the international application has been provided to the Office within the time limit

applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit.2 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The national fees include the applicable

taxes prescribed in the national law.3 Payable where the national phase is entered under PCT Article 22. This fee includes a 25% reduction based on the establishment

of an international search report.4 Payable where the national phase is entered under PCT Article 39(1). This fee includes a 50% reduction based on the

establishment of an international preliminary examination report.


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MX


Document evidencing the entitlement to apply for a patent6

Instrument of assignment where the applicants in the national phaseand international phase are not identical

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Mexico

Who can act as agent? Any resident or national of Mexico




MZ

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SUMMARY

MZ CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OFINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

(MOZAMBIQUE)

MZ





Translation of international applicationrequired into: Portuguese





National fee:1 Currency: Mozambique metical (MZM)

Filing fee: MZM2…



Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if thechange occurred after the international filing date and has not beenreflected in the international publication or in a notification from theInternational Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)

Instrument of assignment if the applicant is not the inventor5

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inMozambique


_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The amount of the fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or agent should be consulted for the latest

applicable schedule of fees.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant

to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


NO

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SUMMARY

NO NORWEGIAN PATENT OFFICE NOSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Norwegian


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as original-ly filed or as amended, at applicant’s option), any text matter ofdrawings, abstract



No, where the international application was filed in a language otherthan Norwegian

Yes, where it was filed in Norwegian1

National fee: Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)

Basic fee:2 NOK 1,000 (800)3

Examination fee:2 NOK 2,000 (none)3

Claim fee for each claim inexcess of 10:2 NOK 200

Additional fee for late furnishingof translation or copy:1 NOK 800

Annual fees for the firstthree years:4 NOK 1,500



_____________1 Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be

filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translationor copy has been paid within those two months.

2 Must be paid within the limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 The amount in parentheses is applicable where the applicant is a physical person or a legal entity with less than 20 permanent

employees.4 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date;



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NO





Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Norway

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Norway




NZ

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NZ










Applicant should only send a copy of the international application ifhe/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has notreceived a copy of the international application from theInternational Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the casewhere the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the nationalphase under PCT Article 23(2).

National fee:1 Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)

For patent or patent of addition:

Filing fee: NZD 250





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Declaration concerning the inventor and the right of the applicant toapply for a patent3

Address for service in New Zealand (no representation by an agentis required but, if an agent is appointed, a power of attorney must befurnished)

Verification of translation of international application

Who can act as agent? Any individual, partnership or body corporate. A list of registeredpatent attorneys may be obtained from the Office.




OA

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SUMMARY


OA





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 English or French


1Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, asamended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19),any text matter of drawings, abstract



National fee: Currency: CFA franc BEAC (XAF)

Patent Utility ModelFiling fee:1 XAF 200,000 XAF 60,000Fee for priority claims,per priority:2 XAF 56,000 XAF 25,000Publication fee:2 XAF 325,000 XAF 145,000Claim fee for each claimin excess of 10:2 XAF 40,000 NoneFee for acceptance ofdescription and drawings:2

– for 11 to 20 sheets XAF 97,000 XAF 65,000– for 21 to 30 sheets XAF 165,000 XAF 100,000– for 31 to 40 sheets XAF 233,000 XAF 135,000– after 40 for each

set of 10 sheets XAF 68,000 XAF 35,000Annual fee for thesecond year:3 XAF 195,000 NoneAnnual fee for thethird year:4 XAF 195,000 None


_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Due within six months from the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 This fee is due, where PCT Article 22 applies, within 20 months from the priority date or within 12 months from the international

filing date, whichever expires later; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 30 months from the priority date.4 This fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 30 months

from the priority date if that time limit expires later.


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Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in a memberState of OAPI

Translation of priority document into English or French7

Instrument of assignment of the priority application where the appli-cants are not identical6

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law registered to practice beforeOAPI

______________5 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.6 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.7 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.


PL

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SUMMARY

PL POLISH PATENT OFFICE PLSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase



Translation of international applicationrequired into: Polish


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstractUnder PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report)


National fee: Currency: Polish zloty (PLZ)For patent or utility model:— where international preliminary

examination has been carried out: PLZ 210— where no international preliminary

examination has been carried out: PLZ 420— additional fee for each sheet in excess of 20: PLZ 25Fee for priority claims, per priority: PLZ 40




Statement justifying the applicant’s priority right where theapplicants are not identical3

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in PolandTranslation of the priority document into Polish if it is not inEnglish, French, German or Russian4


Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney resident in Poland


comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.2 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.4 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.


PT

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SUMMARY

PT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIALPROPERTY (PORTUGAL)

PT





Translation of international applicationrequired into: Portuguese





National fee:1 Currency: Portuguese escudo (PTE)

For patent:

Filing fee: PTE 9,300

Examination fee: PTE 20,000

Fee for the submission of eachapplication or document: PTE 800

For utility model:

Filing fee: PTE 8,300

Examination fee: PTE 16,500

Fee for the submission of eachapplication or document: PTE 800




Deed of assignment or transfer if the applicant is not the inventor3

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Portugal

Who can act as agent? Any person with the right to practice before the Office

_____________1 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the applicant may still file the

translation and/or pay the fee within two months from the expiration of the applicable time limit, subject to the payment of asurcharge equal to 50% of the filing fee.




RO

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SUMMARY


RO


If grant of a national patent by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks(Romania) is desired:



Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Romanian


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underPCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstractUnder PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report)



Filing fee: USD 30Fee for priority claims, per priority: USD 50Examination fee: USD 600Annual fee for the first three years: USD 240


For international applications entering the national phase the searchfee is reduced by 50%




Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Romania


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 For further details on the fee structure and applicable time limits see Annex RO.I of the National Chapter RO.3 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



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Who can act as agent? Any industrial property agent resident in Romania whose nameappears on the register kept in the Office

If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation(EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and RO in Volume II


RU

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SUMMARY

RU RUSSIAN PATENT OFFICE RUSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Russian


Under PCT Article 22: Request,2 description, claims (if amended,as originally filed or as amended, if the applicant wishes theamendments to form the basis for the proceedings, together with anystatement under PCT Article 193), any text matter of drawings,abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Request,2 description, claims, any textmatter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended,as originally filed or as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report, if the applicant wishes theamendments to form the basis for the proceedings3)



For patent:


Examination fee:

— for one invention: USD 300

— for each invention in excess of one: USD 240

Annual fee for the third year:5 USD 100

For utility model:




Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in theRussian Federation6


_____________1 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Not required if the form for entry into the national phase is used.3 In certains circumstances, the Office is entitled to require both the translation of the international application as originally filed and

as amended; in such a case, the Office will invite the applicant to supply the missing translation.4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.5 This fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 months

from the priority date if that 31-month time limit expires later.6 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.


SD

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SUMMARY


OFFICE (SUDAN)

SD





Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Arabic or English





National fee:1 Currency: Sudanese pound (SDP)

Filing fee: SDP 50




Address for service in the Sudan (but no representation by an agentis required)

Who can act as agent? Lawyers authorized to work in the Sudan under the Legal ProfessionAct 1983, or any other substitute Act

Chartered accountants authorized to work in the Sudan

Nationals of the Sudan graduated from a Sudanese university or inpossession of an equivalent degree

Any Sudanese national with at least five years’ experience in thefield of patents




SE

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SUMMARY

SE SWEDISH PATENT OFFICE SESummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Swedish


Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as original-ly filed or as amended, at applicant’s option), any text matter ofdrawings, abstract



No, where the international application was filed in a language otherthan Swedish

Yes, where it was filed in Swedish1

National fee: Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)

Filing fee:2

Entry fee: SEK 800

Search fee: SEK 3,000

Claim fee for each claim inexcess of 10: SEK 100

Additional fee for late furnishingof translation or copy:1 SEK 500

Annual fee for the firstthree years:3 SEK 800



_____________1 Where the filing fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy of the

international application may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee forlate furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within those two months.

2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date;



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Special requirements of the Office(PCT Rule 51bis): 4








SG

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SG







Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended, together with any statement underPCT Article 19),2 any text matter of drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both asoriginally filed and as amended by the annexes to the internationalpreliminary examination report)2


National fee: Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)

National (filing) fee: 1 SGD 160




request by the applicant to proceed earlier with the national phase.2 Where the translation of the international application furnished by the applicant contains only the translation of the international

application as amended, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation of the international application asoriginally filed; if the missing translation of the international application as originally filed is still not furnished, the internationalapplication will be considered to be withdrawn. Where the translation of the international application furnished by the applicantcontains only the translation of the international application as originally filed, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish themissing translation of the amendments; if the missing translation of the amendments is still not furnished, the amendments will bedisregarded.


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Verification of translation of international application3


Verified translation of priority document into English5, 6

Address for service in Singapore (but no representation by an agentis required)7

Who can act as agent? Any person appointed by the applicant

______________3 Must be furnished within 2 months from the time limit for entering the national phase.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.5 Must be furnished within eight months from the time limit for entering the national phase or the date of filing of Patents Form 14

and payment of the prescribed fee under Rule 47 for the grant of a patent, whichever is earlier.6 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether

the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024).7 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



SI

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SUMMARY

SI SLOVENIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYOFFICE

SI


If grant of a national patent by the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office isdesired:




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Slovene





National fee:1 Currency: Slovenian tolar (SIT)

Filing fee: SIT 7,000

Page fee per sheet over 30: SIT 100



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Slovenia

Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the priority applicationwhere the applicants are not identical4


If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation(EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and SI in Volume II




SK

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SUMMARY

SK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE(SLOVAKIA)

SK





Translation of international applicationrequired into: Slovak





National fee: Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK)

Filing fee:1 SKK 1,600





Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Slovakia

Three copies of translation of international application and threecopies of drawings for patent

Two copies of translation of international application and two copiesof drawings for utility model

Power of attorney must be furnished in duplicate if the internationalapplication is for both a patent and a utility model

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent, attorney or commercial lawyer (natural or legalperson) registered in Slovakia

_____________1 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



SL

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SUMMARY

SL ADMINISTRATOR AND REGISTRARGENERAL’S DEPARTMENT (SIERRA LEONE)

SL










National fee:1 Currency: Sierra Leonean leone (SLL)

For patent:

National fee: SLL2…

For utility model:

National fee: SLL2…



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in SierraLeone

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Sierra Leone

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The amounts of the fees are not yet known. They will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable

amounts of fees.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



TJ

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SUMMARY

TJ TAJIK PATENT OFFICE TJSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Tajik (Farsi) or Russian






For patent:

Filing fee:2

– for one invention: USD 50

– for each invention in excess of one: USD 20

Examination fee:

– for one invention: USD 410

– for each invention in excess of one: USD 330

Annual fee for the third year: USD 50

For utility model:

Filing fee:2 USD 30


The examination fee is reduced by 20% where an internationalsearch or an international preliminary examination report has beenestablished


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with within two

months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that a surcharge is paid.


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TJ


Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicantsare not identical3, 4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Tajikistan






TM

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SUMMARY

TM TURKMEN PATENT OFFICE TMSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Turkmen or Russian







Claim fee for each independentclaim in excess of one:2 USD 25

Maintenance fee for patent (provisional patent),for the first year: USD 50


The examination fee is reduced where an international search or aninternational preliminary examination report has been established


Instrument of assignment of the priority application where theapplicants are not identical3, 4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inTurkmenistan3


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to



TR

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TR TURKISH PATENT INSTITUTE TRSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:3 Turkish





National fee:3 Currencies: Turkish lira (TRL) and Swiss franc (CHF)

For patent:

Filing fee: CHF 200

Fee for grant of letters patent: TRL 50,000,000

For utility model:

Filing fee: CHF 200

First annual fee: TRL 50,000,000


No search fee is payable where an international search report hasbeen established

No examination fee is payable where an international preliminaryexamination report has been established


_____________1 23 months from the priority date provided the applicant pays the fee for requesting extension of time for entry into the national

phase.2 33 months from the priority date provided the applicant pays the fee for requesting extension of time for entry into the national

phase.3 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). However, the national fee may still be

paid within seven calendar days from the date of entry into the national phase and the translation may still be filed within onemonth, or an additional three months, from the date of entry into the national phase.


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Declaration justifying the applicant’s right to claim priority wherehe is different from the applicant having filed the earlier applicationthe priority of which is claimed6

Any evidence concerning non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptionsto lack of novelty, such as disclosures resulting from abuse,disclosures at certain exhibitions and disclosures by the applicantwithin a period of 12 months preceding the international filing date,or if priority is claimed, preceding the priority date

Where the person of the applicant has changed after entry into thenational phase, a document of assignment and a power of attorney

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Turkey

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice as a patent attorneybefore the Office




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TT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE(TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)

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National fee: Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)

For patent:

Filing fee:1 TTD 2,000

Fee for search and substantive examination: TTD 1,500

Annual fee for the first three years: TTD 1,000


Filing fee:1 TTD 1,000





Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not a citizen or apermanent resident of Trinidad and Tobago or if his principal placeof business is outside Trinidad and Tobago

Who can act as agent? Any agent admitted to practice as a patent agent in Trinidad andTobago. A list of patent agents admitted to practice may beobtained from the Office




UA

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SUMMARY

UA UKRAINE PATENT OFFICE UASummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Ukrainian






For patent:



For utility model:

Filing fee: 1 USD 60


The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an internationalsearch report has been established or a decision to grant a patent hasbeen taken in a State having a substantive examination system forgranting patents



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Ukraine


_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 A written request for examination must be made and the examination fee must be paid within three years from the international

filing date.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


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UG PATENTS REGISTRY, REGISTRARGENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF

JUSTICE (UGANDA)

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National fee:1 Currency: Uganda shilling (UGS)

For patent:

National processing fee: UGS 180,000

Grant and publication fee: UGS 300,000

Annual fee for the second year:2 UGS 48,000


National processing fee: UGS 60,000


Special requirements of the Office(PCT Rule 51bis):3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Uganda

Who can act as agent? Any agent who has the right to represent applicants before theOffice. A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 This fee is due, where PCT Article 22 applies, within 21 months from the priority date or within 12 months from the international

filing date, whichever expires later; where Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 months from the priority date. Late payment ofannual fees is permitted subject to the payment of a surcharge.



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Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended,both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statementunder PCT Article 19), any text matter in the drawings, abstract2

Under PCT Article 39(1): Request, description, claims, any textmatter in the drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has beenamended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes tothe international preliminary examination report)2

Is a copy of the international applicationrequired?3

Applicant should only send a copy of the international application ifhe/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the USPTO has notreceived a copy of the international application from theInternational Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the casewhere the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the nationalphase under PCT Article 23(2).No copy is required if the international application was filed withthe USPTO as receiving Office. A copy of amendments of theclaims filed under PCT Article 19 with the International Bureau isrequired under the conditions indicated in the previous paragraph.


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with in

response to a notice sent to the applicant, provided that a processing fee is paid for furnishing the translation later.2 If the translation of the amendments is not furnished, the amendments are considered to be cancelled (37 CFR 1.494(d)

and 1.495(d)).3 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


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National fee:4 Currency: US dollar (USD)Basic national fee (37 CFR 1.492(a)(1)-(5)):5

— where a preliminary examinationfee has been paid on the internationalapplication to the USPTO: USD 690 (345)6

— where no preliminary examinationfee has been paid to the USPTO, but asearch fee has been paid on the internationalapplication to the USPTO as anInternational Searching Authority: USD 710 (355)6

— where no preliminary examinationfee has been paid and no search fee has beenpaid on the international application to theUSPTO and no international search reporthas been prepared by the EuropeanPatent Office or the Japan Patent Office: USD 1,000 (500)6

— where an international search report hasbeen prepared by the European PatentOffice or the Japan Patent Office: USD 860 (430)6

— where the international preliminaryexamination report prepared by theUSPTO states that the criteria of novelty,inventive step (non-obviousness) andindustrial applicability, as defined inPCT Article 33(1) to (4), have beensatisfied for all the claims presented in theinternational application enteringthe national phase: USD 100 (50)6

Additional fee for each claim inindependent form in excess of three:7 USD 80 (40)6

Additional fee for each claim, indepen-dent or dependent, in excess of 20:7 USD 18 (9)6

In addition, if the application contains one or more multiple dependent claims,per application:7 USD 270 (135)6

Surcharge for filing oath or declarationafter the expiration of the time limitapplicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1): USD 130 (65)6

Processing fee for filing English-languagetranslation after the expiration of the timelimit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1): USD 1308


______________4 Certain of these fees are subject to periodic change. The United States Patent and Trademark Office or the Official Gazette of the

United States Patent and Trademark Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts.5 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).6 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by a “small entity.” “Small entity” status can be established by a simple

written assertion of entitlement to “small entity” status, or by payment of the exact amount of one of the “small entity” basicnational fees set forth in 37 CFR 1.492 (a)(1) to (5) (see 37 CFR 1.27 and Volume II, Annex US.V). Fees are subject to periodicchange. Current PCT-related fees can be found in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

7 If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time limit fixed in the invitation.8 This fee is unaffected by small entity status.


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Reductions of the national fees are indicated under the national feeslisted above


Oath or declaration of the inventor9, 10

Declaration as to the applicant’s entitlement to claim priority of theearlier application10

Information disclosure statement is recommended11


Who can act as agent? Patent attorneys and patent agents registered to practice before theUSPTO. A list of registered patent attorneys and agents may beobtained from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, and on the Internet athttp://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/roster/index.html.

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9 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with inresponse to a notice sent to the applicant, provided that a surcharge is paid for furnishing the oath or declaration later.

10 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.11 Should be filed within three months from performing the acts for entering the national phase (see 37 CFR 1.491).


UZ

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UZ UZBEK PATENT OFFICE UZSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase




Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Uzbek or Russian






For patent:


Claim fee for each independentclaim in excess of one:2 USD 150

Fee for priority claims, per priority:2 USD 150


Maintenance fee for provisional patentfor the first three years, per year: USD 600

Maintenance fee for patent for thefirst three years: USD 600

For utility model:



The examination fee is reduced by 20% where an internationalsearch or an international preliminary examination report has beenestablished


_____________1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


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Instrument of assignment of the priority application where theapplicants are not identical3, 4

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inUzbekistan5




comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.5 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


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Translation of international applicationrequired into:1 Vietnamese






For patent:

Filing fee: USD 40

Additional fee for each sheet in excess of five: USD 3

Fee for priority claims, per priority: USD 70

For utility model:

Filing fee: USD 40





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Instrument of assignment where the applicant is not the inventor3

Instrument of assignment of the priority rights where the applicantsare not identical3

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Viet Nam



Who can act as agent? Any attorney with the right to practice before the Office


comply with the requirement within a time limit which will be fixed in the invitation.3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.


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Translation of international applicationrequired into:3 Serbian





National fee:3 Currency: Yugoslavian dinar (YUD)

For patent:

Filing fee: YUD 600

Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10: YUD 120

Additional fee for late entry into the 50% of thenational phase: filing fee

Examination fee: YUD 2,400

Publication fee: YUD 30

Annual fee for the first three years: YUD 400

For petty patent:

Filing fee: YUD 480

Additional fee for late entry into the 50% of thenational phase: filing fee




_____________1 21 months from the priority date, provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase.2 31 months from the priority date, provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase.3 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).


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Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident inYugoslavia

Instrument of assignment of the international application if theapplicant has changed after the international filing date and thechange has not been reflected in a notification from the InternationalBureau (Form PCT/IB/306)





Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent agent before the Office,or any attorney-at-law registered in Yugoslavia




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SUMMARY

ZA SOUTH AFRICAN PATENTS ANDTRADE MARKS OFFICE

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Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter ofdrawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only asamended by the annexes to the international preliminaryexamination report)


National fee: 1 Currency: South African rand (ZAR)

Filing fee: ZAR 266

First annual fee:2 ZAR 60



Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in SouthAfrica

Verified translation of the international application to be furnishedin duplicate

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered before the Office

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 The first annual fee is due within three years from the international filing date.3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to

comply with the requirement within a time limit of one month.


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ZW ZIMBABWE PATENT OFFICE ZWSummary of requirements for entry into the national phase








Is a copy of the international applicationrequired? Yes

National fee:1 Currency: Zimbabwe dollar (ZWD)

Filing fee: ZWD 1,000



Address for service in Zimbabwe (no representation by an agent isrequired but, if an agent is appointed, a power of attorney must befurnished)

Instrument of assignment of the international application if theapplicant has changed after the international filing date and thechange has not been reflected in the international publication or in anotification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)

Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if thechange occurred after the international filing date and has not beenreflected in the international publication or in a notification from theInternational Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)

Verified translation of the international application to be furnishedin duplicate

Verified translation of the priority document4

Who can act as agent? An attorney, legal practitioner or patent agent. A list of registeredagents may be obtained from the Office.

_____________1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant

to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.3 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.4 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.
