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PCT Referenced Items (265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284)
(273)		   Notice Concerning European Patent Office
			    Competence to Act as a
		     Patent Cooperation Treaty Authority

   The European Patent Office (EPO) has notified the International
Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the EPO will
resume its competence to act as both an International Searching
Authority and an International Preliminary Examining Authority for
applications relating to the fields of biotechnology and
telecommunications filed by applicants who are U.S. residents or
nationals. However, the EPO will continue not to be a
competent International Searching Authority and an International
Preliminary Examining Authority for business methods applications. For
the definition of what the EPO considers to be precluded subject matter
in the field of business methods, applicants should see the "Notice
from the President of the European Patent Office" dated 26 November
2001, and which is attached to this Notice as Annex A. The text of the
letter is attached to this Notice as Annex B.

   The EPO will resume acting as a competent International Searching
Authority (ISA), within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after 01 January 2004 in the USPTO or International Bureau (IB) as
receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of biotechnology. However, the EPO will
not be a competent ISA for international applications filed
by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or International Bureau
(IB) as receiving Office on or after 01 March 2002 and before 01
January 2004, where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of biotechnology. See Notice Concerning EPO
Competence to Act as PCT Authority, 1255 Off. Gaz. Pat.
Office 878 (Feb. 19, 2002). Furthermore, the EPO will continue
not to be a ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3),
for international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on
or after 01 March 2002 in the USPTO or International Bureau (IB) as
receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of business methods.

   The EPO will resume acting as a competent International
Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), within the meaning of PCT
Article 32(3), for international applications filed by U.S. residents
or nationals on or after 01 January 2004 in the USPTO or IB as
receiving Office, where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of biotechnology and where the EPO acted as the
ISA. However, the EPO will not be a competent IPEA for
international applications filed before 01 January 2004 by U.S.
residents or nationals in the USPTO or International Bureau (IB) as
receiving Office where the corresponding demand was filed with the EPO
on or after 01 March 2002, where the application contains one or more
claims directed to the field of biotechnology.

   As of 01 July 2004, the EPO will resume acting as a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for demands filed by
U.S. residents or nationals on or after 01 July 2004 for international
applications filed in the USPTO or IB as receiving Office, where the
application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
telecommunication and where the EPO acted as the ISA. However, the EPO
will not be a competent IPEA for international applications
filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or International
Bureau (IB) as receiving Office where the corresponding demand was
filed with the EPO on or after 01 March 2002 and before 01 July 2004,
where the application contains one or more claims directed to the field
of telecommunications.

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   The EPO will continue not to be a competent IPEA,
within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international applications
filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as receiving
Office where the corresponding demand is filed with the EPO on or after
01 March 2002, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of business methods. This limitation applies to
all demands received at the EPO on or after 01 March 2002 including
demands in applications that were filed before 01 March 2002 for which
the EPO was still the competent ISA.

   Residents or nationals of the U.S. should not select the EPO
as the ISA/IPEA when filing applications in the field of business
methods nor select the EPO as the IPEA prior to 01 July 2004 when
filing a demand in an international application in the field of
telecommunications. The classification of an international application
is a function of the ISA (PCT Rule 43.3(b)), and as such, the United
States Receiving Office (RO/US) has neither the resources nor the
authority to determine if applications fall within the above
International Patent Classification Units. Therefore, the RO/US will
rely solely on applicant determinations as to the area of
classification and the resulting competency of the EPO, and as such,
the RO/US will forward to the EPO all applications in which the EPO is
indicated as the ISA/IPEA in our normal course of doing business.

							   STEPHEN G. KUNIN
						    Deputy Commissioner for
						  Patent Examination Policy

Annex A

   Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated
26 November 2001 concerning limitation of the EPO's competence as a PCT
authority

Limitation criteria

   1. Pursuant to Article 3(4)(a)(ii) of the PCT Agreement between the
European Patent Organization and the International Bureau of the World
Intellectual Property Organization, as amended with effect from 1
November 2001 (OJ EPO 2001,601), the European Patent Office (EPO) will
not carry out


   (a) international search in respect of any international application
filed on or after 1 March 2002 by a national or resident of the United
States of America with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) or the International Bureau (IB) as receiving Office where such
application contains one or more claims relating to the fields of
biotechnology or business methods, as defined by the International
Patent Classification units indicated below in paragraphs 3 and 4.


   (b) international preliminary examination in respect of any
international application filed by a national or resident of the United
States of America with the USPTO or the IB as receiving Office where
the corresponding demand is filed with the EPO on or after 1 March 2002
and the application contains one or more claims relating to the fields
of biotechnology or business methods as referred to in sub-paragraph
(a) above or to the field of telecommunication as defined by the
International Patent Classification unit indicated below in paragraph
5.

   2. Without prejudice to the right of the EPO to issue any further
notice under Article 3(4) of the PCT Agreement which it may consider
necessary, the initial duration of these limitations will be three
years (Article 3(4)(c) of the PCT Agreement).
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International Patent Classification

   3. Biotechnology

      C12M	Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology

      C12N	Micro-organisms or enzymes; compositions thereof

      C12P	Fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a
		desired chemical compound or composition or to separate
		optical isomers from a racemic mixture

      C12Q	Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or
		micro-organisms; compositions or test papers therefor;
		processes of preparing such compositions; condition-
		responsive control in microbiological or enzymological
		processes

      C07K	Peptides

      G01N33/50 (including subdivisions) Chemical analysis of
		biological material, e.g. blood, urine; testing involving
		biospecific ligand binding methods; immunological testing

      A61K39 	Medicinal preparations containing antigens or
		antibodies

      A61K48 	Medicinal preparations containing genetic material
		which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat
		genetic diseases; gene therapy

      A01H 	New plants or processes for obtaining them; plant
		reproduction by tissue culture techniques

   For information: U.S. classes covering corresponding subject-matter

      424 Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

      435 Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

      436 Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing

      514 Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

      530 Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or
	  proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof

      536 Organic compounds-part of the class 532-570 series

      800 Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof

      930 Peptide or protein sequence

   4. Business method related inventions

      GO6F17/60	Digital computing or data processing equipment or
		methods, specially adapted for specific functions:
		administrative, commercial, managerial, supervisory or
		forecasting purposes. If an application falls within this
		subgroup but does not relate to business methods, the EPO's
		competence is not affected.

   For information: U.S. class covering corresponding subject-matter


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      705 Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or
	  cost/price determination

   5. Telecommunication

      H04 	Electric communication technique with the exception of
		H04N: pictorial communication, e.g. television

   For information: U.S. classes covering corresponding subject-matter

      370 Multiplex communications

      375 Pulse or digital communications

      379 Telephonic communication

      380 Cryptography

      381 Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

      455 Telecommunications

Notes

   6. The EPO is no longer the competent authority within the meaning of
Article 16(3)(b)1 and Article 32(3)2 PCT for applications meeting the
criteria defined in paragraph 1.

   7. Paragraph 1 also applies to applications filed with the IB
rather than the USPTO by two or more applicants,

   - at least one of whom is a national or resident of the USA, and
   - none of whom are nationals or residents of an EPC contracting state.

   8. It is not possible to reassign competence to the EPO by
changing the applicant after the application has been filed with the
USPTO or the IB.

   9. The limitation criteria in paragraph 1(b) apply to all
demands for international preliminary examination received at the EPO
on or after 1 March 2002 (sic), which means they are also applicable to
applications filed before 1 March 2002 for which the EPO was still the
competent International Searching Authority.

1 The receiving Office deletes the indication of any
non-competent International Searching Authority ex officio (Receiving
Office Guidelines, No. 115, PCT Gazette - IV, 29 of 17 September 1998).

2 Demands for international preliminary examination
submitted to a non-competent authority are subject to Rule 59.3 PCT.

Annex B

Mr. James E. Rogan
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
US Department of Commerce
Box 4
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231 U.S.A.

BY FAX: +1-703 305 8664

						Zeichen/Reference/Reference
		       						 57.8.10/11
		       					    Datum/Date/Date
		       						 31.10.2003

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Dear Mr Rogan,

   I refer to the notice dated 26 November 2001 issued pursuant to Article
3(4)(aii) of the Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the POT (OJ
EPO 1/2002, 52, copy enclosed) and now wish to advise you that
paragraphs 1(a) and (b) of that notice are to be amended as follows:

   The reference to the field of biotechnology is deleted from paragraphs
1(a) and (b) with effect for all international applications filed from
1 January 2004 and the reference to the field of telecommunication is
deleted from paragraph 1(b) with effect for all demands filed as from 1
July 2004.

   The effect of these changes is that the EPO will resume its competence
as International Seaching Authority and International Preliminary
Examining Authority for international applications filed as from 1
January 2004 by nationals or residents of the United States of America
where such applications contain one or more claims relating to the
field biotechnology as defined by the International Patent
Classification Unit indicated in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the notice.

   The EPO wifl also resume its competence as as lnternational Preliminary
Examining Authority in respect of international applications filed by
nationals or residents of the United States of America containing one
or more claims relating to the field of telecommunications as defined
by the International Patent Classification Unit indicated in paragraph
5 of the notice where the corresponding demand is filed on or after 1
July 2004.

   The reference to the field of business methods in both paragraphs 1(a)
and (b) remains intact and the EPO is not competent to act as
International Searching Authority or International Preliminary
Examining Authority in respect of such applications for the remainder
of the term specified in paragraph 2 of the notice.

   In all other respects the notice remains in full force and effect. I
have today written in similar terms to Dr. Idris, Director General of
WIPO, requesting that this information be disseminated via the usual
WIPO channels. I would ask that you undertake the appropriate steps to
bring this information to the attention of US applicants. This
information will also be published in the Official Journal of the EPO.

Yours sincerely,

   Dr h.c. Ingo Kober
   President

INTERNATIONAL VERTRAGE	 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES	  TRAITES INTERNATIONAUX

PCT			 PCT			  PCT

Mitteilung des Prasi-	 Notice from the 	  Communique du Presi-
denten des Europaischen	 President of the 	  dente del'Office euro-
Patentmts vom 26. No-	 European Patent Office	  peaen des brevets, en
vember 2001 ubar die 	 dated 26 November 	  date du 26 novembre
Beschrankung der Zus-	 2001 concerning limi-	  2001, relatif Ala
tandigkeit des Euro-	 tation of the EPO's   	  limitation de la
paischen Patentamts als	 competence as a PCT   	  competence de l'Office
PCT-Behorde  		 authority 		  europeen des brevets
						  agissant en qualite
						  d'administration au
						  titre du PCT

Beschrankungskriterien   Limitation criteria	  Criteres de limitation

1. Nach Artikel 3(4)ii)  1. Pursuant to Article   1. Conformement a
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der mit	Wirkung vom 1. 	 3(4)(ii) of the PCT 	  l'article 3, paragraphe
November 2001 (ABI.EPA 	 Agreement bewtween the   (4)a)ii) de l'accord
2001, 601) geanderten 	 European Patent Organi-  entre l'Organisation
PCT-Vereinbarung 	 sation and the Interna-  europeene des brevets
zwischen der Europai-  	 tional Bureau of the 	  et le Bureau interna-
schen Patentorganisa-	 World Intellectual 	  tional de l'Organisa-
tion und dem Interna-	 Property Organization,   tion Mondiale de la
tionalen Buro der 	 as amended with effect   Propriete Intellectu-
Weltorganisation fur 	 from 1 November 2001 	  elle au titre du PCT,
geistiges Eigentum 	 (OJ) EPO 2001, 601), 	  tel que modifie avec
fuhrt das Europaische 	 the European Patent 	  affet au 1st novembre
Patentamt (EPA) nicht 	 Office (EPO) will not 	  2003 (JO OEB, 2001,
durch			 carry out		  601), l'Office europeen
						  des brevets (OEB)
						  n'effectuera pas

a) die internationale    (a) international        a) la recherche inter-
Recherche fur eine 	 search in respect of     nationale a l'egard de
internationale Anmel-	 die any international 	  toute demande interna-
dung, am oder nach dem 	 application filed on or  tionale deposee aupres
1. Marz 2002 von dinem 	 after 1 March 2002 by a  del'Office des brevets
Staatsangehorigen Verei  national or resident of  et des marques de
nigten Staaten von 	 the United States of     Etats-Unis (USPTO) ou
Amerika oder einem 	 America with the United  du Bureau international
Anmelder, der dort 	 States Patent and 	  (BI) en qualite
seinen Sitz oder 	 Trademark Office 	  d'office recapteur a
Wohnsitz hat, bein 	 (USPTO) or the Inter-	  partir du 1st mars 2002
Patent- und Markenamt 	 natinal Bureau (IB) as	  par une personne de
der VereinigtenStaaten   receiving Office where   nationalite americaine
(USPTO) oder beim 	 such application 	  ou residant aux Etats-
Internationalen Buro 	 contains one or more 	  Unis d'Amerique,
(IB) als Anmeldeamt 	 claims relating to the   lorsque la demande de
eingereicht wird, wenn 	 fields of biotechnology  brevet contient une ou
diese Anmeldung einen    or business methods, as  plusieurs revendica-
oder mehrere Anspruche 	 defined by the Interna-  tions se rapportant a
enthalt, die sich auf 	 tional Patent Classifi-  labiotechnologie ou a
Biotechnologieoder     	 cation units indicated   des methodes commercia-
Geschaftsmethoden gemaB  below in paragraphs 3	  les, telles que
der Definition der 	 and 4.			  definies par les unites
Einheiten der Interna-				  de la Classification
tionalen Patentklassi-				  internationale des
fikation in den					  brevets enumerees aux
nachstehenden Absatzen 				  points 3 et 4 ci
3 und 4	beziehen;				  dessous.

b) die internationale    (b) international pre-	  b) l'examen prelimi-
vorlaufige Prufung fur 	 liminary examination in  naire international a
eine internationale 	 respect of any interna-  l'egard de toute demand
Anmeidung, die von 	 tional application 	  interationale deposee
einem Staatsangehorigen  filed by a national or   aupres de l'USPTO ou du
der Vereingten Staaten 	 resident of the United   BI en qualite d'office
von Amerika oder eniem 	 States of America with   recepteur par une
Anmelder,der dort 	 th eUSPTO or the IB as   personne denationalite
seinen Sitz oder 	 receiving Office where   americaine ou resi-
Wohnsitz hat, beim 	 the corresponding        dantaux Etats-Unis
USPTO oder beim IB als 	 demand isfiled with the  d'Amerique, torsque la
Anmeldeamt eingereicht 	 EPO on or after 1 March  demande d'examen est
wird, wenn der 		 2002 and the applica-	  presentee aupres de
entsprechende Antrag am  tion contains one or 	  l'OEB a partir du 1st
oder nacht dem 1. Marz 	 more claims relating 	  2002 et que la demande
2002 beim EPA 		 to the fields of bio-	  de brevet contient une
eingereicht wird und 	 technology or business   ou plusieurs revendica-
die Anmeldung einen   	 methods as referred to   tions se rapportant a
oder mehrere Anspruche 	 in sub-paragraph (a) 	  la biotechnologie ou a
enthal, die sich gemaB 	 above or the field of 	  des methodes commer-
Buchstabe a auf Biotech- telecommunication as     ciales conformement au
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nologie oder 		 defined by the 	  point a) ci-dessus,
Geschaftsmethoden oder 	 International Patent     ou au domaine des
gemaB der Definition 	 Classification unit 	  telecommunications
der Einheit der Inter-	 indicated below in   	  telque de fini dans
nationlen Patentklassi-  paragraph 5.		  l'unite de la Classi-
fikation im 					  fication internationale
nachstehanden Absatz 5    			  des brevets indiquee au
auf Telekommunikation 				  pointe ci-dessous.
beziehen.

2. Die anfangliche       2. Without prejudice to  2. Sans prejudice du
Geltungsdauer dieser 	 the right of the EPO to  droit de l'OEB
Beschrankungen betragt 	 issue any further notice d'emettra toute autre
drei Jahre (Artikel 3 	 under Article 3(4) of 	  notification visee a
(4) c) der PCT-Verein-	 the PCT Agreement which  l'article 3(4) de
barung); das Recht des 	 it may consider neces-   l'accord au titre du
EPA, weitere von ihm 	 sary, the initial 	  PCT qu'il juge
fur notwendig erachtete  duration of these limi-  necessaire,la duree
Mitteilungen nach 	 tations will be three 	  initials de ces
Artikel 3 (4) der PCT-   years (Article 3(4)(c)   limitations est de
Vereinbarung ergahen 	 of the PCT Agreement).   trois ans (article
zu lassen, bleibt davon 			  3(4)c) de l'accord au
unberuhrt.					  titre du PCT).

Internationale 	         International	          Classification
Patentlkassifikation     Patent Classification    internationale
						  desbrevets

3. Biotechnologie        3. Biotechnology         3.Biotechnologie

C12M Vorrichtungen fur 	 C12M Apparatus for 	  C12M Appareillage pour
 Enzymologie oder 	  enzymology or micro-	   l'enzymologie ou la
 Mikrobiologie            giology                  microbiologie
C12N Mikoorganismen 	 C12N Micro-organism or   C12N Micro-organismes
 oder Enzyme; Zusam-	  enzymes; compositions    ou enzymes; composi-
 mensetzungen aus 	  thereof		   tions les contenant
 Mikroorganismen oder 	 C12P Fermentation or 	  C12 Procedes de
 Enzymen                  enzyme-using processes   fermentation ou
C12P Garungsverfahren 	  to synthesise a 	   procedes utilisant des
 oder Verfahren unter	  desired chemical 	   enzymes pour la syn-
 Verwendung von Enzymen   compound or composi-	   these d'un compose
 zur gezielten 		  tion or to separate 	   chimique donne ou
 Synthsesvon chemischen   optical isomers from     d'une composition
 Verbindungen oder 	  a recemic mixture        donnee, ou pour la
 Zusammensetzungen oder  C12Q Measuring or 	   separation d'isomeres
 zur Trennung optishcer   testing processes 	   optiques a partir d'un
 isomerer aus einer 	  involving enzymes or 	   melange racemique
 racemischen Mischung 	  microorganism;	  C12Q Procedes de mesure,
C12Q MeB-oder Unter-	  compositions or test     de recherche ou
 suchungsverfahren 	  papers therefor;         d'analyse faisant
 unter Einbeziehung von   processes of preparing   intervenir des enzymes
 Enzymen oder Mikro-	  such compositions;       ou des
 organismen; 		  condition-responsive     microorgansimes;
 Zusammensetzungen oder   control in microbio-	   composititions ou
 Testpapiere hierfur, 	  logical or enzymo-	   papiers reactifs a cet
 Verfahren zum Herst-	  logical processes        effet; procedes pour
 ellen derartiger        C07K Peptides             preparer ces composi-
 Zusammensetzungen;      G01N33/50 (including      tions; procedes de
 Steuern in Abhangig-	  subdivisions) 	   commande sensiblesaux
 keit von den Ver-	  Chemical analysis of 	   conditions du millieu
 fahrensbedingungen bei   biological material, 	   dans les procedes
 mikrobiologischan oder   eg blood, urine; 	   microbiologiques ou
 enzymologischen 	  testing involving 	   enzymologiques
 Verfahren                biospecific ligand  	  C07K Peptides
C07K Peptide		  binding methods;        G01N33/50
G01N33/50 		  immunological testing    (y conpris sous-
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 (einschlieBlich 	 A61K39 Medicinal 	   divisions)
 Untereinheiten   	  preparations 	           Analyse chimique de
 Chemische Analyse von    containing antigens or   materiau biologique,
 biologischen Stoffen,    antibodies               p.ex.de sang, d'urine;
 z. B. Blut, Urin; 	 A61K48 Medicinal	   recherche ou analyse
 Untersuchung unter 	  preparations contain-	   par des methodes
 Anwendung biospez-	  ing genetic material 	   faisant intervenir la
 fischer Liganden-        which is inserted into   formation de liaisons
 bindungsverfahren;       cells of the living      biospecifiques par
 immunologische Unter-    body to treat genetic    ligands, recherche ou
 suchungsverfahren    	  diseases; gene therapy   analyse immunologique
A61K39 Medizinische	 A01H New plants or 	  A61K39 Preparations
 Praparate die Antigene   processes for 	   medicinales contenant
 oder Antikorper 	  obtaining them; plant	   des antigenes ou des
 enthalten		  reproduction by tissue   anticorps
A61K48 Medizinische 	  culture techniques	  A61K48 Preparations
 Zubereitungen, die 				   medicinales contenant
 genetische Material 				   du material genetique
 enthalten, das in	   			   qui est introduit dans
 Zellen des lebenden 				   des cellules du corps
 Korpers eingefuhrt 				   vivant pour traiter
 wird, um genetisch 				   des maladies geneti-
 bedingte Krankheiten 				   ques; therapie genique
 zubehandeln; 					  A01H Nouveautes
 Gentherapie		   			   vegetales ou procedes
A01H Neue Pflanzen oder	   			   pour leur obtention;
 Verfahren zu deren 		   		   reproduction de
 Gewinnung; Pflanzen-		   		   plantes par des tech-
 reproduction durch		   		   niques de culture des
 Gewebekulturverfahren				   tissues

Zur Information: 	 For information: 	   Pour information:
US-Klassen, unter	 US classes covering	   classes US
die die entsprechenden	 corresponding		   couvrant les objects
Gegenstande fallen	 subject-matter		   correspondants

424 Arzneimittel, 	 424 Drug, bio-affecting   424 Compositions medic-
 bioaktive und Korper-	  and body treating 	    amensteuses, a effet
 behandlungsmittel	  composition		    biologique et pour les
435 Chemie: Molekular-	 435 Chemistry: 	    soins du corps
 biologie und Mikrobi-	  molecular biology and	   435 Chimie: biologie
 logie			  microbiology		    moleculaire et
436 Chemie:analytische 	 436 Chemistry: 	    microbiologie
 und immunologische 	  analytical and immuno-   436 Chimie: essals ana-
 Untersuchungsverfahren	  logical testing	    lytiques et analyses
514 Arzneimittel, 	 514 Drug, bio-affecting    immunologiques
 bioaktive und Korper-	  and body treating com-   514 Compositions
 behandlungsmitte	  positions		    medicamenteuses, a
530 Chemie: naturliche 	 530 Chemistry: natural     effet biologique et
 Harze oder deren 	  resins or derivatives;    pour les soins du
 Derivate; Peptide oder	  peptides or proteins;     corps
 Proteine; Lignine oder   lignins or reaction	   530 Chimie: resines
 deren Reaktionspro-	  products thereof	    naturelles ou derives;
 dukte			 536 Organic compounds-	    peptidesou proteines;
536 Organische 		  part of the class 	    lignines ou leurs
 Verbindugen-Tell der 	  532-570 series	    produits de reaction
 Klassenreihe 532-570	 800 Multicellular 	   536 Composes
800 Mehrellige lebenda 	  living organisms and 	    organiques-partie des
 Organismen und deren 	  unmodified parts 	    series desclasses
 unveranderte Teile	  thereof	  	    532-570
930 Peptid-oder		 930 Peptide or protein    800 Organismes vivant
 Proteinsequenzen	  sequence  		    multicellulaires et
						    leure parties non
						    modifiees
						   930 Sequencesde
						    peptides oude
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 						    proteines


4. Erfindungen 		 4. Business	          4. Inventions
betreffend 		 method related	          relatives a des
Geschaftsmethoden	 inventions 	          methodes commerciales

GO6F17/60 Digitale 	 GO6F17/60 Digital 	  GO6F17/60 Equipement
 Rechen-oder Datenver-	  computing or data	   ou methodes de
 arbeitungsanlagen 	  processing equipment 	   traitment de donnees
 oder-verfahren,	  or methods, specially	   ou de calcul
 besonders angepaBt an	  anadapted for specific   numerique, speciale-
 speezielle Anwendungen:  functions: administra-   ment adaptes a des
 verwaltungstechnische,   tive, commercial,mana-   fonctions specifiques:
 wirtschaftliche, 	  gerial, supervisory or   a des fins administra-
 geschaftliche Zwecke, 	  forecasting purposes.    tives, commerciales,
 Uberwachungs-oder 	  If an application 	   de gestion, de sur-
 Voraus sagezwecks. 	  falls within this	   veillance ou de
 Soweit die Anmeldung 	  subgroup but does not	   prevision. La com-
 unter die vorstehend 	  relate to businessn	   petence de l'OEB
 genannte Untergruppe 	  methods, the EPO's	   n'est pas affectee en
 fallt, sich aber	  competence is not	   ce qui concerns les
 nicht auf Geschafts-	  affected.		   demandes relevant de
 methoden bezieht, 				   ce sous-groupe, mais
 bleibt die Zustandig-				   ne se rapportant pas a
 keit des EPA unberuhrt.			   des methodes
						   commerciales.


Zur Information: 	 For information: 	  Pour information:
US-Klasse, unter die 	 US class covering	  classes US
die entsprechenden 	 corresponding 		  couvrant les objects
Gegenstande fallen	 subject-matter		  correspondants

705 Datenverabeitung:	 705 Data processing: 	  705 Traitement de
 Finanz-, Geschafts-	  financial, business 	   donnees: gestion des
 prazxis, Management	  practice management, 	   comptes, pratiques
 oder Kosten-		  or cost/price 	   commerciales, gestion
 Preisermittlung	  determination		   ou etablissement des
						   couts et des prix

5. Telekommunikation     5. Telecommunication     5. Telecommunications

H04 Elektrische 	 H04 Eelctric 		  H04 Technique de la
 Nachrichtentechnik mit   communication with 	   communication elec-
 Ausnahmetechnique von 	  the exception of H04N:   trique, a l'exception
 H04N: Bildubertra	  pictorial communica-	   de H04N: transmission
 gung, z. B. Fernsehen	  tion, eg television	   d'images, p.ex.
						   television

Zur Information: 	 For Information: 	  Pour information:
US-Klassen, unter  	 US classes covering	  classes US couvrant
die die entsprechenden 	 corresponding 		  les objets
Gegenstande fallen	 subject-matter		  correspondents

370 Multiplexverkehr	 370 Multiplex  	  370 Communications
375 Impuls-oder 	  communications	   multiplex
 Digitalverkehr		 375 Pulseor digital 	  375 Communications
379 Fernsprechverkehr	  communications	   numeriques ou a
380 Krytographie	 379 Telephonic		   impulsions
381 Elektrische Systeme   communication		  379 Communication
 und Gerate fur die 	 380 Cryptography	   telephonique
 Audiosignalverabeitung	 381 Electrical audio 	  380 Cryptographie
455 Telekommunikation	  signal processing 	  381 Dispositifs et
			  systems and devices	   systemes de traitement
			 455 Telecommunications	   de signaux audio
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						   electriques
						  455 Telecommunications


Erganzende 					  Remarques
Erlauterungen		 Notes			  Complementaires

6. Fur Anmeldungen, 	 6. The EPO is no longer  6. Pour les demandes
die die in Absatz 1 	 the competent authority  qui remplissent les
genannten Voraussetz-	 within the meaning of	  conditions enoncees au
ungen erfullen, ist 	 Article 16(3)(b)1 and	  point 1, l'OEB n'est
das EPA nicht mehr die	 Article 32(3)2 PCT for   plus l'administration
zustandige internation-	 applications meeting 	  internationale
ale Behorde im Sinne 	 the criteria defined 	  competente au sens de
von Artikel 16(3)b)1 	 in paragraph 1.	  l'article 16(3)b)1 et
und Artikel 32(3)2 PCT.				  de l'article 32(3)2
						  PCT.


7. Unter Absatz 1 	 7. Paragraph 1 also 	  7. Tombent egatement
fallen auch Anmel-	 applies to applications  sous le regime du point
dungen, die statt beim 	 filed with the IB 	  1, les demandes qui, au
USPTO beim IB von 	 rather than the USPTO 	  lieu d'etre deposees
mehreren Anmeldern 	 by two or more 	  aupres de l'USPTO sont
eingereicht werden, 	 applicants,		  deposees aupres du BI
wenn			  			  par plusieurs
						  deposants, dont:
 - mindestens		  - at least one of whom   - l'un au moins est
 ein Anmelder 		  is a national or  	   ressortissant des
 Staatsangehoriger 	  resident of the USA,     Etats-Unis ou a son
 der USA ist oder dort 	  and			   siege ou domicile aux
 seinen Sitz oder 				   Etats-Unis;
 Wohnsitz hat und
 - kein Anmelder 	  - none of whom are 	   - aucun n'est ressor-
 Staatsangehoriger 	  nationals or residents   tissant d'un Etat
 eines EPU-Vertrags-	  of an EPC contracting    partie a la CBE ou n'a
 staats ist oder dort 	  state.		   son siege ou domicile
 seinen Sitz oder 				   dans un de ces Etats.
 Wohnsitz hat.

8. Die Zustandigkeit 	 8. It is not possible	  8. La competence de
des EPA kann auch nicht  to reassign competence   l'OEB ne peut pas non
dadurch wiederher-	 to the EPO by changing   plus etre retablie par
gestellt werden, daB 	 the applicant after 	  un changement de
nach Einreichung der	 the application has	  deposant apres le depot
Anmeldung beim USPTO 	 been filed with the 	  de la demande aupres de
oder IB ein Wechsel des  USPTO or the IB.	  l'USPTO ou du BI.
Anmelders stattfindet.

9. Die Beschrankungs-    9. The limitation 	  9. Les criteres de
kriterien in Absatz 	 criteria in paragraph 	  limitation enonces au
1 b) gelten fur alle 	 1(b) apply to all 	  point 1b) s'appliquent
Antrage auf interna-	 demands for interna-	  a toutes les demandes
tionale vorlaufige 	 tional preliminary 	  d'examem preliminaire
Prufung,die am oder 	 examination received 	  international recues
nach dem 1. Marz 2002	 at the EPO on or after	  par l'OEB a partir
beim EPA eingehen 2, 	 1 March 2002 2, which 	  du 1st mars 2002 2:
erfassen also auch	 means they are also 	  ils s'appliquent dons
Anmeldungen, die vor 	 applicable to applica-	  aussi aux demandes de
dem 1. Marz 2002 	 tions filed before 1 	  brevet deposees avant
eingereicht worden 	 March 2002 for which	  le 1st mars 2002 et
sind und fur die das 	 the EPO was still the 	  pour lesquelles l'OEB
EPA noch zustandige 	 competent International  etait encore
internationale 		 Searching Authority.	  l'administration
Recherchenbehorde war.				  competente chargee
						  de la recherche
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						  internationale.

1 Des Anmaldeant 	 1 The receiving Office   1 L'Office recepteur
streicht von Amts wegen  deletes the indication   supprime d'office
die Angabe jeder unzus-	 of any non-competant 	  l'indication de
tandugan Internation-	 International Searching  toute administration
alen Recherchambehorde 	 Authority ex officio 	  chargee de la recherche
(Richtilien fur das 	 (Receiving Office 	  internationale qui
Anmeldeamt, Nr. 115, 	 Guidelines, No. 115,	  n'est pas competente
PCT-Blatt-IV, 29 von 	 PCT Gazette-IV, 29 of 	  (Directives a l'usage
17, September 1998).	 17 September 1998).	  des offices recepteurs,
						  no 115, Gazette du
						  PCT-IV, 29 du 17
						  septembre 1998).

2 Auf bei dar 		 2 Demands for interna-	  2 La regle 59.3 PCT
unzustandigen Behorte	 tional preliminary 	  c'applique aux demandes
singereichte Antrage 	 examination submitted 	  d'examen preliminaire
suf internationale 	 to a non-competent 	  international presentees
vorlaufige Prufung 	 authority are subject 	  supres d'une
findet			 to

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