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§ 334 Notification to Applicant of Submission of Demand after the Expiration of 19 Months from the Priority Date - Administrative Instructions Under the PCT

§ 334 Notification to Applicant of Submission of Demand after the Expiration of 19 Months from the Priority Date

Where the demand is submitted after the expiration of 19 months from the priority date to a receiving Office and the time limit under Article 22 (1), as in force from April 1 2002, does not apply in respect of all designated Offices, the receiving Office shall:

(i) promptly notify the applicant accordingly, directing attention to the fact that the time limit under Article 39(1)(a) does not apply, and that Article 22(1), as in force until March 31, 2002, continues to apply in respect of any such designated Office, and

(ii) proceed under Rule 59.3.

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