Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)

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§ 90 - none Patent Cooperation Treaty

§ 90^bis.6 Effect of Withdrawal

(a) Withdrawal under Rule 90^bis of the international application, any designation, any priority claim, the demand or any election shall have no effect in any designated or elected Office where the processing or examination of the international application has already started under Article 23(2) or Article 40(2).

(b) Where the international application is withdrawn under Rule 90^bis.1, the international processing of the international application shall be discontinued.

(c) Where the demand or all elections are withdrawn under Rule 90^bis.4, the processing of the international application by the International Preliminary Examining Authority shall be discontinued.

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