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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
Chapter 1800
Section 1831
1831 [Reserved]
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1801-Basic Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Principles
1802-PCT Definitions
1803-Reservations Under the PCT Taken by, and Notifications of Incompatibility Made by, the United States of America
1804-[Reserved]
1805-Where To File an International Application
1806-Applicants and Inventors
1807-Agent or Common Representative and General Power of Attorney
1808-Change in or Revocation of the Appointment of an Agent or a Common Representative
1809-Private PAIR Access
1810-Filing Date Requirements
1811-[Reserved]
1812-Elements of the International Application
1813 - 1816-[Reserved]
1817-PCT Member States
1818-[Reserved]
1819-Earlier Search
1820-Signature of Applicant
1821-The Request
1822-[Reserved]
1823-The Description
1823.01-Reference to Deposited Biological Material
1823.02-Filing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings in International Applications
1824-The Claims
1825-The Drawings
1826-The Abstract
1827-Fees
1827.01-Refund of International Application Fees
1828-Priority Claim and Document
1828.01-Restoration of the Right of Priority
1828.02-Continuation or Continuation-in-Part Indication in the Request
1829-[Reserved]
1830-International Application Transmittal Letter
1831-[Reserved]
1832-License Request for Foreign Filing Under the PCT
1833-[Reserved]
1834-Correspondence
1834.01-Filing of Correspondence by Facsimile
1834.02-Irregularities in the Mail or Electronic Communications Service
1835-[Reserved]
1836-Rectification of Obvious Mistakes
1837 - 1839-[Reserved]
1840-The International Searching Authority
1840.01-The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority
1840.02-The Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International Searching Authority
1840.03-The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) as an International Searching Authority
1840.04-The Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation) as an International Searching Authority
1840.05-The Israel Patent Office (ILPO) as an International Searching Authority
1840.06-The Japan Patent Office (JPO) as an International Searching Authority
1840.07-The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as an International Searching Authority
1841-[Reserved]
1842-Basic Flow Under the PCT
1843-The International Search
1843.01-Prior Art for Chapter I Processing
1843.02-Certain Subject Matter Need Not Be Searched
1843.03-No Search Required if Claims Are Unclear
1843.04-Procedure for Claims Not Required To Be Searched and for Claims That Are Unclear
1843.05-Time Limit for Establishing the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority
1844-The International Search Report
1844.01-Preparing the International Search Report (Form PCT/ISA/210)
1845-Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority
1845.01-Preparing the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority (Form PCT/ISA/237)
1845.02-Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, or the Declaration (Form PCT/ISA/220)
1846 - 1847-[Reserved]
1848-Sequence Listings
1849-[Reserved]
1850-Unity of Invention Before the International Searching Authority
1851-Identification of Patent Documents
1852-Taking Into Account Results of Earlier Search(es)
1853-Amendment Under PCT Article 19
1854 - 1855-[Reserved]
1856-Supplementary International Searches
1857-International Publication
1858-[Reserved]
1859-Withdrawal of International Application, Designations, or Priority Claims
1860-International Preliminary Examination Procedure
1861-[Reserved]
1862-Agreement With the International Bureau To Serve as an International Preliminary Examining Authority
1863-[Reserved]
1864-The Demand and Preparation for Filing of Demand
1864.01-Amendments Filed Under PCT Article 34
1864.02-Applicant’s Right To File a Demand
1864.03-States Which May Be Elected
1864.04-Agent’s Right To Act
1865-Filing of Demand
1866-[Reserved]
1867-Preliminary Examination Fees
1868-Correction of Defects in the Demand
1869-Notification to International Bureau of Demand
1870-Priority Document and Translation Thereof
1871-Processing Amendments Filed Under Article 19 and Article 34 Prior to or at the Start of International Preliminary Examination
1872-Availability of the International Application File for International Preliminary Examination by the Examining Corps
1873-[Reserved]
1874-Determination if International Preliminary Examination Is Required and Possible
1875-Unity of Invention Before the International Preliminary Examining Authority
1875.01-Preparation of Invitation Concerning Unity
1875.02-Reply to Invitation Concerning Lack of Unity of Invention
1876-Notation of Errors and Informalities by the Examiner
1876.01-Request for Rectification and Notification of Action Thereon
1877-Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings During the International Preliminary Examination
1878-Preparation of the Written Opinion of the International Preliminary Examining Authority
1878.01-Includes Subsections Regarding Prior Art, Novelty, Inventive Step, and Industrial Applicability for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report
1878.01(a)-Prior Art for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report
1878.01(a)(1)-Novelty for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report
1878.01(a)(2)-Inventive Step for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report
1878.01(a)(3)-Industrial Applicability for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report
1878.02-Reply to the Written Opinion of the ISA or IPEA
1879-Preparation of the International Preliminary Examination Report
1879.01-Time Limit for Preparing Report
1879.02-Transmittal of the International Preliminary Examination Report and Related Documents
1879.03-Translations
1879.04-Confidential Nature of the Report
1880-Withdrawal of Demand or Election
1881-Receipt of Notice of Election and Preliminary Examination Report by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
1882 - 1892-[Reserved]
1893-National Stage (U.S. National Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 371)
1893.01-Commencement and Entry
1893.01(a)-Entry via the U.S. Designated or Elected Office
1893.01(a)(1)-Submissions Required by 30 Months from the Priority Date
1893.01(a)(2)-Article 19 Amendment (Filed With the International Bureau)
1893.01(a)(3)-Article 34 Amendments (Filed with the International Preliminary Examining Authority)
1893.01(a)(4)-Claim Amendment (Filed With the U.S. Designated or Elected Office)
1893.01(b)-Applicant for a U.S. National Stage Application
1893.01(c)-Fees
1893.01(d)-Translation
1893.01(e)-Inventor’s Oath or Declaration
1893.02-Abandonment
1893.03-Prosecution of U.S. National Stage Applications Before the Examiner
1893.03(a)-How To Identify That an Application Is a U.S. National Stage Application
1893.03(b)-The Filing Date of a U.S. National Stage Application
1893.03(c)-The Priority Date, Priority Claim, and Priority Papers for a U.S. National Stage Application
1893.03(d)-Unity of Invention
1893.03(e)-Documents Received from the International Bureau and Placed in a U.S. National Stage Application File
1893.03(e)(1)-Title of the Invention
1893.03(f)-Drawings and PCT Rule 11
1893.03(g)-Information Disclosure Statement in a National Stage Application
1894-[Reserved]
1895-A Continuation, Divisional, or Continuation- in- Part Application of a PCT Application Designating the United States
1895.01-Handling of and Considerations in the Handling of Continuations, Divisions, and Continuations-In-Part of PCT Applications
1896-The Differences Between a National Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) and a National Stage Application Submitted Under 35 U.S.C. 371
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