[Editor Note: This section discusses the July 2022\n \t\t\t\tversion of PCT/ISA/210. For international applications having an international\n \t\t\t\tfiling date before July 1, 2022, information regarding form PCT/ISA/210 (revised\n \t\t\t\tJanuary 2019) may be found in §1844.01 of the 10.2019 revision of the Ninth Edition\n \t\t\t\tof the MPEP published June 2020 at: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/old/ mpep_E9R10.htm.] \n
","rendered_text_plain":"[Editor Note: This section discusses the July 2022 version of PCT/ISA/210. For international applications having an international filing date before July 1, 2022, information regarding form PCT/ISA/210 (revised January 2019) may be found in §1844.01 of the 10.2019 revision of the Ninth Edition of the MPEP published June 2020 at: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/old/ mpep_E9R10.htm.]","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_35e93_2612d_38b","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","tags":["editorial_note"]},{"id":"pb_lbularfq","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_lbularfq","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The first sheet of the international search report indicates the\n \t\t\t\ttotal number of sheets in the report. The correct number is entered, not including\n \t\t\t\tsheets that have not been filled-in (blank sheets). The number of sheets only\n \t\t\t\tincludes the number of sheets from Form PCT/ISA/210.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The first sheet of the international search report indicates the total number of sheets in the report. The correct number is entered, not including sheets that have not been filled-in (blank sheets). The number of sheets only includes the number of sheets from Form PCT/ISA/210.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173009","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_3shoxrp6","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_3shoxrp6","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"I. BASIS OF THE REPORT","rendered_text_plain":"I. BASIS OF THE REPORT","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.0","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"I. BASIS OF THE REPORT"},{"id":"li_nkkjrnv6","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_nkkjrnv6","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/ul.0/li.0","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"enumerator_label":"","enumerator_ordinal":0,"parent_list_id":"ls_gokdpujk"},{"id":"ls_gokdpujk","node_type":"list","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/ls_gokdpujk","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/ul.0","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"enumerator_style":"no_enumerator","nesting_depth":1,"host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","parent_list_item_id":null,"item_ids":["li_nkkjrnv6"]},{"id":"pb_i6igon5f","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_i6igon5f","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"A. Box 1a – Language","rendered_text_plain":"A. Box 1a – Language","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.2","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"A. Box 1a – Language"},{"id":"pb_3nagbn7c","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_3nagbn7c","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"In most circumstances, the first box under box 1a is checked\n \t\t\t\t\t\tindicating that the search is carried out on the basis of the international\n \t\t\t\t\t\tapplication in the language in which it was filed. Alternatively, the second\n \t\t\t\t\t\tbox under box 1a is checked and an indication of English made when the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tsearch is on the basis of a translation of the international application\n \t\t\t\t\t\tinto English.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"In most circumstances, the first box under box 1a is checked indicating that the search is carried out on the basis of the international application in the language in which it was filed. Alternatively, the second box under box 1a is checked and an indication of English made when the search is on the basis of a translation of the international application into English.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173023","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_qdds3v7f","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_qdds3v7f","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"B. Box 1b – Rectification of an Obvious Mistake","rendered_text_plain":"B. Box 1b – Rectification of an Obvious Mistake","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.4","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"B. Box 1b – Rectification of an Obvious Mistake"},{"id":"pb_wdylglek","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_wdylglek","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where the application includes the rectification of an\n \t\t\t\t\t\tobvious mistake authorized by or notified to the International Searching\n \t\t\t\t\t\tAuthority under PCT Rule 91, box 1b of\n \t\t\t\t\t\tthe first sheet is checked. The authorization or notification will generally\n \t\t\t\t\t\tbe indicated on a Notification of Decision Concerning Request for\n \t\t\t\t\t\tRectification (Form PCT/RO/109 or PCT/ISA/217) (see MPEP §\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t1836). \n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where the application includes the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized by or notified to the International Searching Authority under PCT Rule 91, box 1b of the first sheet is checked. The authorization or notification will generally be indicated on a Notification of Decision Concerning Request for Rectification (Form PCT/RO/109 or PCT/ISA/217) (see MPEP § 1836).","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173042","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_ug27uvm7","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ug27uvm7","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"C. Box 1c And Box No. I – Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListings","rendered_text_plain":"C. Box 1c And Box No. I – Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.6","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"C. Box 1c And Box No. I – Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings"},{"id":"pb_4hubaovi","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_4hubaovi","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where the application discloses any nucleotide and/or amino\n \t\t\t\t\t\tacid sequence, box 1c of the first sheet is checked and Box No. I (appearing\n \t\t\t\t\t\ton “continuation of first sheet (1)”) indicates in items 1.a and 1.b whether\n \t\t\t\t\t\tthe sequence listing was filed as part of the international application or\n \t\t\t\t\t\tsubsequent to the international filing date for the purpose of international\n \t\t\t\t\t\tsearch and whether it was accompanied by the required statement to the\n \t\t\t\t\t\teffect that the sequence listing does not go beyond the disclosure in the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tinternational application as filed.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where the application discloses any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence, box 1c of the first sheet is checked and Box No. I (appearing on “continuation of first sheet (1)”) indicates in items 1.a and 1.b whether the sequence listing was filed as part of the international application or subsequent to the international filing date for the purpose of international search and whether it was accompanied by the required statement to the effect that the sequence listing does not go beyond the disclosure in the international application as filed.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173070","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_gfc342co","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_gfc342co","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Item 2 indicates the report was established to\n \t\t\t\t\t\tthe extent that a meaningful search could be carried out without a WIPO\n \t\t\t\t\t\tStandard ST.26 compliant sequence listing. Item 3 indicates any additional\n \t\t\t\t\t\tcomments. \n
","rendered_text_plain":"Item 2 indicates the report was established to the extent that a meaningful search could be carried out without a WIPO Standard ST.26 compliant sequence listing. Item 3 indicates any additional comments.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_d2235e_23049_92","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_5257mt3v","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_5257mt3v","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"II. BOX 2 AND BOX NO. II – LIMITATION OF THE SUBJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSEARCH ","rendered_text_plain":"II. BOX 2 AND BOX NO. II – LIMITATION OF THE SUBJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEARCH","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.8","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"II. BOX 2 AND BOX NO. II – LIMITATION OF THE SUBJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEARCH"},{"id":"pb_3zrixorb","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_3zrixorb","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The report indicates whether any claims are unsearchable for\n \t\t\t\t\tany of the reasons indicated below. If any such limitations of the subject of\n \t\t\t\t\tthe search are applied, the claims in respect of which a search has not been\n \t\t\t\t\tcarried out are identified and the reasons for this are indicated. The three\n \t\t\t\t\tcategories where such limitations may arise are: \n
","rendered_text_plain":"The report indicates whether any claims are unsearchable for any of the reasons indicated below. If any such limitations of the subject of the search are applied, the claims in respect of which a search has not been carried out are identified and the reasons for this are indicated. The three categories where such limitations may arise are:","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173095","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"li_ttt4p3os","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_ttt4p3os","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where claims are not searched for any of the reasons identified\n \t\t\t\t\tin (A)-(C) above, box 2 of the first sheet of the international search report is\n \t\t\t\t\tchecked. In addition, Box No. II of the international search report (on\n \t\t\t\t\t“continuation of first sheet (2)”) is completed, giving the details.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where claims are not searched for any of the reasons identified in (A)-(C) above, box 2 of the first sheet of the international search report is checked. In addition, Box No. II of the international search report (on “continuation of first sheet (2)”) is completed, giving the details.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173136","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_coczkozn","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_coczkozn","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"III. BOX 3 AND BOX NO. III – LACK OF UNITY OF THE CLAIMED INVENTION","rendered_text_plain":"III. BOX 3 AND BOX NO. III – LACK OF UNITY OF THE CLAIMED INVENTION","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.10","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"III. BOX 3 AND BOX NO. III – LACK OF UNITY OF THE CLAIMED INVENTION"},{"id":"pb_kpfppt4o","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_kpfppt4o","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The report indicates whether the search is limited due to a\n \t\t\t\t\tlack of unity of invention. If unity is lacking, the claims in respect of which\n \t\t\t\t\ta search has not been carried out are identified and the reasons for this are\n \t\t\t\t\tindicated. \n
","rendered_text_plain":"The report indicates whether the search is limited due to a lack of unity of invention. If unity is lacking, the claims in respect of which a search has not been carried out are identified and the reasons for this are indicated.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173146","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_heop6idr","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_heop6idr","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where lack of unity has been found (see MPEP\n \t\t\t\t\t§ 1850), box 3 of the first sheet of the international\n \t\t\t\t\tsearch report is checked. In addition, Box No. III of the international search\n \t\t\t\t\treport (on “continuation of first sheet (2)”) is completed, irrespective of\n \t\t\t\t\twhether an invitation to pay additional search fees has issued. The search\n \t\t\t\t\treport indicates the separate inventions claimed in the application, whether\n \t\t\t\t\tadditional search fees were requested and paid, and which claims were searched.\n \t\t\t\t\tIt also indicates whether any additional search fees were accompanied by a\n \t\t\t\t\tprotest. \n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where lack of unity has been found (see MPEP § 1850), box 3 of the first sheet of the international search report is checked. In addition, Box No. III of the international search report (on “continuation of first sheet (2)”) is completed, irrespective of whether an invitation to pay additional search fees has issued. The search report indicates the separate inventions claimed in the application, whether additional search fees were requested and paid, and which claims were searched. It also indicates whether any additional search fees were accompanied by a protest.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173150","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_5gw54cf2","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_5gw54cf2","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"An explanation of the separate inventions is entered in the\n \t\t\t\t\tappropriate area in Box No. III (see MPEP § 1850). \n
","rendered_text_plain":"An explanation of the separate inventions is entered in the appropriate area in Box No. III (see MPEP § 1850).","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173156","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_6ktwjg6u","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_6ktwjg6u","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"If applicant paid all the required additional search fees for\n \t\t\t\t\tadditional inventions, the examiner should check item 1 under Box No. III\n \t\t\t\t\tindicating that the international search report covers all searchable\n \t\t\t\t\tclaims.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"If applicant paid all the required additional search fees for additional inventions, the examiner should check item 1 under Box No. III indicating that the international search report covers all searchable claims.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173163","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_acy6scfd","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_acy6scfd","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"If the examiner did not invite payment of additional search\n \t\t\t\t\tfees, item 2 should be checked under Box. No. III and the international search\n \t\t\t\t\treport will cover all searchable claims.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"If the examiner did not invite payment of additional search fees, item 2 should be checked under Box. No. III and the international search report will cover all searchable claims.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173166","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_nj6yym7q","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_nj6yym7q","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"If, in response to a lack of unity of invention, applicant paid\n \t\t\t\t\tonly some of the required additional search fees for additional inventions, the\n \t\t\t\t\texaminer should check item 3 under Box No. III and indicate the claims for which\n \t\t\t\t\tfees were paid and therefore, covered by the international search.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"If, in response to a lack of unity of invention, applicant paid only some of the required additional search fees for additional inventions, the examiner should check item 3 under Box No. III and indicate the claims for which fees were paid and therefore, covered by the international search.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173169","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_iqvvwyj7","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_iqvvwyj7","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"If, in response to a lack of unity of invention, no required\n \t\t\t\t\tadditional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, then the international\n \t\t\t\t\tsearch report is restricted to the invention first mentioned in the claims. The\n \t\t\t\t\texaminer should check item 4 under Box No. III and indicate the claims limited\n \t\t\t\t\tto the first mentioned invention that are covered by the international search\n \t\t\t\t\treport.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"If, in response to a lack of unity of invention, no required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, then the international search report is restricted to the invention first mentioned in the claims. The examiner should check item 4 under Box No. III and indicate the claims limited to the first mentioned invention that are covered by the international search report.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173172","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_b2eg47xq","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_b2eg47xq","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Regarding the three boxes indicating a Remark on Protest, the\n \t\t\t\t\tfirst box would be checked if the payment of any additional search fees is\n \t\t\t\t\taccompanied by a protest. The second box would not be checked since the ISA/US\n \t\t\t\t\tdoes not require a protest fee. The third box would be checked if the payment of\n \t\t\t\t\tany additional search fees is not accompanied by a protest. See\n \t\t\t\t\t\tMPEP §\n \t\t\t\t\t\t1850, subsection X., for a discussion of protest\n \t\t\t\t\tprocedure. \n
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","rendered_text_plain":"The international application must contain an abstract and a title. The examiner considers the abstract (together with the title of the invention and the figure of the drawings to be published with the abstract) in relation to the requirements of the Regulations under the PCT. The examiner indicates approval or amendment of the title of the invention, the text of the abstract, and the selection of the figure that is to accompany the abstract in items 4 to 6 of the first sheet of the international search report.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173186","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_t5dno2jo","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_t5dno2jo","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"A. Box 4 - Title ","rendered_text_plain":"A. Box 4 - Title","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.14","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"A. Box 4 - Title"},{"id":"pb_6ohggryv","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_6ohggryv","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"*****
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\nIf the international application does not contain an\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tabstract and the receiving Office has notified the International\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSearching Authority that it has invited the applicant to correct\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsuch defect, the International Searching Authority shall proceed\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twith the international search unless and until it receives\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnotification that the said application is considered withdrawn.\n
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","rendered_text_plain":"In considering the adequacy of the applicant’s abstract and figure, because of practical difficulties experienced by the International Bureau with publication, examiners should have particular regard to the following:","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173420","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"li_3nwjruqk","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_3nwjruqk","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"In box 5 of the first sheet of the international search\n \t\t\t\t\t\treport, the examiner indicates approval of the text of the abstract by\n \t\t\t\t\t\tchecking the first box. When the text of the abstract is missing or\n \t\t\t\t\t\tdefective the second box is checked and the new abstract is established by\n \t\t\t\t\t\tentering the text of the new abstract. The defect or reason for establishing\n \t\t\t\t\t\tthe new abstract should be indicated, e.g., too long or missing. \n
","rendered_text_plain":"In box 5 of the first sheet of the international search report, the examiner indicates approval of the text of the abstract by checking the first box. When the text of the abstract is missing or defective the second box is checked and the new abstract is established by entering the text of the new abstract. The defect or reason for establishing the new abstract should be indicated, e.g., too long or missing.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173448","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_y55nuubx","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_y55nuubx","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The applicant may submit modifications of the abstract\n \t\t\t\t\t\tuntil the expiration of one month from the date of mailing of the search\n \t\t\t\t\t\treport. If the examiner establishes a new abstract, the applicant may\n \t\t\t\t\t\tpropose modifications of, and/or comment on, the new abstract after it has\n \t\t\t\t\t\tbeen established in the international search report. The applicant is\n \t\t\t\t\t\tallowed one month from the date of mailing of the international search\n \t\t\t\t\t\treport to respond to the examiner’s abstract in the report. If the applicant\n \t\t\t\t\t\tdoes comment, the examiner takes the applicant’s comments into\n \t\t\t\t\t\tconsideration. It is not necessary for the examiner to reply to the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tapplicant’s comments even if adverse. If the examiner decides to amend the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tabstract established in the international search report based on the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tproposed modifications and/or comment, the International Bureau and the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tapplicant are notified using Form PCT/ISA/205. See PCT Rule\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t38.3 and Administrative Instructions Section\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t515.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The applicant may submit modifications of the abstract until the expiration of one month from the date of mailing of the search report. If the examiner establishes a new abstract, the applicant may propose modifications of, and/or comment on, the new abstract after it has been established in the international search report. The applicant is allowed one month from the date of mailing of the international search report to respond to the examiner’s abstract in the report. If the applicant does comment, the examiner takes the applicant’s comments into consideration. It is not necessary for the examiner to reply to the applicant’s comments even if adverse. If the examiner decides to amend the abstract established in the international search report based on the proposed modifications and/or comment, the International Bureau and the applicant are notified using Form PCT/ISA/205. See PCT Rule 38.3 and Administrative Instructions Section 515.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173453","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_zt2gv7rt","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_zt2gv7rt","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"When indicating the figure to be published, the applicant’s\n \t\t\t\t\t\tsuggestion is found in Box No. IX of the request (Form PCT/RO/101). Where\n \t\t\t\t\t\tnone of the figures is considered useful for the understanding of the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tabstract, this is indicated at the appropriate box (box 6b of the first\n \t\t\t\t\t\tsheet of Form PCT/ISA/210). When no drawings accompany the application, none\n \t\t\t\t\t\tof the boxes are checked. Otherwise, box 6a is checked and the reason for\n \t\t\t\t\t\tselecting the figure to be published is indicated, i.e., as suggested by the\n \t\t\t\t\t\tapplicant, as selected by the examiner because either the applicant failed\n \t\t\t\t\t\tto suggest a figure in Box No. IX of Form PCT/RO/101 or the figure better\n \t\t\t\t\t\tcharacterizes the invention. It is not recommended to select more than one\n \t\t\t\t\t\tfigure; however, if it is necessary to do so then the wording of the form\n \t\t\t\t\t\tshould be changed to reflect the change from single case to plural case. For\n \t\t\t\t\t\texample, “figure” is changed to “figures”, “is” to “are” and “ No.” to\n \t\t\t\t\t\t“Nos.”. \n
","rendered_text_plain":"When indicating the figure to be published, the applicant’s suggestion is found in Box No. IX of the request (Form PCT/RO/101). Where none of the figures is considered useful for the understanding of the abstract, this is indicated at the appropriate box (box 6b of the first sheet of Form PCT/ISA/210). When no drawings accompany the application, none of the boxes are checked. Otherwise, box 6a is checked and the reason for selecting the figure to be published is indicated, i.e., as suggested by the applicant, as selected by the examiner because either the applicant failed to suggest a figure in Box No. IX of Form PCT/RO/101 or the figure better characterizes the invention. It is not recommended to select more than one figure; however, if it is necessary to do so then the wording of the form should be changed to reflect the change from single case to plural case. For example, “figure” is changed to “figures”, “is” to “are” and “ No.” to “Nos.”.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173474","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_emvmouuq","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_emvmouuq","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"V. BOX A - CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER ","rendered_text_plain":"V. BOX A - CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.18","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"V. BOX A - CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER"},{"id":"pb_ualzliu7","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ualzliu7","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The International Searching Authority assigns obligatory\n \t\t\t\t\tInternational Patent Classification (IPC) symbols in accordance with the rules\n \t\t\t\t\tas set forth in the Guide to the IPC and in the IPC itself (using the edition of\n \t\t\t\t\tthe IPC in force at the time), whereby the technical subject of the invention of\n \t\t\t\t\tthe application is identified. The International Searching Authority then\n \t\t\t\t\trecords the International Patent Classification and the Cooperative Patent\n \t\t\t\t\tClassification (CPC) as required by the ISA/US in Box A of the second sheet of\n \t\t\t\t\tthe international search report. The IPC Guide can be accessed via the Patent\n \t\t\t\t\tExaminer’s Toolkit under Classification Tools or via WIPO’s website\n \t\t\t\t\t\t(www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/).\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The International Searching Authority assigns obligatory International Patent Classification (IPC) symbols in accordance with the rules as set forth in the Guide to the IPC and in the IPC itself (using the edition of the IPC in force at the time), whereby the technical subject of the invention of the application is identified. The International Searching Authority then records the International Patent Classification and the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) as required by the ISA/US in Box A of the second sheet of the international search report. The IPC Guide can be accessed via the Patent Examiner’s Toolkit under Classification Tools or via WIPO’s website (www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/).","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173506","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_o2mytigd","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_o2mytigd","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"VI. BOX B - RECORDING THE SEARCH ","rendered_text_plain":"VI. BOX B - RECORDING THE SEARCH","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.20","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"VI. BOX B - RECORDING THE SEARCH"},{"id":"pb_mn7cy2jb","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_mn7cy2jb","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The examiner records the search history in Box B of the second\n \t\t\t\t\tsheet of the international search report. In recording the search history of the\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational search, the examiner lists the classification identification of\n \t\t\t\t\tthe fields searched. Examiners are also encouraged to record the search history\n \t\t\t\t\tin sufficient detail to allow examiners of national stage applications to fully\n \t\t\t\t\tinterpret and rely upon the international search. This includes recording the\n \t\t\t\t\tdetails of any patent and non-patent literature searches as well as searches\n \t\t\t\t\tconducted on the Internet.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The examiner records the search history in Box B of the second sheet of the international search report. In recording the search history of the international search, the examiner lists the classification identification of the fields searched. Examiners are also encouraged to record the search history in sufficient detail to allow examiners of national stage applications to fully interpret and rely upon the international search. This includes recording the details of any patent and non-patent literature searches as well as searches conducted on the Internet.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173520","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_mshgscqe","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_mshgscqe","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where the international search report is entirely or partly\n \t\t\t\t\tbased on a previous search made for an application relating to a similar\n \t\t\t\t\tsubject, the previous application number and the relevant search history\n \t\t\t\t\tconsulted for this previous search is, where appropriate, identified as having\n \t\t\t\t\tbeen consulted for the international application in question, except in those\n \t\t\t\t\tinstances where the details of an earlier search cannot be ascertained, or\n \t\t\t\t\twhenever it is impractical to record the full details of the earlier search. In\n \t\t\t\t\tthe later case, a summary of the earlier search should be included. Where the\n \t\t\t\t\tprevious application has been published, this information is recorded in the\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational search report.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where the international search report is entirely or partly based on a previous search made for an application relating to a similar subject, the previous application number and the relevant search history consulted for this previous search is, where appropriate, identified as having been consulted for the international application in question, except in those instances where the details of an earlier search cannot be ascertained, or whenever it is impractical to record the full details of the earlier search. In the later case, a summary of the earlier search should be included. Where the previous application has been published, this information is recorded in the international search report.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173523","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_doxa2hpa","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_doxa2hpa","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The USPTO in its capacity as the International\n \t\t\t\t\tSearching Authority makes a separate detailed search history of record in the\n \t\t\t\t\tapplications. These search histories are mailed to applicants with the\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational search report.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"The USPTO in its capacity as the International Searching Authority makes a separate detailed search history of record in the applications. These search histories are mailed to applicants with the international search report.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_d2235e_235b8_267","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_qso3qbob","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_qso3qbob","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"VII. BOX C - DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT ","rendered_text_plain":"VII. BOX C - DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.22","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"VII. BOX C - DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT"},{"id":"pb_damzl5cx","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_damzl5cx","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"The completion of Box C of the second sheet of the international\n \t\t\t\t\tsearch report can be considered as having three components. These are: (A) the\n \t\t\t\t\tcitation category; (B) the citation of the document together with identification\n \t\t\t\t\tof the relevant passages where appropriate; and (C) the identification of\n \t\t\t\t\trelevant claim numbers. The citation of multiple documents showing the same\n \t\t\t\t\tinventive elements should be kept to a minimum. Further, when citing a document,\n \t\t\t\t\tthe examiner should clearly indicate which portions of the document are most\n \t\t\t\t\trelevant.\n
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","rendered_text_plain":"Documents which are cited are given a category indication by way of an alphabetic character, details of which are given in PCT Administrative Instructions Sections 505 and 507 and below. The categories for citations are also explained under the “documents considered to be relevant” section of the report. A category should always be indicated for each document cited. Where needed, combinations of different categories are possible.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173540","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_bzr7dmya","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_bzr7dmya","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"1. Particularly Relevant Documents","rendered_text_plain":"1. Particularly Relevant Documents","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.26","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"1. Particularly Relevant Documents"},{"id":"pb_yja2wu7z","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_yja2wu7z","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where a document cited in the international search\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\treport is particularly relevant, it is indicated by the letters “X” or\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t“Y”. Category “X” is applicable where a document is such that when taken\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\talone, a claimed invention cannot be considered novel or where a\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument is such that when considered in light of common general\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tknowledge, a claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tinventive step. Category “Y” is applicable where a document is such that\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\ta claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an inventive step\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\twhen the document is combined with one or more other documents of the\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tsame category, such combination being obvious to a person skilled in the\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tart.\n
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","rendered_text_plain":"When the search report cites documents already mentioned in the description of the patent application for which the search is carried out, such documents are denoted by the letter “D”. The document category “D” is always accompanied by a symbol indicating the relevance of the document, for example: “D,X”, “D,Y”, or “D,A”.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173610","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_uyd6ki3e","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_uyd6ki3e","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"8. Documents Cited for Other Reasons","rendered_text_plain":"8. Documents Cited for Other Reasons","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.40","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"8. Documents Cited for Other Reasons"},{"id":"pb_7u5edojs","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_7u5edojs","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where in the search report any document is cited for\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\treasons other than those referred to in the foregoing paragraphs (in\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tparticular as evidence), for example:\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where in the search report any document is cited for reasons other than those referred to in the foregoing paragraphs (in particular as evidence), for example:","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173617","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"li_zhqmmjvy","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_zhqmmjvy","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"the document is indicated by the letter “L”. Brief\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\treasons for citing the document should be given. Documents of this type\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tneed not be indicated as relevant to any particular claims. However,\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\twhere the evidence that they provide relates only to certain claims (for\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\texample the “L” document cited in the search report may invalidate the\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tpriority in respect of certain claims and not others), then the citation\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tof the document should refer to those claims.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"the document is indicated by the letter “L”. Brief reasons for citing the document should be given. Documents of this type need not be indicated as relevant to any particular claims. However, where the evidence that they provide relates only to certain claims (for example the “L” document cited in the search report may invalidate the priority in respect of certain claims and not others), then the citation of the document should refer to those claims.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173629","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_di4rg4dj","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_di4rg4dj","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"B. Citation of the Documents","rendered_text_plain":"B. Citation of the Documents","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e172999/b.42","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"B. Citation of the Documents"},{"id":"pb_gkfaby5h","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_gkfaby5h","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Identification of any document should be made according to\n \t\t\t\t\t\tWIPO Standard ST.14 (see PCT Administrative Instructions Section\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t503). For “A” citations it is not necessary to\n \t\t\t\t\t\tindicate the relevant claims unless there is good reason to do so; for\n \t\t\t\t\t\texample where there is a clear lack of unity a priori\n \t\t\t\t\t\t(see MPEP §\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t1850) and the citation is relevant only to a\n \t\t\t\t\t\tparticular claim or group of claims or when the claims meet the criteria of\n \t\t\t\t\t\tnovelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability under\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tPCT\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle 33(2) to (4) and the “A” category citations\n \t\t\t\t\t\trepresent the most relevant prior art. The box on the second sheet of Form\n \t\t\t\t\t\tPCT/ISA/210 entitled “Further documents listed are in the continuation of\n \t\t\t\t\t\tBox C” is checked if a continuation sheet is used to list additional\n \t\t\t\t\t\tdocuments that will not fit in the space provided in Box C.\n
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","rendered_text_plain":"The identification of the International Searching Authority which established the international search report and the date of actual completion, i.e., the date on which the report was drawn up are indicated at the bottom of the second sheet of the international search report. The international search report will be accompanied by a transmittal letter (Form PCT/ISA/220) indicating the date the search report was mailed to the applicant. See MPEP § 1845.02.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1844.html","source_anchor":"d0e173687","source_sha256":"82b4678c732b6cddabbe36dd1769c423a37cc4182c1b93e8107452bb053b495b"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_sek4fs6g"},{"id":"pb_es4lufun","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_es4lufun","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Pursuant to PCT Rule 43.8, the\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational search report must indicate the name of the officer of the\n \t\t\t\t\tInternational Searching Authority responsible for the report, i.e., the\n \t\t\t\t\t“authorized officer.” An “authorized officer” is the person who actually\n \t\t\t\t\tperformed the search work and prepared the search report, or another person who\n \t\t\t\t\twas responsible for supervising the search. See PCT Administrative Instructions\n \t\t\t\t\tSection 514. Thus, an examiner need not have signatory authority\n \t\t\t\t\tin order to be named as an authorized officer on the search report. However, the\n \t\t\t\t\t“file copy” of the search report must be signed by an examiner having at least\n \t\t\t\t\tpartial signatory authority.\n
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