{"section":{"filename":"s1859.html","chapter":"1800","section_number":"1859","title":"Withdrawal of International Application, Designations, or Priority Claims","revision_tag":"R-10.2019","bytes":53043,"sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","subsection_count":0,"max_depth":0,"subsections":[]},"quality":"structured","cited_authorities":{"file_section":"1859","cases":[],"statutes":[{"key":"pct_treaty::90bis.4","slug":"pct-rule-90bis-4","canonical_citation":"PCT Rule 90bis.4","mentions":2},{"key":"pct_treaty::90bis.1","slug":"pct-rule-90bis-1","canonical_citation":"PCT Rule 90bis.1","mentions":1},{"key":"pct_treaty::90bis.2","slug":"pct-rule-90bis-2","canonical_citation":"PCT Rule 90bis.2","mentions":1},{"key":"pct_treaty::90bis.3","slug":"pct-rule-90bis-3","canonical_citation":"PCT Rule 90bis.3","mentions":1},{"key":"pct_treaty::39","slug":"pct-rule-39","canonical_citation":"PCT Rule 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\t\t\t\t\t\taddressed by the applicant, at his option, to the International Bureau, to\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tthe receiving Office or, where <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e364336\">Article 39(1)</a></b> applies,\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tto the International Preliminary Examining Authority.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"(d) Withdrawal shall be effective on receipt of a notice addressed by the applicant, at his option, to the International Bureau, to the receiving Office or, where Article 39(1) applies, to the International Preliminary Examining 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applicant or transmitted by the receiving Office or\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tthe International Preliminary Examining Authority reaches the International\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tBureau after the completion of the technical preparations for international\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tpublication.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"(e) In the case of the time limit referred to in Article 21(2)(a), the International Bureau may nevertheless proceed with the international publication on the basis of the said time limit as computed from the original priority date if the notice of withdrawal sent by the applicant or transmitted by the receiving Office or the International Preliminary Examining Authority reaches the International Bureau after the completion of the technical preparations for international 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class=\"excludedText\">*****</p>","rendered_text_plain":"*****","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"ch1800_d223b4_25f23_cb/p.0"},"kind":"excluded_text","host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf","tags":["edit_history:excluded"]},{"id":"pb_adfakcz6","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_adfakcz6","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<h1>90<i>bis</i>.5 Signature</h1>","rendered_text_plain":"90bis.5 Signature","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182418/h1.0"},"kind":"informal_heading","host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf","heading_level":1,"heading_text":"90bis.5 Signature"},{"id":"li_wm773a4u","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_wm773a4u","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li class=\"nobull\" id=\"d0e182429\"> Any notice of withdrawal referred to in <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377378\"> Rules\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t90bis.1</a></b> to <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377490\">90bis.4</a></b> shall be signed by the\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tapplicant or, if there are two or more applicants, by all of them. An\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tapplicant who is considered to be the common representative under\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377177\">Rule\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t90.2(b)</a></b> shall not be entitled to sign such a notice\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\ton behalf of the other applicants.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"Any notice of withdrawal referred to in Rules 90bis.1 to 90bis.4 shall be signed by the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, by all of them. An applicant who is considered to be the common representative under Rule 90.2(b) shall not be entitled to sign such a notice on behalf of the other applicants.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182429"},"enumerator_label":"","enumerator_ordinal":0,"parent_list_id":"ls_tva7zpx6"},{"id":"ls_tva7zpx6","node_type":"list","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/ls_tva7zpx6","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182429"},"enumerator_style":"no_enumerator","nesting_depth":1,"host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf","parent_list_item_id":null,"item_ids":["li_wm773a4u"]},{"id":"pb_7w2ol6u5","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_7w2ol6u5","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p 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Withdrawal"},{"id":"li_c6aje4nb","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_c6aje4nb","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li class=\"nobull\" id=\"d0e182519\">(a)  Withdrawal under <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377369\"> Rule\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t90bis</a></b> of the international\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tapplication, any designation, any priority claim, the demand or any election\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tshall have no effect in any designated or elected Office where the\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tprocessing or examination of the international application has already\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tstarted under <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e363691\">Article 23(2)</a></b> or\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e364373\">Article 40(2)</a></b>.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"(a) Withdrawal under Rule 90bis 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).","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182519"},"enumerator_label":"(a)","enumerator_ordinal":0,"parent_list_id":"ls_b5woh4u7"},{"id":"li_lrqpl6bp","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_lrqpl6bp","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li class=\"nobull\" id=\"d0e182535\">(b)  Where the international application is withdrawn under\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377378\"> Rule\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t90bis.1</a></b>, the international\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tprocessing of the international application shall be discontinued.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"(b) Where the international application is withdrawn under Rule 90bis.1, the international processing of the international application shall be discontinued.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182535"},"enumerator_label":"(b)","enumerator_ordinal":1,"parent_list_id":"ls_b5woh4u7"},{"id":"li_ef5athif","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_ef5athif","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li class=\"nobull\" id=\"d0e182548\">(c)  Where the demand or all elections are withdrawn under\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377490\"> Rule\n                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t90bis.4</a></b>, the processing of the\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tinternational application by the International Preliminary Examining\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tAuthority shall be discontinued.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"(c) Where the demand or all elections are withdrawn under Rule 90bis.4, the processing of the international application by the International Preliminary Examining Authority shall be discontinued.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182548"},"enumerator_label":"(c)","enumerator_ordinal":2,"parent_list_id":"ls_b5woh4u7"},{"id":"ls_b5woh4u7","node_type":"list","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/ls_b5woh4u7","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182519"},"enumerator_style":"alpha_lower","nesting_depth":1,"host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf","parent_list_item_id":null,"item_ids":["li_c6aje4nb","li_lrqpl6bp","li_ef5athif"]},{"id":"pb_ozhrw55s","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ozhrw55s","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p 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37(4)(b)"},{"id":"li_nfas2hwy","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_nfas2hwy","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li class=\"nobull\" id=\"d0e182572\">(a)  Any Contracting State whose national law provides for what\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tis described in the second part of <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e364274\">Article 37(4)(b)</a></b> shall\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tnotify the International Bureau in writing.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"(a) Any Contracting State whose national law provides for what is described in the second part of Article 37(4)(b) shall notify the International Bureau in writing.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182572"},"enumerator_label":"(a)","enumerator_ordinal":0,"parent_list_id":"ls_b6alttgc"},{"id":"li_go4ibi5i","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_go4ibi5i","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li class=\"nobull\" id=\"d0e182579\">(b)  The notification referred to in paragraph (a) shall be\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tpromptly published by the International Bureau in the Gazette, and shall\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\thave effect in respect of international applications filed more than one\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tmonth after the date of such publication.</li>","rendered_text_plain":"(b) The notification referred to in paragraph (a) shall be promptly published by the International Bureau in the Gazette, and shall have effect in respect of international applications filed more than one month after the date of such publication.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182579"},"enumerator_label":"(b)","enumerator_ordinal":1,"parent_list_id":"ls_b6alttgc"},{"id":"ls_b6alttgc","node_type":"list","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/ls_b6alttgc","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182572"},"enumerator_style":"alpha_lower","nesting_depth":1,"host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf","parent_list_item_id":null,"item_ids":["li_nfas2hwy","li_go4ibi5i"]},{"id":"pb_wjwrdqeq","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_wjwrdqeq","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e182586\"> For a discussion of the withdrawal of the demand or of elections (\n                        \t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377490\">PCT Rule\n                              \t\t\t\t\t90bis.4</a></b>), see <b><a href=\"s1880.html#d0e189477\">MPEP § 1880</a></b>.</p>","rendered_text_plain":"For a discussion of the withdrawal of the demand or of elections ( PCT Rule 90bis.4), see MPEP § 1880.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182586"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf"},{"id":"pb_vjawjwa2","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_vjawjwa2","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e182597\">Form PCT/IB/372 may be used by the applicant to make a withdrawal under\n                        \t\t\tany of <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377378\">PCT Rules\n                              \t\t\t\t\t90bis.1</a></b>, <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377404\">90bis.2</a></b>, <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377450\">90bis.3</a></b>, and\n                        \t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377490\">90bis.4</a></b>. The form is available from\n                        \t\t\tWIPO’s website (<b><a href=\"http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/forms/\" target=\"_blank\">www.wipo.int/pct/\n                              \t\t\t\ten/forms/</a></b>).</p>","rendered_text_plain":"Form PCT/IB/372 may be used by the applicant to make a withdrawal under any of PCT Rules 90bis.1, 90bis.2, 90bis.3, and 90bis.4. The form is available from WIPO’s website (www.wipo.int/pct/ en/forms/).","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182597"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf"},{"id":"pb_4ubzkwp5","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_4ubzkwp5","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e182631\"> The applicant may withdraw the international application, the\n                        \t\t\tdesignation of any state, or a priority claim by a notice addressed to the International\n                        \t\t\tBureau or to the receiving Office and received before the expiration of 30 months from\n                        \t\t\tthe priority date. Where Article 39(1) applies, the notice may also be addressed to the\n                        \t\t\tInternational Preliminary Examining Authority. Any such withdrawal is free of charge. A\n                        \t\t\tnotice of withdrawal must be signed by all the applicants. The provisions for waiver of\n                        \t\t\ta power of attorney set forth in <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377231\">PCT Rules 90.4(d)</a></b> and\n                        \t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377280\">90.5(c)</a></b> do not apply in the case of withdrawals under\n                        \t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377369\">PCT Rule\n                              \t\t\t\t\t90bis.</a></b> An appointed agent or appointed\n                        \t\t\tcommon representative may sign such a notice on behalf of the applicant or applicants\n                        \t\t\twho appointed him, but an applicant who is considered to be the common representative\n                        \t\t\tmay not sign such a notice on behalf of the other applicants. For international\n                        \t\t\tapplications filed prior to January 1, 2013, please see the version of <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e377369\">PCT Rule\n                              \t\t\t\t90bis.5</a></b> in effect at that time.</p>","rendered_text_plain":"The applicant may withdraw the international application, the designation of any state, or a priority claim by a notice addressed to the International Bureau or to the receiving Office and received before the expiration of 30 months from the priority date. Where Article 39(1) applies, the notice may also be addressed to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. Any such withdrawal is free of charge. A notice of withdrawal must be signed by all the applicants. The provisions for waiver of a power of attorney set forth in PCT Rules 90.4(d) and 90.5(c) do not apply in the case of withdrawals under PCT Rule 90bis. An appointed agent or appointed common representative may sign such a notice on behalf of the applicant or applicants who appointed him, but an applicant who is considered to be the common representative may not sign such a notice on behalf of the other applicants. For international applications filed prior to January 1, 2013, please see the version of PCT Rule 90bis.5 in effect at that time.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182631"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf"},{"id":"pb_u2yeowrr","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_u2yeowrr","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e182652\">The applicant may prevent international publication by withdrawing the\n                        \t\t\tinternational application, provided that the notice of withdrawal reaches the\n                        \t\t\tInternational Bureau before the completion of technical preparations for that\n                        \t\t\tpublication. The notice of withdrawal may state that the withdrawal is to be effective\n                        \t\t\tonly on the condition that international publication can still be prevented. In such a\n                        \t\t\tcase the withdrawal is not effective if the condition on which it was made cannot be met\n                        \t\t\t- i.e., if the technical preparations for international publication have already been\n                        \t\t\tcompleted.</p>","rendered_text_plain":"The applicant may prevent international publication by withdrawing the international application, provided that the notice of withdrawal reaches the International Bureau before the completion of technical preparations for that publication. The notice of withdrawal may state that the withdrawal is to be effective only on the condition that international publication can still be prevented. In such a case the withdrawal is not effective if the condition on which it was made cannot be met - i.e., if the technical preparations for international publication have already been completed.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182652"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf"},{"id":"pb_d77vvbgi","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_d77vvbgi","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e182655\">If all designations are withdrawn, the international application will be\n                        \t\t\ttreated as withdrawn.</p>","rendered_text_plain":"If all designations are withdrawn, the international application will be treated as withdrawn.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1859.html","source_sha256":"01fad994ed3398d55bdd245672daec40cdd521deaad31b5dd6f49bc530598b9a","source_anchor":"d0e182655"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_3nfottpf"},{"id":"pb_rfpyvtmf","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_rfpyvtmf","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-10.2019","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e182658\">Where the withdrawal of a priority claim causes a change in the priority\n                        \t\t\tdate of the international application, any time limit which is computed from the\n                        \t\t\toriginal priority date and which has not yet expired—for example, the time limit before\n                        \t\t\twhich processing in the national phase cannot start—is computed from the priority date\n                        \t\t\tresulting from the change. (It is not possible to extend the time limit concerned if it\n                        \t\t\thas already expired when the priority claim is withdrawn.) Thus, international\n                        \t\t\tpublication may be postponed by withdrawing the priority claim prior to publication.\n                        \t\t\tHowever, if the notice of withdrawal reaches the International Bureau after the\n                        \t\t\tcompletion of the technical preparations for international publication, the\n                        \t\t\tInternational Bureau may proceed with the international publication on the basis of the\n                        \t\t\ttime limit for international publication as computed from the original priority\n                        \t\t\tdate.</p>","rendered_text_plain":"Where the withdrawal of a priority claim causes a change in the priority date of the international application, any time limit which is computed from the original priority date and which has not yet expired—for example, the time limit before which processing in the national phase cannot start—is computed from the priority date resulting from the change. 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