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NOTES TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY SEARCH REQUEST FORM (PCT/IB/375)

These notes are intended to facilitate the filing of the supplementary search request form and to give some information

concerning the supplementary international search. For more detailed information, see the PCT Applicant’s Guide, a WIPO

publication, which is available, together with other PCT related documents, on WIPO’s website: The Notes

are based on the requirements of the PCT, the Regulations and the Administrative Instructions under the PCT. In case of any

discrepancy between these Notes and those requirements, the latter are applicable.

In the supplementary search request form and these Notes, “Article”, “Rule” and “Section” refer to the provisions of the PCT,

the PCT Regulations and the Administrative Instructions, respectively.

The supplementary search request form shall be typed or printed; check-boxes may be marked by hand with dark ink

(Rules 11.9(a) and (b) and 11.14).

The supplementary search request form and these Notes may be downloaded from WIPO’s website at the address given above.

IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION

by the Authority specified for supplementary search, a translation

of the international application into a language which is accepted

Which International Searching Authority can be selected

by that Authority should be submitted together with the request.

to carry out a supplementary international search? Only an

International Searching Authority which has stated its

If applicable, a copy of a sequence listing in electronic form

preparedness to carry out supplementary international searches

complying with the standard provided for in the Administrative

Instructions, if required by the Authority specified for

(Rule 45bis.1(e)), and which is not carrying out the international

search under Article 16(1) (“main search”), can be selected

supplementary search, should preferably be submitted together

with the request.

(Rule 45bis.9(b)). Information about which Authorities are

prepared to carry out such searches and about any possible

limitations and conditions is provided in the PCT Applicant’s

Box No. I

Guide, Annex SISA.

Applicant’s or Agent’s file reference: A file reference

If the applicant wishes more than one supplementary

may be indicated, if desired. It should not exceed 12 characters.

international search to be carried out (Rule 45bis.1(a)), a

Characters in excess of 12 may be disregarded (Section 109).

separate request form should be submitted for each

supplementary search requested.

Identification of the international application: The

international application number must be indicated in Box No. I.

Where must the supplementary search request be filed?

(Rule 45bis.1). A supplementary search request must be filed

International filing date and (earliest) priority date

(Section 110): Dates must be indicated by the Arabic number of

with the International Bureau and not with the Authority specified

for supplementary search. The International Bureau transmits

the day, the name of the month and the Arabic number of the

year – in that order; after, below or above such indication, the

the request to the Authority selected by the applicant once the

requirements under Rule 45bis.1(b), (c)(i)), 45bis.2(c)

date should be repeated in parentheses, using two-digit Arabic

and 45bis.3(c) have been complied with, but not before the date

numerals each for the number of the day and for the number of

of receipt by the International Bureau of the international search

the month followed by the number of the year in four digits, in

report or the expiration of 17 months from the priority date,

that order, and separated by periods, slants or hyphens, for

whichever occurs first.

example, “20 March 2008 (20.03.2008)”, “20 March 2008

(20/03/2008)” or “20 March 2008 (20-03-2008)”. Where the

international application claims the priority of several earlier

The Authority specified for supplementary search chosen

by the applicant should be identified, preferably by an indication

applications, the filing date of the earliest application whose

priority is claimed must be indicated as the priority date.

of the name or two-letter code of the Authority, at the top of the

first sheet of the supplementary search request in the space

provided for that purpose.

Title of the invention: If a new title has been established

by the International Searching Authority, that title must be

When must the supplementary search request be filed?

indicated in Box No. I.

(Rule 45bis.1(a)). The supplementary search request must be

filed with the International Bureau prior to the expiration of 19

Box No. II

months from the priority date.

Applicant (Rule 45bis.1(b)(i)): The applicant, or, if there is

In which language must the supplementary search

more than one applicant, at least one of the applicants must be

request be filed? (Rule 92.2(d)). The supplementary search

indicated in the supplementary search request. Mark in Box No.

request must be filed in either English or French.

II of the supplementary search request the same indications that

are in Boxes No. II and III of the PCT Request. The Notes to

What is the language of correspondence? (Rule 92.2(d)

the PCT Request apply mutatis mutandis.

and Section 104).

Any letter from the applicant to the

International Bureau must be in English or French, at the choice

Applicant’s registration number with the Office: Where

the applicant is registered with the national or regional Office

of the applicant. However, if the language of the international

application is English, the letter must be in English; if the

that is acting as the Authority specified for supplementary

language of the international application is French, the letter

search, the supplementary search request may indicate the

number or other indication under which the applicant is so

must be in French.

registered.

What must the supplementary search request be

accompanied by? Where neither the language in which the

Telephone, Facsimile Number and/or E-mail address

should be indicated for the person named in Box No. II in order

international application was filed nor that in which a translation

(if any) has been furnished under Rule 12.3 or 12.4 is accepted

to allow rapid communication with the applicant (see

Notes to the supplementary search request (PCT/IB/375) (page 1) (January 2009)

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