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Rule 4.4(c)). Any telephone or facsimile number should include

Box No. IV

the applicable country and area codes. A single e-mail address

only should be indicated.

Language for the supplementary international search:

The language for the purposes of supplementary international

search should be indicated in Box No. IV and it should be

Unless the associated check-box is selected, any e-mail

address supplied will be used only for the types of communication

specified whether that language is that of the international

which might be made by telephone. If the associated check-box

application as filed, the language of the translation furnished for

is selected, the Authority specified for supplementary search

the purposes of international search (Rule 12.3), the language of

and the International Bureau may, if they wish to do so, send

the translation furnished for the purposes of publication of the

advance copies of notifications in respect of the international

international application (Rule 12.4) and/or the language of the

application to the applicant, thus avoiding processing or postal

translation to be furnished for the purposes of supplementary

delays. Any such e-mail notifications will always be followed

international search.

by the official notification on paper. Only that paper copy of the

notification is considered the legal copy and only the date of

Where neither the language in which the international

mailing of that paper copy will commence any time limit within

application was filed nor that in which a translation (if any) has

the meaning of Rule 80.

been furnished under Rule 12.3 or 12.4 is accepted by the

Authority specified for supplementary search, a translation of

Note that it is the applicant’s responsibility to keep any

the international application into a language which is accepted

e-mail address details up-to-date and to ensure that incoming

by that Authority must be furnished with the supplementary

e-mails are not blocked, for any reason, on the recipient’s side.

search request.

Changes to the e-mail address indicated should be requested to

Limitation of the supplementary international search to

be recorded, preferably directly at the International Bureau,

under Rule 92bis. Where the e-mail authorization is given both

certain claims: The check-box should be marked where the

in respect of the applicant and in respect of an agent or common

International Searching Authority has found that the international

application does not comply with the requirement of unity of

representative, the Authority specified for supplementary search

and the International Bureau will send e-mail communications

invention and the applicant wishes to limit the supplementary

only to the appointed agent or common representative.

international search to one of the inventions as identified by the

International Searching Authority other than the main invention

Box No. III

referred to in Article 17(3)(a). The claims relating to the invention

selected and, where applicable, the number of the invention as

Agent or Common Representative (Rules 45bis.1(b)(i),

identified by the International Searching Authority, should be

90.1 and 90.2): Mark the applicable check-boxes to indicate

indicated in the space provided. Note that where the international

search report is available to the Authority specified for

first whether the person named in this Box is agent or common

representative, then whether that person has been appointed

supplementary search before it starts the search, the Authority

earlier (i.e., during the procedure under Chapter I), or is appointed

may exclude from the supplementary search any claims which

were not the subject of the international search (Rule 45bis.5(d)).

in the supplementary search request and any earlier appointment

of another person is revoked, or is appointed specifically for the

procedure before the Authority specified for supplementary

Box No. V

search (without revocation of any earlier appointment), in

addition to the person(s) appointed earlier.

Check list: It is recommended that this Box be filled in

carefully in order for the Authority specified for supplementary

Where an additional person is appointed specifically for the

search to determine, as soon as possible, whether it is in

procedure before the Authority specified for supplementary

possession of the documents on the basis of which the applicant

search, all notifications issued by that Authority will be addressed

wishes supplementary international search to start. Where a

only to that additional person. A separate power of attorney

translation of the international application must be furnished for

must be filed with the Authority specified for supplementary

the purposes of supplementary international search

search, the International Bureau or the receiving Office, if the

(Rule 45bis.1(c)(i)), check-Box No. 1 should be marked.

person appointed at the time the supplementary search request

is filed (i.e., was not appointed earlier) signs the supplementary

Where the international application contains disclosure of

search request on behalf of the applicant (Rule 90.4).

one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences, and a copy

of the sequence listing in electronic form complying with the

Agent’s registration number with the Office: Where the

standard provided for in the Administrative Instructions is

agent is registered with the national or regional Office that is

required by the Authority specified for supplementary search,

acting as Authority specified for supplementary search, the

the applicant should preferably furnish the listing in electronic

supplementary search request may indicate the number or other

form to the International Bureau with the supplementary search

indication under which the agent is so registered.

request (Rule 45bis.1(c)(ii)). If this is the case, check-box No.6

should be marked.

E- mail address (see Notes to Box. No. II)

Box No. VI

Address for correspondence Where an agent is appointed,

any correspondence intended for the applicant will be sent to the

Signature of applicant, agent or common representative

address indicated for that agent (or for the first-mentioned agent,

(Rules 92.1, 90.3(a) and 90.4(a) and (d)): The supplementary

if more than one is appointed). Where one of two or more

search request must be signed by one of the applicants or by the

applicants is appointed as common representative, the address

agent (Rule 90.2(a) or (b)).

indicated for that applicant in Box No. III will be used. Where no

agent or common representative is appointed, any correspondence

Important: Should a notice of withdrawal of the

supplementary search request be filed, that notice will have

will be sent to the address, indicated in Box No.II, of the applicant.

However, if the applicant wishes correspondence to be sent to a

to be signed by the applicant or, if there are two or more

different address in such a case, that address may be indicated in

applicants by all of them (Rule 90bis.5(a)), or by an agent or

a common representative whose appointment has been

Box No.III instead of the designation of an agent or common

representative. In this case, and only in this case, the last checkbox

effected by each applicant signing, at his choice, the request,

of Box No. III must be marked (that is, the last check-box must not

the request for supplementary search, the demand or a

separate power of attorney (Rule 90.4(a)).

be marked if either of the check-boxes “agent” or “common

representative” in Box No. III has been marked).

Notes to the supplementary search request (PCT/IB/375) (page 2) ( January 2009)

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