Pct/S/2003/3

3 July 2003 S-03/2003 (E)

PCT GAZETTE SPECIAL ISSUE General Information (Contracting States, National and Regional Offices, International Authorities)

CONTENTS

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Section IV Notices and Information of a General Character

Introduction ...... 2 Index to Annexes...... 3 ANNEX A List of Contracting States ...... 8 ANNEX B1 Information on Contracting States ...... 10 ANNEX B2 Information on Intergovernmental Organizations ...... 221 ANNEX C Receiving Offices ...... 231 ANNEX D International Searching Authorities ...... 342 ANNEX E International Preliminary Examining Authorities ...... 353 ANNEX L Deposits of Microorganisms and Other Biologicial Material: Requirements of Designated and Elected Offices ...... 363 List of Depositary Institutions ...... 378 SUMMARY Designated (or Elected) Offices ...... 381

SECTION IV

NOTICES AND INFORMATION OF A GENERAL CHARACTER ______

Introduction

This Special Issue of the PCT Gazette compiles the essence of various notifications under the PCT received from the PCT Contracting States, from the PCT Authorities and from national Offices, as well as general information on those States, Authorities and Offices. It replaces the issue published on January 3, 2003 (PCT Gazette No. S-01/2003 (E)) and includes all information published after that date in Section IV of the PCT Gazette.

The information concerning the international phase of the PCT procedure is presented in several parts called “ANNEXES” (Annexes A, B1, B2, C, D, E and L). Those parts are identical to the corresponding Annexes of the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume I, bearing the same letter. Therefore, the denomination “Annex” has been maintained for the publication in this Special Issue of the PCT Gazette since it has the advantage of uniformity of presentation of information in both the PCT Gazette and the Guide. This will facilitate the retrieval of information for the reader of both publications.

The information concerning the national phase is presented in the last part of this issue of the PCT Gazette, called “SUMMARY.” For the reasons indicated above with respect to the Annexes, the “Summary” sheets are identical to the sheets with the same denomination contained in Volume II of the PCT Applicant’s Guide. They give, in summarized form, information on the requirements to be complied with by the applicant upon entry into the national phase before each designated (or elected) Office.

Each of Annexes B1, B2, C, D and E as well as the “Summary” part is subdivided according to the alphabetical order of the two-letter country codes. The code used for a Contracting State is also used for the national Office of that State in its capacity as receiving Office, International Searching Authority, International Preliminary Examining Authority and designated (or elected) Office. The two-letter code for each Contracting State is indicated in the index which follows and in Annex A. For intergovernmental organizations, the following codes are used: “AP” for the African Regional Industrial Property Organization, “EA” for the Eurasian Patent Organization, “EP” for the European Patent Organisation, “OA” for the African Intellectual Property Organization and “IB” for the International Bureau of WIPO.

Any reference to “Volume I” or to “Volume II” in the Annexes or in the “Summary” sheets is a reference to Volume I or Volume II, respectively, of the PCT Applicant’s Guide. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette – Section IV 3

INDEX TO ANNEXES

Contracting States or ANNEX B ANNEX C ANNEX D ANNEX E ANNEX L SUMMARY Intergovernmental Information on Receiving International International Deposits of National Phase Organizations Contracting States Offices Searching Preliminary Micro- in Designated (B1) and Authorities Examining organisms and (or Elected) Intergovernmental Authorities Other Offices Organizations (B2) Biological Material

Code Name Page Page Page Page Page Page

United Arab AE 10 231 – – – 381 Emirates

Antigua and AG 12 232 – – – 382 Barbuda

AL Albania 13 233 – – 363 383

AM Armenia 15 234 – – – 384

AT Austria 17 236 342 353 363 388

AU Australia 19 238 343 354 363 389

AZ Azerbaijan 21 240 – – – 390

Bosnia and BA 23 241 – – – 391 Herzegovina

BBBarbados25––––392

BE Belgium 27 242 – – – –

BFBurkina Faso29–––– –

BG Bulgaria 30 243 – – 364 393

BJBenin32–––– –

BR Brazil 33 244 – – – 395

BY Belarus 35 246 – – – 397

BZ Belize 37 247 – – – 399

CA Canada 39 248 – – 364 400

Central African CF 41–––– – Republic

CGCongo42–––– –

CH Switzerland 43 249 – – 374 402

CICôte d’Ivoire45–––– –

CMCameroon46–––– –

CN China 47 250 344 355 364 404

CO Colombia 49 251 – – 365 406

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INDEX TO ANNEXES [Cont’d]

Code Name Page Page Page Page Page Page

CR Costa Rica 51 252 – – – 408

CU Cuba 53 253 – – 365 409

CY Cyprus 55 254 – – – –

CZ Czech Republic 56 255 – – 365 411

DE Germany 58 257 – – 366 412

DK Denmark 60 258 – – 365 414

DM Dominica 62 259 – – – 416

DZ Algeria 63 260 – – – 417

EC Ecuador 65 262 – – 366 420

EE Estonia 67 263 – – – 421

ES Spain 69 266 347 – 373 425

FI Finland 71 267 – – 366 426

FR France 73 268 – – – –

GAGabon75–––– –

GB United Kingdom 76 269 – – 376 428

GD Grenada 78 271 – – – 430

GE Georgia 79 272 – – 366 431

GH Ghana 81 273 – – – 433

GMGambia83––––435

GNGuinea85–––– –

GQEquatorial Guinea86–––– –

GR Greece 87 274 – – – –

GWGuinea-Bissau89–––– –

HR Croatia 90 275 – – 365 436

HU Hungary 92 276 – – 367 437

ID Indonesia 94 280 – – 367 439

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INDEX TO ANNEXES [Cont’d]

Code Name Page Page Page Page Page Page

IE Ireland 96 281 – – – –

IL Israel 97 282 – – 368 440

IN India 99 284 – – – 441

IS Iceland 101 286 – – 367 442

IT Italy 103 287 – – – –

JP Japan 105 289 348 358 368 444

KE Kenya 107 290 – – 368 446

KG Kyrgyzstan 109 291 – – – 447

KP D.P.R. Korea 111 292 – – – 448

KR Rep. of Korea 113 293 349 359 371 450

KZ Kazakhstan 115 294 – – 368 452

LCSaint Lucia117––––453

LILiechtenstein119–––– –

LKSri Lanka121––––454

LR Liberia 123 295 – – – 455

LS Lesotho 125 296 – – – 456

LT Lithuania 127 297 – – 369 457

LU Luxembourg 129 298 – – 369 458

LV Latvia 131 299 – – 369 459

MA Morocco 133 300 – – – 460

MC Monaco 135 301 – – – –

MD Rep. of Moldova 137 302 – – 371 462

MGMadagascar139––––464

The form. Yugoslav MK 141 303 – – 375 466 Rep. Macedonia

MLMali143–––– –

MN Mongolia 144 304 – – – 467

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INDEX TO ANNEXES [Cont’d]

Code Name Page Page Page Page Page Page

MRMauritania146–––– –

MW Malawi 147 305 – – – 468

MX Mexico 149 306 – – 369 469

MZMozambique151––––471

NENiger153–––– –

NI Nicaragua 154 307 – – – 472

NL Netherlands 155 308 – – – –

NO Norway 157 309 – – 370 473

NZ New Zealand 159 310 – – – 475

OM Oman 161 312 – – – 479

PG Papua New Guinea 162 313 – – – 480

PH Philippines 163 314 – – 370 481

PL Poland 165 316 – – 370 483

PT Portugal 167 317 – – 371 484

RO Romania 169 318 – – 371 485

RU Russian Federation 171 319 350 360 372 487

SC Seychelles 173 320 – – – 488

SD Sudan 174 321 – – – 489

SE Sweden 176 322 351 361 374 490

SG Singapore 178 323 – – 372 492

SI Slovenia 180 324 – – 373 494

SK Slovakia 182 325 – – 372 495

SLSierra Leone184––––496

SNSenegal186–––– –

Syrian Arab SY 187 327 – – – 497 Republic

SZSwaziland188–––– –

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INDEX TO ANNEXES [Cont’d]

Code Name Page Page Page Page Page Page

TDChad189–––– –

TGTogo190–––– –

TJ Tajikistan 191 328 – – 374 498

TM Turkmenistan 193 329 – – 375 500

TN Tunisia 195 330 – – – 501

TR Turkey 197 331 – – 375 502

Trinidad and TT 199 332 – – – 504 Tobago

United Republic TZ 201––––505 of Tanzania

UA Ukraine 203 333 – – 375 506

UGUganda205––––507

US U.S. of America 207 334 352 362 376 508

UZ Uzbekistan 209 335 – – – 511

Saint Vincent and VC 211 336 – – – 513 the Grenadines

VN Viet Nam 212 337 – – – 514

Serbia and YU 214 338 – – 372 516 Montenegro

ZA South Africa 216 339 – – 373 518

ZM Zambia 218 340 – – – 520

ZW Zimbabwe 219 341 – – – 521

AP ARIPO 221 235 – – 377 386

EA EAPO 223 261 – – 377 418

EP EPO 225 264 345 356 377 423

IB WIPO 227 277 – – – –

OA OAPI 229 311 – – – 477 S-03/2003 (E) 8 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex A 3 July 2003

A PCT Contracting States* A

Name of State Date on which State Name of State Date on which State followed by the became bound followed by the became bound two-letter code by the PCT* two-letter code by the PCT*

1 Albania AL ...... 4 October 1995 Hungary HU ...... 27 June 1980 1 Algeria DZ ...... 8 March 2000 Iceland IS ...... 23 March 1995 1 Antigua and Barbuda AG ...... 17 March 2000 India IN ...... 7 December 1998 1 1 Armenia AM ...... 25 December 1991 Indonesia ID ...... 5 September 1997 Australia AU...... 31 March 1980 Ireland IE ...... 1 August 1992 Austria AT ...... 23 April 1979 Israel IL...... 1 June 1996 Azerbaijan AZ ...... 25 December 1995 Italy IT ...... 28 March 1985 Barbados BB ...... 12 March 1985 Japan JP ...... 1 October 1978 1 1 Belarus BY ...... 25 December 1991 Kazakhstan KZ ...... 25 December 1991 Belgium BE ...... 14 December 1981 Kenya KE ...... 8 June 1994 1 Belize BZ ...... 17 June 2000 Kyrgyzstan KG ...... 25 December 1991 Benin BJ ...... 26 February 1987 Latvia LV ...... 7 September 1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina BA .... 7 September 1996 Lesotho LS ...... 21 October 1995 Brazil BR ...... 9 April 1978 Liberia LR...... 27 August 1994 Bulgaria BG ...... 21 May 1984 Liechtenstein LI ...... 19 March 1980 Burkina Faso BF ...... 21 March 1989 Lithuania LT ...... 5 July 1994 Cameroon CM ...... 24 January 1978 Luxembourg LU ...... 30 April 1978 Canada CA ...... 2 January 1990 Madagascar MG ...... 24 January 1978 Central African Republic CF..... 24 January 1978 Malawi MW ...... 24 January 1978 Chad TD ...... 24 January 1978 Mali ML ...... 19 October 1984 China CN ...... 1 January 1994 Mauritania MR ...... 13 April 1983 Colombia CO ...... 28 February 2001 Mexico MX...... 1 January 1995 Congo CG ...... 24 January 1978 Monaco MC ...... 22 June 1979 Costa Rica CR ...... 3 August 1999 Mongolia MN ...... 27 May 1991 Côte d’Ivoire CI ...... 30 April 1991 Morocco MA ...... 8 October 1999 1 Croatia HR ...... 1 July 1998 Mozambique MZ ...... 18 May 2000 1 4 Cuba CU ...... 16 July 1996 Netherlands NL ...... 10 July 1979 Cyprus CY ...... 1 April 1998 New Zealand NZ ...... 1 December 1992 Czech Republic CZ ...... 1 January 1993 Nicaragua NI...... 6 March 2003 Democratic People’s Niger NE...... 21 March 1993 2 Republic of Korea KP ...... 8 July 1980 Norway NO ...... 1 January 1980 1 Denmark DK ...... 1 December 1978 Oman OM ...... 26 October 2001 Dominica DM ...... 7 August 1999 Papua New Guinea PG ...... 14 June 2003 Ecuador EC ...... 7 May 2001 Philippines PH ...... 17 August 2001 2 Equatorial Guinea GQ...... 17 July 2001 Poland PL ...... 25 December 1990 Estonia EE ...... 24 August 1994 Portugal PT ...... 24 November 1992 2 Finland FI ...... 1 October 1980 Republic of Korea KR ...... 10 August 1984 1, 3 1 France FR ...... 25 February 1978 Republic of Moldova MD .... 25 December 1991 1 Gabon GA ...... 24 January 1978 Romania RO ...... 23 July 1979 1 Gambia GM ...... 9 December 1997 Russian Federation RU ...... 29 March 1978 1 1 Georgia GE ...... 25 December 1991 Saint Lucia LC ...... 30 August 1996 Germany DE ...... 24 January 1978 Saint Vincent and 1 Ghana GH ...... 26 February 1997 the Grenadines VC ...... 6 August 2002 Greece GR ...... 9 October 1990 Senegal SN ...... 24 January 1978 Grenada GD ...... 22 September 1998 Serbia and Montenegro YU ...... 1 February 1997 Guinea GN ...... 27 May 1991 Seychelles SC ...... 7 November 2002 Guinea-Bissau GW ...... 12 December 1997 Sierra Leone SL ...... 17 June 1997

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A PCT Contracting States* A [Continued]

Name of State Date on which State Name of State Date on which State followed by the became bound followed by the became bound two-letter code by the PCT* two-letter code by the PCT*

Singapore SG ...... 23 February 1995 Trinidad and Tobago TT ...... 10 March 1994 1 Slovakia SK...... 1 January 1993 Tunisia TN ...... 10 December 2001 Slovenia SI ...... 1 March 1994 Turkey TR ...... 1 January 1996 1 1 South Africa ZA ...... 16 March 1999 Turkmenistan TM ...... 25 December 1991 Spain ES ...... 16 November 1989 Uganda UG ...... 9 February 1995 1 Sri Lanka LK...... 26 February 1982 Ukraine UA ...... 25 December 1991 Sudan SD ...... 16 April 1984 United Arab Emirates AE ...... 10 March 1999 5 Swaziland SZ ...... 20 September 1994 United Kingdom GB ...... 24 January 1978 2 Sweden SE ...... 17 May 1978 United Republic of Switzerland CH ...... 24 January 1978 Tanzania TZ ...... 14 September 1999 6, 7 Syrian Arab Republic SY...... 26 June 2003 United States of America US ... 24 January 1978 1 1 Tajikistan TJ ...... 25 December 1991 Uzbekistan UZ ...... 25 December 1991 The former Yugoslav Republic Viet Nam VN...... 10 March 1993 of Macedonia MK ...... 10 August 1995 Zambia ZM ...... 15 November 2001 Togo TG ...... 24 January 1978 Zimbabwe ZW ...... 11 June 1997

* All PCT Contracting States are bound by Chapter II of the PCT relating to the international preliminary examination. 1 With the declaration provided for in Article 64(5). 2 With the declaration provided for in Article 64(2)(a)(ii). 3 Including all Overseas Departments and Territories. 4 Ratification for the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. 5 Extends to the Isle of Man. 6 With the declarations provided for in Articles 64(3)(a) and 64(4)(a). 7 Extends to all areas for which the United States of America has international responsibility. S-03/2003 (E) 10 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE General information

Name of Office: Industrial Property Directorate, Ministry of Finance and Industry (United Arab Emirates)

Location and mailing address: P.O. Box 1565, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Saeed Street, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Telephone: (971-4) 393 74 67, 393 90 00 (ext. 20 26, 20 04) Facsimile machine: (971-4) 393 73 07 Teleprinter: 45722 MALEYA EM E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.uae.gov.ae

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Industrial Property Directorate, Ministry of Finance and Industry and residents of the United Arab (United Arab Emirates), or International Bureau of WIPO, at the Emirates: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if the United Arab Emirates is designated Industrial Property Directorate, Ministry of Finance and Industry (or elected): (United Arab Emirates) (see Volume II)

May the United Arab Emirates be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of the United Arab Emirates concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if the United Arab Emirates is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if the United Arab Emirates is or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the designated (or elected): requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 12 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AG ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AG General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 13

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AL ALBANIA AL General information

Name of Office: Zyra e Patentave Albanian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Bulevardi Zhan D’Ark 2, Tirana, Albania

Telephone: (355-42) 344 12 Facsimile machine: (355-42) 344 12 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or TNT

Competent receiving Office for nationals Albanian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Albania: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Albanian Patent Office (see Volume II) if Albania is designated (or elected): Extension of European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Albania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models European: Extended European patents

Provisions of the law of Albania concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AL ALBANIA AL [Continued]

Provisional protection after Any international application designating Albania which has been international publication: published under PCT Article 21 shall give rise to the same rights as those which the Albanian law provides for the compulsory national publication of unexamined national applications as such. Provisional protection shall be effective as from the date on which an Albanian translation of the claims of the international application is published by the Office. This translation shall be published within three months from the date of its submission to the Office. (Art. 20, Albanian Industrial Property Law)

Information of interest if Albania is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Albanian Patent Office:

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Albania is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and AL in Volume II S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 15

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AM ARMENIA AM General information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Agency (Armenia)

Location and mailing address: Government House 3, Central Avenue, Yerevan 375010, Armenia

Telephone: (374-1) 52 06 73, 56 14 04 Facsimile machine: (374-1) 54 34 67, 56 11 26 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.armpatent.org

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Agency (Armenia), Eurasian Patent Office and residents of Armenia: (EAPO) or International Bureau of WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Intellectual Property Agency (Armenia) if Armenia is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May Armenia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, provisional patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of a national patent) Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Armenia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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______1 Applicants may file with the Eurasian Patent Office or with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad. S-03/2003 (E) 16 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AM ARMENIA AM [Continued]

Information of interest if Armenia is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Armenia is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 17

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AT AUSTRIA AT General information

Name of Office: Österreichisches Patentamt Austrian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Dresdner Straße 87, P.O.B. 95, A-1200 Wien, Austria

Telephone: (43-1) 53424-0 Facsimile machine: (43-1) 53424-200 (Groups 2 and 3) Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.patent.bmvit.gv.at http://www.patentamt.at

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of Austria: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Austrian Patent Office (see Volume II) if Austria is designated (or elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Austria be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Austria concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AT AUSTRIA AT [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: The applicant may, from the date of publication of the international application, claim payment of an indemnity from any person who, without being entitled to do so, uses the subject of the application. If the application is not published in German, this right commences from the publication of a translation of the claims into German or from the date of the transmission of such translation to the person making use of the subject of the application.

Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Austria is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given if Austria is designated (or elected): Indications not required

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 19

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AU AUSTRALIA AU General information

Name of Office: Australian Patent Office

Location: Discovery House, 47 Bowes Street, Phillip, Canberra A.C.T. 2606, Australia

Mailing address: P.O. Box 200, Woden, A.C.T. 2606, Australia

Telephone: (61-2) 6283 2999 Facsimile machine: (61-2) 6283 7999 (Groups 2 and 3) Teleprinter: 61517 COMPAT AA E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Australian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Australia: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Australia is designated (or elected): Australian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Australia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of Australia Section 194 of the Patents Act 1990; concerning international-type search: Regulation 19.2 of the Patents Regulations

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AU AUSTRALIA AU [Continued]

Provisional protection after The applicant enjoys the rights defined in Section 57 of the Patents international publication: Act 1990 from the date on which a copy of the international application as published under PCT Article 21 has been received in the Australian Patent Office (the rights are generally the same as he would have had if the patent had been sealed on the date of receipt of the application in the Australian Patent Office except that he cannot institute proceedings for infringement until the patent has been sealed)

Information of interest if Australia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given May be in the request; later indication allowed at any time prior to if Australia is designated (or elected): the acceptance of the application for grant (of a patent)

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 21

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AZ AZERBAIJAN AZ General information

Name of Office: Azärbaycan Respublikasínín Standartlaúdírma, Metrologiya vä Patent üzrä Dövlät Agentliyi State Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Patents (Azerbaijan)

Location and mailing address: Mardanov gardashlar 124, AZ1078 Baku, Azerbaijan

Telephone: (99-412) 40 37 98, 40 35 53 Facsimile machine: (99-412) 40 52 24, 40 64 31 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is the international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals State Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Patents and residents of Azerbaijan: (Azerbaijan), Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: State Agency for Standardization, Metrology if Azerbaijan is designated (or elected): and Patents (Azerbaijan) (see Volume II) Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May Azerbaijan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Azerbaijan concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 AZ AZERBAIJAN AZ [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Azerbaijan is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Azerbaijan is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 23

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BA General information

Name of Office: Institute for Standards, Metrology and Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Location and mailing address: Hamdije ûemerliüa 2 (Energoinvest Building), 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Telephone: (387-33) 52 18 48, 61 80 95 Facsimile machine: (387-33) 65 27 57 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.bih.net.ba/˜zsmp

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for Institute for Standards, Metrology and Intellectual Property of nationals and residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina or International Bureau of WIPO, at the Bosnia and Herzegovina: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Bosnia and Herzegovina is designated Institute for Standards, Metrology and Intellectual Property of (or elected): Bosnia and Herzegovina (see Volume II)

May Bosnia and Herzegovina be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning international- type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BA [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Bosnia and Herzegovina is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Bosnia and Herzegovina is designated Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply (or elected): with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 25

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BB BARBADOS BB General information

Name of Office: Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (Barbados)

Location and mailing address: Belmont Road, Bridgetown, Barbados

Telephone: (1-246) 436 40 06, 436 48 18, 436 48 19, 228 25 56 Facsimile machine: (1-246) 437 30 72 Teleprinter: WB 2222 Foreign E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.caipo.org

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of Barbados: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (Barbados) if Barbados is designated (or elected): (see Volume II)

May Barbados be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Barbados concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BB BARBADOS BB [Continued]

Information of interest if Barbados is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Barbados is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 27

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BE BELGIUM BE General information

Name of Office: Office de la propriété industrielle (Belgique) Intellectual Property Office (Belgium)

Location and mailing address: Boulevard du Roi Albert II 16, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Telephone: (32-2) 206 41 11 Facsimile machine: (32-2) 206 57 50 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: http://mineco.fgov.be

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Office (Belgium), European Patent Office and residents of Belgium: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Belgium is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Belgium be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of Belgium concerning international-type search: Article 21(9) of the Patent Law of 28 March 1984

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______1 A resident of Belgium must file an international application which may be of interest for national defense or security with the Intellectual Property Office (Belgium). S-03/2003 (E) 28 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BE BELGIUM BE [Continued]

Provisional protection after Designation for the purposes of a European patent: international publication: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Belgium is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 29

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BF BURKINA FASO BF General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Burkina Faso: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Burkina Faso is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Burkina Faso be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 30 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BG BULGARIA BG General information

Name of Office: Patentno vedomstvo na Republica Bulgaria Bulgarian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 52B, Dr. G.M. Dimitrov Blvd., 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria

Telephone: (359-2) 71 01 34, 71 01 52 Facsimile machine: (359-2) 70 83 25, 71 70 44 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.bpo.bg

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Bulgarian Patent Office, European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of Bulgaria: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Bulgarian Patent Office (see Volume II) if Bulgaria is designated (or elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Bulgaria be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of a national patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Bulgaria concerning international-type search: Article 68(2) of the Bulgarian Patent Law

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______1 A resident of Bulgaria may file an international application directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO three months after an application for a patent for the same invention has been filed at the Bulgarian Patent Office and the latter application has been classified by the defense authorities of Bulgaria as not being of a confidential nature. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 31

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BG BULGARIA BG [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: The international application made available to the public shall obtain temporary protection, under paragraphs (1) and (2) of PCT Article 29, as from the day on which the issue of the Official Gazette of the Bulgarian Patent Office containing the announcement of the publication of the Bulgarian translation of the international application has come out. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: The European application made available to the public shall obtain temporary protection under Art. 67(1) of the European Patent Convention, as from the day of publication of the issue of the Official Gazette of the Bulgarian Patent Office containing the announcement of the publication of the Bulgarian translation of the European application (see Art. 72b(3) of the Bulgarian Patent Law). Information of interest if Bulgaria is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or if Bulgaria is designated (or elected): 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within three months from the date of invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 32 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BJ BENIN BJ General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Benin: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Benin is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Benin be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 33

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BR BRAZIL BR General information

Name of Office: Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil)

Location and mailing address: Praça Maua No. 7, 10° andar, 20083-900, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brazil

Telephone: (55-21) 233 07 85 Facsimile machine: (55-21) 253 40 91 for DIRPA/PCT Teleprinter: (021) 22992 INPI BR for DIRPA/PCT E-mail: — Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) or International and residents of Brazil: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Brazil is designated (or elected): National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) (see Volume II)

May Brazil be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models, certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Brazil concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BR BRAZIL BR [Continued]

Information of interest if Brazil is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given Must be in the request or furnished within the time limit applicable if Brazil is designated (or elected): under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a)

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 35

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BY BELARUS BY General information

Name of Office: Natsionalny Tsentr Intellektualnoi Sobstvennosti Komiteta po Nauke i Tekhnologiyam pri Sovete Ministrov Respubliki Belarus National Center of Intellectual Property (Belarus)

Location and mailing address: 20, ul. Kozlova, 220034 Minsk, Belarus

Telephone: (375-17) 236 36 56, 285 26 05 Facsimile machine: (375-17) 285 26 05 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Federal Express or (PCT Rule 82.1)? TNT

Competent receiving Office for nationals National Center of Intellectual Property (Belarus), Eurasian Patent and residents of Belarus: Office (EAPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: National Center of Intellectual Property if Belarus is designated (or elected): (Belarus) (see Volume II) Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May Belarus be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Belarus concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BY BELARUS BY [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After international publication, the furnishing of a translation into Russian or, if the international application was filed in Russian, of a copy of the application as filed, gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. See Article 23 of the Belarus Patent Law. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a Eurasian patent: After the international publication (if in Russian) or, where that publication was in a language other than Russian, after the publication by the EAPO of the translation into Russian of the international application, the applicant is entitled to provisional protection in conformity with the national legislation.

Information of interest if Belarus is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Belarus is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 37

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BZ BELIZE BZ General information

Name of Office: Belize Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: P.O. Box 592, BELIPO House, 5014 Baldy Beacon Street, Piccini Site, Belmopan, Belize

Telephone: (501-8) 22 13 81 Facsimile machine: (501-8) 22 13 82 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: www.belipo.bz

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the be furnished in all cases? transmitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Belize Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO, and residents of Belize: at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Belize is designated (or elected): Belize Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Belize be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Belize concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 BZ BELIZE BZ [Continued]

Information of interest if Belize is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Belize is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 39

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CA CANADA CA General information

Name of Office: Canadian Patent Office

Location: 50 Victoria Street, Hull, Quebec, Canada

Mailing address: The Commissioner of Patents, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A OC9

Telephone: (1-819) 953 97 12 (PCT Office) Facsimile machine: (1-819) 953 24 76 (PCT Office: Mailroom) Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://cipo.gc.ca

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Canadian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Canada: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Canada is designated (or elected): Canadian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Canada be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Canada concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CA CANADA CA [Continued]

Provisional protection after After the patent is granted, the applicant is entitled to claim, international publication: pursuant to paragraph 55(2) of the Patent Act of Canada and Section 66 of Canada’s Patent Rules, reasonable compensation for the period after the international publication of the international application and before the grant of the patent if the publication is in English or French. If the publication is in another language, such claim may be made from the laying open in Canada of the translation of the international application into English or French.

Information of interest if Canada is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If the information is of the inventor must be given not furnished within six months after the expiration of the 30-month if Canada is designated (or elected): time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a) or, where the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase, within six months after the late entry into the national phase, the application will be deemed abandoned. Reinstatement can take place if the applicant complies with the requirement and pays the reinstatement fee.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 41

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of Central African African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International Republic: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Central African Republic is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Central African Republic be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 42 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CG CONGO CG General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Congo: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Congo is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Congo be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 43

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CH SWITZERLAND CH General information

Name of Office: Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (Suisse) Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute

Location and mailing address: Einsteinstrasse 2, CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland

Telephone: (41-31) 325 25 25 Facsimile machine: (41-31) 325 25 26 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ipi.ch http://www.patent-info.org http://www.patent-info.net http://www.intellectual-property.net

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute, European Patent Office and residents of Switzerland: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute if Switzerland is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Switzerland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Switzerland concerning international-type search: Sections 126 and 127 of the 1978 Patent Regulations

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CH SWITZERLAND CH [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: The published international patent application gives the applicant, after the granting of the patent, the right to bring an action for damages. The injured party may invoke the damages caused by the defendant as from the time at which the latter became aware of the contents of the international application, but at the latest as from the date of publication of the application by the International Bureau (Law of 25 June 1954, as amended on 17 December 1976, Sec. 137 in relation with Sec. 111). If the international application has not been published in a Swiss official language, the date to be taken into consideration for the claim of damages is that on which the applicant communicated to the defendant a translation of the claims in a Swiss official language, or made the translation available to the public through the intermediary of the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute (Law of 25 June 1954, as amended on 17 December 1976, Sec. 137 in relation with Sec. 112). Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: The published international application gives the applicant, after the granting of the European patent, the right to bring an action for damages; however, any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application must be met.

Information of interest if Switzerland is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished within the time limit of the inventor must be given applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a); however, continuation if Switzerland is designated (or elected): of the procedure may be requested in case of failure to observe that time limit.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 45

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CI CÔTE D’IVOIRE CI General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Côte d’Ivoire: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Côte d’Ivoire is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Côte d’Ivoire be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 46 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CM CAMEROON CM General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Cameroon: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Cameroon is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Cameroon be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 47

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CN CHINA CN General information

Name of Office: China Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 6 Xi Tu Cheng Road, Ji Men Bridge, Hai Dian District, Beijing, China

Telephone: (86-10) 62 01 32 76 (general) (86-10) 62 09 36 77 (PCT matters) Facsimile machine: (86-10) 62 01 96 15 (general) (86-10) 62 01 94 51 (PCT matters) Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals China Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO, and residents of China: at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if China is designated (or elected): China Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)1

May China be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

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______1 The designation of China in any international PCT application includes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). For details about the procedure before the Intellectual Property Department of the HKSAR for the grant of a standard patent or a short-term patent in the HKSAR, see paragraphs CN.17 to CN.20 of the National Chapter CN, Volume II, PCT Applicant’s Guide. Location and mailing address of the IPD of the HKSAR: 25th Floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong (SAR), China; Tel: (852) 2961 6838, Fax: (852) 2838 6276. S-03/2003 (E) 48 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CN CHINA CN [Continued]

Provisions of the law of China concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after (1) International application published in Chinese: the applicant international publication: has the right provided under Article 13 of the Patent Law to the requirement of the payment of an appropriate fee for the exploitation of the invention from the date of international publication. (2) International application published in a language other than Chinese: the applicant has the right provided under Article 13 of the Patent Law to the requirement of the payment of an appropriate fee for the exploitation of the invention from the date of publication in the Chinese Patent Gazette of a translation into Chinese of the international application submitted by the applicant to the Office.

Information of interest if China is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address The indication of the inventor’s address is not required by the of the inventor must be given Office. The name may be in the request or may be furnished later. if China is designated (or elected): If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 49

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CO COLOMBIA CO General information

Name of Office: Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Colombia)

Location and mailing address: Cra. 13 No. 27-00 Piso 2°. Mezzanine Bogotá, D. C., Colombia

Telephone: (57-1) 382 08 40 Facsimile machine: (57-1) 382 26 95 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.sic.gov.co

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Colombia) or and residents of Colombia: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Colombia) (see if Colombia is designated (or elected): Volume II)

May Colombia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of a patent)

Provisions of the law of Colombia concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CO COLOMBIA CO [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Colombia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Colombia is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 51

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CR COSTA RICA CR General information

Name of Office: Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual Registry of Intellectual Property (Costa Rica)

Location and mailing address: Apartado postal 199 2010 Zapote, San José, Costa Rica

Telephone: (506) 234 1537 Facsimile machine: (506) 234 1537 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Registry of Intellectual Property (Costa Rica) or International and residents of Costa Rica: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Costa Rica is designated (or elected): Registry of Intellectual Property (Costa Rica) (see Volume II)

May Costa Rica be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Costa Rica concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CR COSTA RICA CR [Continued]

Provisional protection after After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to damages international publication: for the period following the international publication of the international application. For that purpose, and if the international publication has not been effected in Spanish, the applicant must submit to the Office a translation of the international application into Spanish. The provisional protection applies as from the date of publication in Spanish of the international application. See Article 11 of the Law No. 6867 of 13 June 1983 on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models.

Information of interest if Costa Rica is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Costa Rica is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 53

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CU CUBA CU General information

Name of Office: Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial Cuban Industrial Property Office

Location and mailing address: Calle Picota No. 15 entre Luz y Acosta, La Habana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana, La Habana 10100, Cuba

Telephone: (537) 61 01 85, 62 97 71, 62 43 79, 61 36 02, 62 43 95 Facsimile machine: (537) 33 56 10 Teleprinter: 511290 acp cu E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ocpi.cu

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Cuban Industrial Property Office or International Bureau of WIPO, and residents of Cuba: at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Cuba is designated (or elected): Cuban Industrial Property Office (see Volume II)

May Cuba be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition, inventors’ certificates, inventors’ certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Cuba concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CU CUBA CU [Continued]

Provisional protection after After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to international publication: reasonable compensation for the period following the international publication of the international application if that international application was published in Spanish.

Information of interest if Cuba is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Cuba is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 55

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CY CYPRUS CY General information

Name of Office: Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver of Cyprus

Location and mailing address: Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Corner Makarios Ave. and Karpenssiou St. 1427 Nicosia, Cyprus

Telephone: (357-22) 404 301, 404 302 Facsimile machine: (357-22) 304 887 Teleprinter — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.pio.gov.cy/rcor/

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver of and residents of Cyprus: Cyprus, European Patent Office (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Cyprus is designated(or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Cyprus be elected? Yes (bound by chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of Cyprus concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None Information of interest if Cyprus is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2

______1 A national of Cyprus may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if priority based on a national application is claimed. S-03/2003 (E) 56 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CZ CZECH REPUBLIC CZ General information

Name of Office: ÚĜad prĤmyslového vlastnictví Industrial Property Office (Czech Republic)

Location and mailing address: Antonína ýermáka 2a, 160 68 Praha 6, Czech Republic

Telephone: (420) 220 383 111 (operator service) (420) 224 319 002 (PCT Department) Facsimile machine: (420) 224 324 718 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.upv.cz

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Industrial Property Office (Czech Republic), European Patent Office and residents of the Czech Republic: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Industrial Property Office (Czech Republic) if the Czech Republic is designated (or (see Volume II) elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May the Czech Republic be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of the Czech Republic concerning international-type search: None

[Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 57

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 CZ CZECH REPUBLIC CZ [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: Under Section 11(4) of the Patent Law the applicant is entitled to appropriate remuneration only after publication of the international application in the Czech language. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met (see Section 35a(4) of the Patent Law). (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages. Information of interest if the Czech Republic is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if the Czech Republic is designated (or Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply elected): with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 58 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 DE GERMANY DE General information

Name of Office: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt German Patent and Trade Mark Office

Location: Zweibrückenstrasse 12, 80331 München, Germany

Mailing address: 80297 München, Germany

Telephone: (49-89) 21950 Facsimile machine: (49-89) 2195-2221 (Group 3) Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: http://www.dpma.de

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals German Patent and Trade Mark Office, European Patent Office and residents of Germany: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: German Patent and Trade Mark Office if Germany is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Germany be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent) European: Patents [Continued on next page]

______1 An applicant from Germany, under Section 52 PatG, must file an international application which contains a State secret with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office unless he has obtained written authorization from the Ministry of Defense of Germany. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 59

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 DE GERMANY DE [Continued]

Provisions of the law of Germany concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: The applicant may, from the date of publication in German, claim from any person who uses the subject of the application, although he knew or should have known that the invention used by him was the subject of the application, compensation appropriate to the circumstances. The applicant is not entitled to enjoin the use of the subject of the application. However, no claim for compensation is provided for if the subject of the application is obviously un- patentable (see Sec. 33 of the German Patent Law, and Art. III, Sec. 8 of the Law on International Patent Treaties, of 21 June 1976 (IntPatÜG)). Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that the national requirements (that a translation of the claims in the application be published or transmitted to a possible user) have been met (see Art. II, Sec. 1(2), 3 IntPatÜG). (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Germany is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Germany is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 60 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 DK DENMARK DK General information

Name of Office: Patent-og Varemærkestyrelsen Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Location and mailing address: Helgeshøj Allé 81, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark

Telephone: (45-43) 50 80 00 Facsimile machine: (45-43) 50 80 01 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.dkpto.dk

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Danish Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office (EPO) and residents of Denmark: or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Danish Patent and Trademark Office if Denmark is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Denmark be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Denmark concerning international-type search: Section 9 of the Patents Act and Sections 4 and 37 of the Decree

[Continued on next page]

______1 A resident of Denmark may file an international application directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO, provided that the invention does not relate to war materials or processes for the manufacture of war materials, in which case the application must be filed with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 61

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 DK DENMARK DK [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After international publication, the payment of a publication fee and the furnishing of a translation into Danish or, if the international application was filed in Danish, of a copy of the international application as filed, gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable under the circumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent. See Sections 33, 58 and 60 of the Patents Act. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation into Danish of the claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of the patent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent (see Section 83 of the Patents Act).

Information of interest if Denmark is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Denmark is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 62 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 DM DOMINICA DM General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 63

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 DZ ALGERIA DZ General information

Name of Office: Institut national algérien de la propriété industrielle Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property

Location: 42, rue Larbi ben M’hidi Algiers, Algeria

Mailing address: B.P. 403, Alger-Gare, Algeria

Telephone: (213-21) 73 57 74 Facsimile machine: (213-21) 73 55 81, 73 96 44 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.inapi.org

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine

Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, for any other document

Competent receiving Office for nationals Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property or International and residents of Algeria: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Algeria is designated (or elected): Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (see Volume II)

May Algeria be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Algeria concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 DZ ALGERIA DZ [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Algeria is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Algeria is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 65

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 EC ECUADOR EC General information

Name of Office: Instituto Ecuatoriano de la Propiedad Intelectual Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property

Location and mailing address: Edificio FORUM 300, Avenida República # 396 y Diego de Almagro, Quito, Ecuador

Telephone: (593-2) 250 80 00 (extension 230), 250 80 23 Facsimile machine: (593-2) 250 80 26 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property or International Bureau and residents of Ecuador: of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Ecuador is designated (or elected): Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (see Volume II)

May Ecuador be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Ecuador concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 EC ECUADOR EC [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Ecuador is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Ecuador is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 67

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 EE ESTONIA EE General information

Name of Office: Patendiamet Estonian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Toompuiestee 7, 15041 Tallinn, Estonia

Telephone: (372) 627 79 00 Facsimile machine: (372) 645 13 42 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.epa.ee

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Estonian Patent Office, European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of Estonia: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Estonian Patent Office (see Volume II) if Estonia is designated (or elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Estonia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Estonia concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 EE ESTONIA EE [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: An invention being the subject of a published international patent application designating Estonia shall confer provisional protection as provided for in the Patent Act (Section 18) as from the date on which the Estonian Patent Office publishes the translation into the Estonian language of the international patent application furnished by the applicant in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Patent Act or, if the applicant seeks an earlier date, from the date on which a translation of the claims of the published international patent application into the Estonian language has been communicated by the applicant to the person using the invention in Estonia, or as from the date on which the said translation has been made available to the public by the Office, where the translation was communicated to the Office and the fee prescribed for the publication of the translation was paid. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: an invention being the subject of a published European patent application designating Estonia shall confer the same provisional protection as provided for in the Patent Act (Section 18) as from the date on which a translation of the claims of the published European patent application into the Estonian language has been communicated by the applicant to the person using the invention in Estonia, or as from the date on which the said translation has been made available to the public by the Estonian Patent Office, where the translation was communicated to the Office and the fee prescribed for the publication of the translation was paid. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its languages. Information of interest if Estonia is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Estonia is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within the time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 69

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ES SPAIN ES General information

Name of Office: Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Location and mailing address: Calle Panamá 1, E-28071 Madrid, Spain

Telephone: (34) 902 157 530 Facsimile machine: (34-91) 457 22 80, 349 53 04 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.oepm.es

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office and residents of Spain: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Spanish Patent and Trademark Office if Spain is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Spain be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition, utility models European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Spain concerning international-type search: None

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______1 A resident of Spain may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if he is claiming priority of an earlier application filed in Spain at the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office. S-03/2003 (E) 70 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ES SPAIN ES [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to reasonable compensation for the period following the international publication of the international application. For that purpose, and if the international publication has not been effected in Spanish, the applicant must submit to the Office a translation of the international application into Spanish. The provisional protection applies as from the date of publication in Spanish of the international application. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: After the international publication (if in Spanish) or, where that publication was in a language other than Spanish, after the publication by the Office of a translation into Spanish of the claims submitted by the applicant in view of provisional protection and accompanied by a special fee, compensation reasonable in the circumstances may be requested. The translation of the claims into Spanish cannot be filed before the international application has entered the European regional phase and the mention of the international publication has been published in the European Patent Bulletin. If the applicant does not reside in Spain or in a country of the European Union, the translation must be either prepared by a patent attorney entitled to practice before the Office, or certified by a sworn translator appointed by the Ministry of External Affairs of Spain.

Information of interest if Spain is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address The indication of the address of the inventor is not required by the of the inventor must be given Office. The name may be indicated in the request or may be if Spain is designated (or elected): furnished later. If not already complied with within the time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 71

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 FI FINLAND FI General information

Name of Office: Patentti-ja rekisterihallitus National Board of Patents and Registration (Finland)

Location and mailing address: Arkadiankatu 6A, FIN-00100 Helsinki, Finland

Telephone: (358-9) 69 39 500 Facsimile machine: (358-9) 693 95 328 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: http://www.prh.fi/

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals National Board of Patents and Registration (Finland), European and residents of Finland: Patent Office (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: National Board of Patents and Registration if Finland is designated (or elected): (Finland) (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Finland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Finland Section 9 of the Finnish Patent Law and concerning international-type search: Section 5 of the Patent Decree

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______1 A resident of Finland may file an international application concerning a defense invention directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if it has been classified by the defense authorities of Finland as not being of a confidential nature. S-03/2003 (E) 72 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 FI FINLAND FI [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After international publication, the furnishing of a translation into Finnish or, if the international application was filed in Finnish, a copy of the international application as filed gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable under the circumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent. See Sections 33, 58 and 60 of the Patent Law. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation into Finnish of the claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of the patent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent.

Information of interest if Finland is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Finland is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 73

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 FR FRANCE FR General information

Name of Office: Institut national de la propriété industrielle National Institute of Industrial Property (France)

Location and mailing address: 26bis, rue de Saint Petersbourg, F-75800 Paris Cedex 08, France

Telephone: (33) 1 53 04 53 04 Facsimile machine: (33) 1 53 04 52 65 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: http://www.inpi.fr

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals National Institute of Industrial Property (France), European Patent and residents of France: Office (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if France is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May France be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of France None (but the search carried out by the European Patent Office concerning international-type search: (EPO) on national applications is equivalent to an international-type search)

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______1 A resident of France may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if he is claiming priority of an earlier application filed in France at the National Institute of Industrial Property (France). S-03/2003 (E) 74 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 FR FRANCE FR [Continued]

Provisional protection after Designation for the purposes of a European patent: international publication: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: damages, possibly seizure of the articles infringing the patent; however, the court hearing the infringement action stays proceedings until the patent is granted; any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application must be met. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if France is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 75

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GA GABON GA General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Gabon: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Gabon is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Gabon be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 76 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GB UNITED KINGDOM GB General information

Name of Office: United Kingdom Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom. Filings by hand may additionally be made at: Harmsworth House, 13-15 Bouverie Street, London EC4Y 8DP, United Kingdom

Telephone: (44-1633) 81 45 86 (for international applications) (44-1633) 81 40 00 (operator service) (44-8459) 22 22 50 (Minicom number for deaf or hard of hearing) Facsimile machine: (44-1633) 81 44 44 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] (for enquiries only) Internet: http://www.patent.gov.uk

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine1 Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? No, only upon invitation

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals United Kingdom Patent Office, European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of the United Kingdom: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant2 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: United Kingdom Patent Office (see Volume II) if the United Kingdom is designated (or elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May the United Kingdom be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents European: Patents

[Continued on next page] ______1 Detailed provisions have been set out by the United Kingdom Patent Office for applicants wishing to make use of the facsimile filing facilities. Details can be obtained from the Office at the following address: Fax Filing, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales NP10 8QQ; tel. (44-1633) 81 44 20. 2 A United Kingdom resident may only file direct at the European Patent Office or at the International Bureau of WIPO: (i) after having obtained written authorization from the United Kingdom Patent Office; or (ii) after an application for a patent for the same invention has been filed at the United Kingdom Patent Office and not less than six weeks have elapsed without the Comptroller of the United Kingdom Patent Office giving a direction prohibiting publication or communication of the invention. These restrictions do not apply to an application for a patent for an invention for which an application for a patent has first been filed in a country outside the United Kingdom by a person resident outside the United Kingdom. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 77

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GB UNITED KINGDOM GB [Continued]

Provisions of the law of the United Kingdom concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: See Sections 89, 89A and 89B of the Patents Act 1977. The publication of the international application in English by the International Bureau of WIPO, or of the translation into English by the United Kingdom Patent Office, gives the applicant generally the same right as he would have had, if the patent had been granted on the date of publication of the application or of the translation, to bring proceedings in the court or before the Comptroller for damages in respect of any act which would have infringed a patent. However, such proceedings may only be brought after grant of the patent. Section 89B(3), in addition, gives effect to the option specified in PCT Article 29(2)(iii). Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: See Sections 78(7) and 79(3) of the Patents Act 1977. (1) International application published in English: the right referred to above applies once the application has been published by the International Bureau of WIPO. (2) International application published in French or German: the right referred to in paragraph (1) does not become effective until a translation into English of the claims has been filed at, and published by, the United Kingdom Patent Office and the prescribed fee paid, or unless the applicant has supplied the infringer, before the infringing act occurred, with a translation into English of the claims. (3) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the right referred to above does not become effective until the EPO republishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages except that if the EPO republishes the application in French or German, paragraph (2) applies. Information of interest if the United Kingdom is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given if the United Kingdom is designated May be in the request or must be furnished within 32 months from (or elected): the priority date

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 78 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GD GRENADA GD General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 79

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GE GEORGIA GE General information

Name of Office: Intelektualuri Sakutrebis Erovnuli Tsentri Georgian Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 6, I. Chavchavadze Lane 1, Tbilisi 380079, Georgia

Telephone: (995-32) 98 84 19, 25 17 60, 98 85 18, 25 27 93 Facsimile machine: (995-32) 98 84 19, 98 84 26 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.sakpatenti.org.ge

Competent receiving Office for nationals Georgian Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of and residents of Georgia: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Georgia is designated (or elected): Georgian Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Georgia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Georgia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GE GEORGIA GE [Continued]

Information of interest if Georgia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiration of the time limit under Article 22 or if Georgia is designated (or elected): 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirements within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 81

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GH GHANA GH General information

Name of Office: Registrar General’s Department (Ghana)

Location: Opposite the Ghana Newsagency Building, Accra, Ghana

Mailing address: P.O. Box 118, Accra, Ghana

Telephone: (233-21) 666 469, 666 081, 664 691-3 Facsimile machine: (233-21) 662 043, 665 363, 667 609 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the be furnished in all cases? transmitted document is an international application, a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application, a power of attorney or a deed of assignment No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Registrar General’s Department (Ghana), ARIPO Office or and residents of Ghana: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Registrar General’s Department (Ghana) if Ghana is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Ghana be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility certificates ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Ghana concerning international-type search: Section 19(1) of the Patent Law, 1992 (PNDCL 305A)

[Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 82 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GH GHANA GH [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: Section 26 of the Patent Law, 1992, provides that the relief specified in Section 59 of that Law may be requested in respect of acts committed before the grant of the patent but after the date of international publication under PCT Article 21, provided the international publication was effected in English. Where the international publication was effected in a language other than English, these provisions shall apply, provided the applicant had transmitted an English translation of said international publication to the infringer and only in respect of acts committed by the infringer after he had received the translation. Where the designation is made for the purposes of an ARIPO patent: None

Information of interest if Ghana is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given if Ghana is designated (or elected): Must be in the request

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 83

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GM GAMBIA GM General information

Name of Office: Registrar General’s Department, Department of State for Justice (Gambia)

Location and mailing address: Marina Parade, Banjul, Gambia

Telephone: (220) 22 95 41, 22 24 68, 22 24 84, 22 95 40 Facsimile machine: (220) 22 53 52 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the and residents of the Gambia: applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Registrar General’s Department, Department if the Gambia is designated (or elected): of State for Justice (Gambia) (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May the Gambia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of the Gambia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

[Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 84 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GM GAMBIA GM [Continued]

Information of interest if the Gambia is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if the Gambia is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 85

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GN GUINEA GN General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Guinea: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Guinea is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Guinea be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 86 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Equatorial Guinea: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Equatorial Guinea is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Equatorial Guinea be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 87

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GR GREECE GR General information

Name of Office: ȅȡȖĮȞȚıµȩȢ ǺȚȠµȘȤĮȞȚțȒȢ ǿįȚȠțĲȘıȓĮȢ (OBI) Industrial Property Organization (OBI) (Greece)

Location and mailing address: 5, Pantanassis St., Paradissos Amaroussiou, 15125 Athens, Greece

Telephone: (30-1) 618 35 48, 618 35 08 Facsimile machine: (30-1) 681 92 31 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.obi.gr

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Industrial Property Organization (OBI) (Greece), European Patent and residents of Greece: Office (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Greece is designated(or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Greece be elected? Yes (bound by chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of Greece concerning international-type search: None

[Continued on next page]

______1 A national of Greece may file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only if a priority based on a national application is claimed. S-03/2003 (E) 88 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GR GREECE GR [Continued]

Provisional protection after Designation for the purposes of a European patent: international publication: After international publication or, where that publication was in a language other than one of the official languages of the EPO, after publication by the EPO of the international application in a translation into one of its official languages furnished to it, the applicant may, as from the date of publication in the Greek Industrial Property Official Gazette of a notification that a translation into Greek of the claims has been filed with the OBI, obtain damages and possibly the description and seizure of the articles infringing the patent and anything used in the making thereof.

Information of interest if Greece is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 89

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 GW GUINEA-BISSAU GW General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Guinea-Bissau: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Guinea-Bissau is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Guinea-Bissau be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 90 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 HR CROATIA HR General information

Name of Office: Državni zavod za intelektualno vlasništvo Croatian Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Telephone: (385-1) 6106 111 Facsimile machine: (385-1) 6112 017 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: http://www.dziv.hr

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Croatian Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of and residents of Croatia: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Croatia is designated (or elected): Croatian Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Croatia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, “consensual patents”

Provisions of the law of Croatia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after The applicant must submit to the Office a translation of the international publication: international application into Croatian. The provisional protection (see Article 78 of the Patent Law) applies as from the date of the publication of the translation of the international application in the Official Gazette of the Croatian Intellectual Property Office (see Article 32 of the Patent Law)

[Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 91

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 HR CROATIA HR [Continued]

Information of interest if Croatia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Croatia is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation or to furnish not later than four months from the date of entry into the national phase a statement that the inventor wishes not to be named.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 92 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 HU HUNGARY HU General information

Name of Office: Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal Hungarian Patent Office

Location: Garibaldi-u. 2, 1054-Budapest, Hungary

Mailing address: P.B. 552, H-1370 Budapest 5, Hungary

Telephone: (36-1) 312 44 00 Facsimile machine: (36-1) 331 25 96 Teleprinter: 224700 OTH H E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.hpo.hu

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine and teleprinter Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Hungarian Patent Office, European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of Hungary: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Hungarian Patent Office (see Volume II) if Hungary is designated (or elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Hungary be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of a national patent) European: Patents

[Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 93

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 HU HUNGARY HU [Continued]

Provisions of the law of Hungary concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: The international application made available to the public shall obtain temporary protection, under paragraphs (1) and (2) of PCT Article 29, as from the day on which the issue of the Official Gazette of the Hungarian Patent Office containing the announcement of the publication of the Hungarian translation of the international application has come out. This date, until the contrary is proved, is the day of publication indicated in the Official Gazette. On the basis of the temporary protection, the applicant may, however, proceed against the unauthorized exploitation of the invention but the procedure shall be suspended until a decision of legal force is made for the grant of a patent. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: The provisional protection shall be effective in Hungary as from the day on which the Hungarian Patent Office publishes an announcement of the filing of the translation of the claims into Hungarian. Information of interest if Hungary is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later but must be given of the inventor must be given within 31 months from the priority date. This requirement can also if Hungary is designated (or elected): be fulfilled within three months from the last day of the said time limit subject to the payment of an additional fee provided for under the national law. If not complied with within the prescribed time limits, the international application shall have no effect in Hungary.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 94 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ID INDONESIA ID General information

Name of Office: Direktorat Jenderal Hak Kekayaan Intelektual Directorate General of Intellectual Property (Indonesia)

Location and mailing address: Jalan Daan Mogot Km. 24, Tangerang 15119, Indonesia

Telephone: (62-21) 552 53 86, 552 53 88, 552 49 95 Facsimile machine: (62-21) 552 53 86, 552 53 66, 552 49 95 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: http://www.dgip.go.id

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the be furnished in all cases? transmitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for Directorate General of Intellectual Property (Indonesia) or nationals and residents of International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant Indonesia: (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Directorate General of Intellectual Property (Indonesia) if Indonesia is designated (or elected): (see Volume II)

May Indonesia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Indonesia concerning international-type search: None

[Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 95

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ID INDONESIA ID [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Indonesia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Indonesia is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 96 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IE IRELAND IE General information

Name of Office: Patents Office (Ireland)

Location and mailing address: Government Buildings, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, Ireland

Telephone: (353-56) 772 01 11 Facsimile machine: (353-56) 772 01 00 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.patentsoffice.ie

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Patents Office (Ireland), European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of Ireland: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Ireland is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Ireland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of Ireland concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after Designation for the purposes of a European patent: international publication: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Ireland is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 97

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IL ISRAEL IL General information

Name of Office: Israel Patent Office

Location: 4 Hasadna St., Talpiot, Jerusalem 93420, Israel

Mailing address: P.O. Box 53420, Jerusalem 91533, Israel

Telephone: (972-2) 5651 705, 5651 695, 5651 645 Facsimile machine: (972-2) 5651 616 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Israel Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice and residents of Israel: of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Israel is designated (or elected): Israel Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Israel be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of Israel concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IL ISRAEL IL [Continued]

Information of interest if Israel is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Not required. If the applicant desires that the name of the inventor of the inventor must be given be published on acceptance and registered in the Register of Patents, if Israel is designated (or elected): he should notify the Office on or before receipt of the Notice before Acceptance.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 99

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IN INDIA IN General information

Name of Office: Patent Office (India) (Kolkata and its branch offices in New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai)

Location and mailing address: Nizam Palace (5th-7th floor), 234/4 Acharya Jagadish Bose Road, Kolkata 700 020, India W-5, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India 6th Floor, Guna Complex, Annex-II, 443, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai 600 018, India Todi Estates, 3rd floor, Sun Mill Compound, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai 400 013, India

Telephone: Kolkata: (91-33) 247 44 01, 247 44 02, 247 44 03, 240 66 85 New Delhi: (91-11) 587 12 55, 587 12 56, 587 62 57, 587 12 58, 587 72 45 Chennai: (91-44) 431 43 24, 431 43 25, 431 43 26, 431 47 53 Mumbai: (91-22) 492 40 58, 492 50 92, 496 13 70 Facsimile machine: Kolkata: (91-33) 247 38 51, 240 13 53 New Delhi: (91-11) 587 62 09, 587 25 32 Chennai: (91-44) 431 47 50, 431 47 51 Mumbai: (91-22) 490 38 52, 495 06 22 Teleprinter: — E-mail: Kolkata: [email protected] New Delhi: [email protected] Chennai: [email protected] [email protected] Mumbai: [email protected] Internet: www.ipindia.nic.in

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 100 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IN INDIA IN [Continued]

Competent receiving Office for nationals Patent Office (India) (Kolkata or its branch office in New Delhi, and residents of India: Chennai or Mumbai1) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Patent Office (India) (Kolkata or its branch office in New Delhi, if India is designated (or elected): Chennai or Mumbai1) (see Volume II)

May India be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of India concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if India is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if India is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

______1 Depending on the residence or place of business of the applicant (or of the first applicant if there are several applicants), the place from where the invention actually originated or the address for service, within the territorial jurisdiction under the Indian patents legislation. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 101

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IS ICELAND IS General information

Name of Office: Einkaleyfastofan Icelandic Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Skulagata 63, IS-150 Reykjavík, Iceland

Telephone: (354) 580 94 00 Facsimile machine: (354) 580 94 01 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.patent.is

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Icelandic Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Iceland: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Iceland is designated (or elected): Icelandic Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Iceland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Iceland Section 9 of the Icelandic Patent Act and Section 5 of the concerning international-type search: Regulation Concerning Patent Applications

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IS ICELAND IS [Continued]

Provisional protection after After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of the international publication: abstract and claims into Icelandic gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that, upon grant of the patent, he is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable under the circumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent. See Sections 33, 58 and 60 of the Patent Act.

Information of interest if Iceland is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If the data of the inventor must be given concerning the inventor are missing at the expiry of the time limit if Iceland is designated (or elected): applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 103

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IT ITALY IT General information

Name of Office: Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi Italian Patent and Trademark Office

Location and mailing address: 19, via Molise, 00187 Roma, Italy

Telephone: (39-06) 4705-3032, 4705-3043 Facsimile machine: (39-06) 4705-3032, 4705-3035 Teleprinter: 62050 UCB I E-mail: — Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Italian Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office (EPO) and residents of Italy: or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Italy is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Italy be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of Italy concerning international-type search: None

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______1 A resident of Italy may only file directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO with the authorization of the Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Handicraft, except if the international application claims the priority of a national application filed in Italy more than 90 days previously and such application has not been made subject of the official secrets regulation. S-03/2003 (E) 104 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 IT ITALY IT [Continued]

Provisional protection after Designation for the purposes of a European patent: international publication: After international publication or, where that publication was in a language other than one of the official languages of the EPO, after publication by the EPO of the international application in a translation into one of its official languages furnished to it, the applicant may, as from the date on which a translation into Italian of the claims is made available to the public or communicated to the user, obtain damages and possibly the description and seizure of the articles infringing the patent and anything used in the making thereof.

Information of interest if Italy is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 105

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 JP JAPAN JP General information

Name of Office: Tokkyocho Japan Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 4-3, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8915, Japan

Telephone: (81-3) 3592 13 08 Facsimile machine: (81-3) 3501 06 59 (general) (81-3) 3501 68 03 (filing of documents) Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: www.jpo.go.jp

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents Only documents needed to receive an international filing date under may be so transmitted? PCT Article 11 Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? No, only upon invitation

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Japan Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice and residents of Japan: of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Japan is designated (or elected): Japan Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Japan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Japan concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 JP JAPAN JP [Continued]

Provisional protection after The applicant enjoys rights analogous to those provided under Sec- international publication: tion 65 of the Patent Law from the time of the international publication of the international application if the international publication is in Japanese and from the time of the publication of a Japanese translation by the Japan Patent Office if the international publication is in a language other than Japanese (see Sec. 184-10 of the Patent Law).

Information of interest if Japan is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Japan is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation (see the Summary).

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 107

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KE KENYA KE General information

Name of Office: Kenya Industrial Property Institute

Location: Weights and Measures Building, Kapiti Road, off Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya

Mailing address: P.O. Box 51648, 00200 City Square, Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: (254-2) 60 22 10, 60 22 11 Facsimile machine: (254-2) 60 63 12 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.kipo.ke.wipo.net

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the be furnished in all cases? transmitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Kenya Industrial Property Institute, ARIPO Office or International and residents of Kenya: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Kenya Industrial Property Institute if Kenya is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Kenya be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Kenya concerning international-type search: Section 43 of the Industrial Property Act, 2001

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KE KENYA KE [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: Relief may be sought in respect of acts committed before the grant of the patent but after the date on which international publication was effected in English. Where the international publication was effected in a language other than English, relief may be sought provided that the applicant had transmitted an English translation of the international publication to the infringer and only in respect of acts committed by the latter after he had received the translation. Where the designation is made for the purposes of an ARIPO patent: None

Information of interest if Kenya is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Kenya is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 109

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KG KYRGYZSTAN KG General information

Name of Office: Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Okmotunun aldyndagy Ilim jana Intellektualdyk Menchik bojuncha Mamlekettik Agentstvosu Kyrgyz Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 62, Moskovskaya Street, Bishkek 720021, Kyrgyzstan

Telephone: (996-312) 68 08 19 Facsimile machine: (996-312) 68 17 03 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.kyrgyzpatent.kg

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Kyrgyz Intellectual Property Office, Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) and residents of Kyrgyzstan: or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Kyrgyz Intellectual Property Office if Kyrgyzstan is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May Kyrgyzstan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Kyrgyzstan concerning international-type search: None

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______1 Applicants may file with the Eurasian Patent Office of with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad. S-03/2003 (E) 110 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KG KYRGYZSTAN KG [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None Information of interest if Kyrgyzstan is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Kyrgyzstan is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 111

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KP KOREA

General information

Name of Office: Choson Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk Balmyongchongguk Invention Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Location and mailing address: Kinmaul 1 dong, Pipha Street, Moranbong District Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Telephone: (850-2) 381 60 25 Facsimile machine: (850-2) 381 44 10, 381 44 16, 381 44 27, 381 21 00 Teleprinter: 5972 TECH KP E-mail: — Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Invention Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or and residents of the Democratic People’s International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Republic of Korea: Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if the Democratic People’s Republic of Invention Office of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see Korea is designated (or elected): Volume II)

May the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, inventors’ certificates

Provisions of the law of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KP KOREA [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if the Democratic People’s Republic Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply of Korea is designated (or elected): with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 113

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KR REPUBLIC OF KOREA KR General information

Name of Office: Teukheocheong Korean Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 920 Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City 302-701 Republic of Korea

Telephone: (82-42) 481 51 50 Facsimile machine: (82-42) 472 71 40 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.kipo.go.kr

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents All kinds of documents except the translation to be furnished under may be so transmitted? PCT Article 22 or 39 Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Korean Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of and residents of Republic of Korea: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Republic of Korea is designated (or elected): Korean Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Republic of Korea be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Republic of Korea concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KR REPUBLIC OF KOREA KR [Continued]

Provisional protection after After the applicant has filed a translation of the international appli- international publication: cation into Korean and paid the national fee, the translation will be laid open for public inspection. The applicant may, after the laying open of the application and following a warning by the applicant in the form of a document describing the contents of the invention claimed in the application, require a person who has commercially worked the invention, after the warning but before the registration of the patent right, to pay in compensation a sum of money equivalent to what he would normally be entitled to receive for the working of the invention if it were a patented invention.

Information of interest if Republic of Korea is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Republic of Korea is designated (or or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the elected): requirement within a time fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 115

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KZ KAZAKHSTAN KZ General information

Name of Office: Kazakhstan Respublikasy Adilet ministrliginin Sanatkerlik menshik kukygy zhonindegi komiteti Kazakh Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 1/1, Kartalinskaya St., 473003 Astana, Kazakhstan

Telephone: (7327-2) 30 15 22 Facsimile machine: (7327-2) 30 13 76 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.kazpatent.org Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL or Express Post

Competent receiving Office for nationals Kazakh Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) or and residents of Kazakhstan: International Bureau of WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Kazakh Patent Office (see Volume II) if Kazakhstan is designated (or elected): Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May Kazakhstan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, provisional patents, utility models Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Kazakhstan concerning international-type search: Article 22(11) of the Patent Law

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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______1 Applicants may file with the Eurasian Patent Office or the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad. S-03/2003 (E) 116 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 KZ KAZAKHSTAN KZ [Continued]

Information of interest if Kazakhstan is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Kazakhstan is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 117

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LC SAINT LUCIA LC General information

Name of Office: Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (Saint Lucia)

Location and mailing address: Old Education Building, Corner Laborie and Micoud Streets, Castries, Saint Lucia

Telephone: (1-758) 468 32 30, 468 32 31, 468 32 39 Facsimile machine: (1-758) 451 79 89 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of Saint Lucia: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (Saint Lucia) if Saint Lucia is designated (or elected): (see Volume II)

May Saint Lucia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Saint Lucia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LC SAINT LUCIA LC [Continued]

Information of interest if Saint Lucia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Saint Lucia is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 119

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LI LIECHTENSTEIN LI General information

Name of Office: Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (Suisse)1 Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute

Location and mailing address: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Telephone: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1 Facsimile machine: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1 Teleprinter: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1 E-mail: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1 Internet: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1 Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1 Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Competent receiving Office for nationals Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute, European Patent Office and residents of Liechtenstein: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute if Liechtenstein is designated (see Volume II) (or elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Liechtenstein be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Provisions of the law of Liechtenstein concerning international-type search: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

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______1 Under the patent treaty between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, only one unitary patent for both countries may be granted. S-03/2003 (E) 120 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LI LIECHTENSTEIN LI [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1

Information of interest if Liechtenstein is designated (or elected) See Switzerland (CH) in Annex B1 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 121

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LK SRI LANKA LK General information

Name of Office: National Intellectual Property Office (Sri Lanka)

Location and mailing address: “Samagam Medura,” 3rd Floor, 400, D.R. Wijayawardana Mawatha, Colombo 01000, Sri Lanka

Telephone: (94-1) 68 93 68 Facsimile machine: (94-1) 68 93 67 Teleprinter: 21979, 22039 SALAKA CE E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://nipo.sliit.lk

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of Sri Lanka: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Sri Lanka is designated (or elected): National Intellectual Property Office (Sri Lanka) (see Volume II)

May Sri Lanka be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Sri Lanka Section 70 of the Code of Intellectual Property Act No. 52, Regula- concerning international-type search: tion 53 of the Intellectual Property Regulations

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LK SRI LANKA LK [Continued]

Information of interest if Sri Lanka is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Sri Lanka is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 123

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LR LIBERIA LR General information

Name of Office: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bureau of Archives, Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright (Liberia)

Location: Mamba Point, Monrovia, Liberia

Mailing address: P.O. Box 9002, Monrovia, Liberia

Telephone: (231) 22 30 11 Facsimile machine: (231) 24 40 47 Teleprinter: (0997) 44211 E-mail: — Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? Yes, within 14 days from the date of transmission, if the transmitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Bureau of Archives, Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright (Liberia) and residents of Liberia: or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Bureau of Archives, Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright (Liberia) if Liberia is designated (or elected): (see Volume II)

May Liberia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Liberia concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LR LIBERIA LR [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Liberia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT Article if Liberia is designated (or elected): 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 125

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LS LESOTHO LS General information

Name of Office: Registrar General’s Office (Lesotho)

Location: Maseru, Lesotho

Mailing address: Law Office, P.O. Box 33, Maseru 100, Lesotho

Telephone: (266) 31 28 56, 31 32 11, 31 12 51 Facsimile machine: (266) 31 04 02, 31 10 92 Teleprinter: 4330 FOREIN LO E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Registrar General’s Office (Lesotho), ARIPO Office or International and residents of Lesotho: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Registrar General’s Office (Lesotho) if Lesotho is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Lesotho be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Lesotho concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LS LESOTHO LS [Continued]

Information of interest if Lesotho is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Lesotho is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 127

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LT LITHUANIA LT General information

Name of Office: Lietuvos Respublikos Valstybinis patentu biuras Lithuanian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: Kalvarijǐ g. 3, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania

Telephone: (370-5) 278 02 50 Facsimile machine: (370-5) 275 07 23 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.vpb.lt/engl

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Lithuanian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Lithuania: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Lithuanian Patent Office (see Volume II) if Lithuania is designated (or elected): Extension of European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Lithuania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents European: Extended European patents

Provisions of the law of Lithuania concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of the international publication: claims into Lithuanian gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages (see Art. 48 of the Lithuanian Patent Law)

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LT LITHUANIA LT [Continued]

Information of interest if Lithuania is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Lithuanian Patent Office:

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Lithuania is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within the time limit indicated in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LT in Volume II S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 129

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LU LUXEMBOURG LU General information

Name of Office: Service de la propriété intellectuelle (Luxembourg) Intellectual Property Office (Luxembourg)

Location: Ministère de l’Économie, 19-21, Boulevard Royal, Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg

Mailing address: L-2914 Luxembourg

Telephone: (352) 478 41 63, 478 41 13 Facsimile machine: (352) 22 26 60 (Group 3) Teleprinter: 3464 ECO LU E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.etat.lu/ec

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Office (Luxembourg), European Patent Office and residents of Luxembourg: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C).

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Intellectual Property Office (Luxembourg) if Luxembourg is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Luxembourg be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents European: Patents

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LU LUXEMBOURG LU [Continued]

Provisions of the law of Luxembourg concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: Reasonable damages may be claimed as from the date of publication in French or German, or from the date of communication of a translation into French or German either to a defendant or to the Intellectual Property Office (Law of 27 May 1977). Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Luxembourg is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Luxembourg is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 131

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LV LATVIA LV General information

Name of Office: Latvijas Republikas Patentu valde Latvian Patent Office

Location: 7(70) Citadeles iela, Riga, Latvia

Mailing address: P.O. Box 824, LV-1010 Riga, Latvia

Telephone: (371) 702 76 22 Facsimile machine: (371) 702 76 90 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.lrpv.lv

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Latvian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Latvia: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Latvian Patent Office (see Volume II) if Latvia is designated (or elected): Extension of European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Latvia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents European: Extended European patents

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 LV LATVIA LV [Continued]

Provisions of the law of Latvia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after After international publication, the furnishing of a translation into international publication: Latvian of the claims, abstract and text matter of the drawings of the international application gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to reasonable compensation (see Art. 15(3), 31(6) and (7) of the Latvian Patent Law)

Information of interest if Latvia is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Latvian Patent Office

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Latvia is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within the time limit indicated in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LV in Volume II S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 133

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MA MOROCCO MA General information

Name of Office: Office marocain de la propriété industrielle et commerciale Industrial and Commercial Property Office of Morocco

Location: Route de Nouasser, R.S. 114, Km 9,5–Sidi Måarouf, Casablanca, Morocco

Mailing address: B.P. 8072, Casablanca Oasis, Casablanca, Morocco

Telephone: (212-22) 33 55 10, 97 24 86 Facsimile machine: (212-22) 33 54 80, 97 24 99 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: www.ompic.org.ma

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Industrial and Commercial Property Office of Morocco or and residents of Morocco: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Industrial and Commercial Property Office of Morocco (see if Morocco is designated (or elected): Volume II)

May Morocco be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Morocco concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MA MOROCCO MA [Continued]

Information of interest if Morocco is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given if Morocco is designated (or elected): Indications not required

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 135

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MC MONACO MC General information

Name of Office: Division de la propriété intellectuelle, Direction de l’expansion économique (Monaco) Intellectual Property Division, Department of Economic Expansion (Monaco)

Location and mailing address: 9, rue du Gabian, MC 98000 Monaco (Principauté)

Telephone: (377) 93 15 80 00, 93 15 88 67 Facsimile machine: (377) 92 05 75 20 Teleprinter: 469942 GOVERMO E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Division, Department of Economic Expansion and residents of Monaco: (Monaco), European Patent Office (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Monaco is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Monaco be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of Monaco concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MC MONACO MC [Continued]

Provisional protection after Designation for the purposes of a European patent: international publication: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: damages, possibly seizure of the articles infringing the patent; however, the court hearing the infringement action stays proceedings until the patent is granted; any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application must be met. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if Monaco is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 137

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MD REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA MD General information

Name of Office: Agentia de Stat pentru Protectia Proprietatii Industriale State Agency on Industrial Property Protection (Republic of Moldova)

Location and mailing address: 24/1 A. Doga St., MD-2024 Kishinev, Republic of Moldova

Telephone: (3732) 44 32 53, 44 96 06, 44 96 54 Facsimile machine: (3732) 44 01 19, 44 32 53 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.agepi.md

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the be furnished in all cases? transmitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals State Agency on Industrial Property Protection (Republic of and residents of the Republic of Moldova), Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) or International Bureau Moldova: of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: State Agency on Industrial Property if the Republic of Moldova is designated Protection (Republic of Moldova) (or elected): (see Volume II) Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May the Republic of Moldova be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of the Republic of Moldova concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MD REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA MD [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: The publication of the translation into Romanian of the international application gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages (see Art. 54 of the Provisional Regulations on the Protection of Industrial Property in the Republic of Moldova and Art. 26 of the Moldova Law on Patents for Invention). Where the designation is made for the purposes of a Eurasian patent: After the international publication (if in Russian) or, where that publication was in a language other than Russian, after the publication by the EAPO of the translation into Russian of the international application, the applicant is entitled to provisional protection in conformity with the national legislation.

Information of interest if the Republic of Moldova is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if the Republic of Moldova is designated or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the (or elected): requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 139

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MG MADAGASCAR MG General information

Name of Office: Office malgache de la propriété industrielle Industrial Property Office of Madagascar

Location: Rue Agosthino Neto, 67 Ha Sud, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar

Mailing address: B.P. 8237, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar

Telephone: (261-20) 22 335 02, 22 659 75, 22 335 06 Facsimile machine: (261-20) 22 659 79 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than Yes, provided that the delivery service is DHL, Express Mail the postal authorities is used Service or any other service which is recognized worldwide and is (PCT Rule 82.1)? available in Madagascar

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of Madagascar: International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Madagascar is designated (or elected): Industrial Property Office of Madagascar (see Volume II)

May Madagascar be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, certificates of addition

Provisions of the law of Madagascar Article 51 of Ordinance No. 89-019 on the Protection of Industrial concerning international-type search: Property in Madagascar

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MG MADAGASCAR MG [Continued]

Information of interest if Madagascar is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Madagascar is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within four months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 141

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MK THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MK MACEDONIA

General information

Name of Office: Biro za zaštita na industriska sopstvenost Industrial Property Protection Office (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)

Location and mailing address: Ilindenska b.b., 1000 Skopje, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Telephone: (389-2) 11 63 79, 13 71 89 Facsimile machine: (389-2) 11 60 41 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ippo.gov.mk

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Industrial Property Protection Office (the former Yugoslav Republic and residents of the former Yugoslav of Macedonia) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the Republic of Macedonia: applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Industrial Property Protection Office if the former Yugoslav Republic of (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Macedonia is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) Extension of European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MK THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MK MACEDONIA [Continued]

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition European: Extended European patents

Provisions of the law of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of the international publication: international application into Macedonian gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages (see Articles 8(3), 39(1), 94 and 95 of the Act of industrial Property).

Information of interest if the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is designated (or elected)

For the grant of a national patent by the Industrial Property Protection Office

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if the former Yugoslav Republic of Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply Macedonia is designated (or elected): with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For extension of a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and MK in Volume II S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 143

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ML MALI ML General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Mali: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Mali is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Mali be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 144 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MN MONGOLIA MN General information

Name of Office: Mongolian Intellectual Property Office

Location and mailing address: 31, Baga Toiruu, Ulaanbaatar 46, Mongolia

Telephone: (976-11) 32 74 56 Facsimile machine: (976-11) 32 76 38 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.mongol.net/ipom

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Mongolian Intellectual Property Office or International Bureau of and residents of Mongolia: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Mongolia is designated (or elected): Mongolian Intellectual Property Office (see Volume II)

May Mongolia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Mongolia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MN MONGOLIA MN [Continued]

Information of interest if Mongolia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already in the of the inventor must be given request, they may be furnished within 21 months (or 31 months if Mongolia is designated (or elected): where PCT Article 39(1)(a) applies) from the priority date. If not already furnished within that time limit, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 146 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MR MAURITANIA MR General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Mauritania: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Mauritania is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Mauritania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 147

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MW MALAWI MW General information

Name of Office: Ministry of Justice, Department of the Registrar General (Malawi)

Location: Blantyre, Malawi

Mailing address: P.O. Box 100, Blantyre, Malawi

Telephone: (265) 62 43 55, 62 44 56, 62 46 68, 62 47 95 Facsimile machine: (265) 62 16 86 Teleprinter: 44042 ARGEE MI E-mail: — Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Ministry of Justice, Department of the Registrar General (Malawi), and residents of Malawi: ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Ministry of Justice, Department of the if Malawi is designated (or elected): Registrar General (Malawi) (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Malawi be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Malawi concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MW MALAWI MW [Continued]

Information of interest if Malawi is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Malawi is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 149

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MX MEXICO MX General information

Name of Office: Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial Mexican Institute of Industrial Property

Location and mailing address: Arenal 550, Col. Jardines del Pedregal, C.P. 16020, Mexico D.F., Mexico

Telephone: (52-5) 334 07 24, 334 07 00 (ext. 5024, 5025) Facsimile machine: (52-5) 555 44 31 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.impi.gob.mx

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Mexican Institute of Industrial Property or International Bureau of and residents of Mexico: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Mexico is designated (or elected): Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (see Volume II)

May Mexico be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Mexico concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MX MEXICO MX [Continued]

Information of interest if Mexico is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Mexico is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 151

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MZ MOZAMBIQUE MZ General information

Name of Office: Central Department of Industrial Property (Mozambique)

Location and mailing address: Avenida 25 de Setembro No. 1502, P.O. Box 1831, Maputo, Mozambique

Telephone: (258-1) 325 640 Facsimile machine: (258-1) 321 301 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: www.mic.gov.mz

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the and residents of Mozambique: applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Central Department of Industrial Property if Mozambique is designated (or elected): (Mozambique) (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Mozambique be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Mozambique concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 MZ MOZAMBIQUE MZ [Continued]

Provisional protection after Provisional protection (see Article 54 of the Industrial Property international publication: Code) applies as from the date of the publication of a notice (with a summary description of the patent) in the Industrial Property Bulletin

Information of interest if Mozambique is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Mozambique is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 153

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NE NIGER NE General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Niger: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Niger is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Niger be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 154 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NI NICARAGUA NI General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 155

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NL NETHERLANDS NL General information

Name of Office: Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom Netherlands Industrial Property Office

Location: Patentlaan 2, Rijswijk (ZH), Netherlands

Mailing address: Postbus 5820, 2280 HV Rijswijk (ZH), Netherlands

Telephone: (31-70) 398 66 55 Facsimile machine: (31-70) 390 01 90 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Netherlands Industrial Property Office, European Patent Office and residents of the Netherlands: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if the Netherlands is designated (or elected): European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May the Netherlands be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the law of the Netherlands Article 34(2) of the Patents Act 1995 and concerning international-type search: Article 6(3) of the Patent Rules 1995

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NL NETHERLANDS NL [Continued]

Provisional protection after Designation for the purposes of a European patent: international publication: (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met. (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.

Information of interest if the Netherlands is designated (or elected) See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 157

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NO NORWAY NO General information

Name of Office: Styret for det industrielle rettsvern Norwegian Patent Office

Location: Københavngt. 10, Oslo, Norway

Mailing address: Postboks 8160 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway

Telephone: (47-2) 238 73 00 Facsimile machine: (47-2) 238 73 01 Teleprinter: 19152 NOPAT-N E-mail: — Internet: —

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Norwegian Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Norway: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Norway is designated (or elected): Norwegian Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Norway be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Norway Section 9 of the Patents Act of Norway and concerning international-type search: Section 5 of the Regulations

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NO NORWAY NO [Continued]

Provisional protection after After international publication, the furnishing of a translation into international publication: Norwegian or, if the international application was filed in Nor- wegian, of a copy of the international application as filed, gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that, upon grant of the patent, he is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable under the circumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent. As to further conditions for and limitations in the liability, see Sections 33, 58 and 60 of the Patents Act.

Information of interest if Norway is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Norway is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 159

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NZ NEW ZEALAND NZ General information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand

Location: 330 High Street, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Mailing address: P.O. Box 30687, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Telephone: (64-4) 560 16 00 Facsimile machine: (64-4) 560 16 91 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.iponz.govt.nz

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand or International Bureau and residents of New Zealand: of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if New Zealand is designated (or elected): Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (see Volume II)

May New Zealand be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of New Zealand concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 NZ NEW ZEALAND NZ [Continued]

Information of interest if New Zealand is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if New Zealand is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 161

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 OM OMAN OM General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 162 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 PG PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 163

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 PH PHILIPPINES PH General information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office (Philippines)

Location and mailing address: IPO Bldg., 351 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue Makati City 1200, Philippines

Telephone: (632) 752 54 50 to 65 (extensions 401, 406), 897 17 37 Facsimile machine: (632) 890 48 62, 890 49 42 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://ipophil.gov.ph

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of Intellectual Property Office (Philippines) or International Bureau of the Philippines: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if the Philippines is designated (or elected): Intellectual Property Office (Philippines) (see Volume II)

May the Philippines be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of a patent)

Provisions of the law of the Philippines concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 PH PHILIPPINES PH [Continued]

Provisional protection after In accordance with PCT Article 29(1), as far as the protection of any international publication: rights of the applicant under Section 46 of the IP Code is concerned, the international publication in English of an international application shall have the same effect as a publication in the IPO Gazette (under Section 44 of the IP Code and its implementing rules and regulations), provided that notice of the international publication and copy of the international application have been transmitted, pursuant to Section 46.2 of the IP Code, by the applicant to the actual unauthorized user of the invention claimed in the international application. If the language in which the international publication has been effected is a language other than English, the protection of any rights of the applicant under Section 46 of the IP Code shall be applicable only from such time as a translation into English has been published in the IPO Gazette (under Section 44 of the IP Code and its implementing rules and regulations), and such translation into English has been transmitted, pursuant to Section 46.2 of the IP Code, by the applicant to the actual unauthorized user of the invention claimed in the international application. Where the international publication has been effected, on the request of the applicant, before the expiration of 18 months from the priority date, the rights provided for under Section 46 of the IP Code shall be applicable only from the expiration of 18 months from the priority date subject to the conditions mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.

Information of interest if the Philippines is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if the Philippines is designated (or or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the elected): requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 165

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 PL POLAND PL General information

Name of Office: Urzad Patentowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Polish Patent Office

Location: Al. NiepodlegloĞci 188, PL-00-950 Warszawa, Poland

Mailing address: P.O. Box 203, PL-00-950 Warszawa, Poland

Telephone: (48-22) 825 37 06 Facsimile machine: (48-22) 825 05 81, 825 14 43 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.uprp.pl

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Polish Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice and residents of Poland: of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Poland is designated (or elected): Polish Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Poland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition, utility models

Provisions of the law of Poland concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 PL POLAND PL [Continued]

Provisional protection after The applicant must submit to the Office a translation of the international publication: international application into Polish. The provisional protection applies as from the date of the subsequent publication of the translation of the international application (bibliographic data, abstract and figure of drawings, if any) in the Official Gazette of the Patent Office (Biuletyn UrzĊdu Patentowego). Information of interest if Poland is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Poland is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 167

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 PT PORTUGAL PT General information

Name of Office: Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial National Institute of Industrial Property (Portugal)

Location and mailing address: Campo das Cebolas, 1149-035 Lisboa, Portugal

Telephone: (351-21) 888 81 00 Facsimile machine: (351-21) 887 53 08, 886 00 66, 888 37 20 Teleprinter: 18356 INPI P E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.inpi.pt

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals National Institute of Industrial Property (Portugal), European Patent and residents of Portugal: Office (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: National Institute of Industrial Property if Portugal is designated (or elected): (Portugal) (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Portugal be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of a national patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Portugal concerning international-type search: None

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______1 A resident of Portugal must file an international application at the National Institute of Industrial Property (Portugal) if he is not claiming priority of an earlier application filed in Portugal. S-03/2003 (E) 168 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 PT PORTUGAL PT [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to reasonable compensation for the period following the international publication of the international application. For that purpose, and since the international publication is not effected in Portuguese, the applicant must submit to the National Institute of Industrial Property a translation of the claims into Portuguese, accompanied by a copy of the drawings, if any. The provisional protection applies as from the date when the translated claims are made available to the public. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: After the international publication or, if that publication was effected in a language which is not one of the official languages of the EPO, after the publication by the EPO of the international application submitted to the EPO in one of its official languages, the applicant must submit to the National Institute of Industrial Property a translation of the claims into Portuguese, accompanied by a copy of the drawings, if any. The provisional protection applies as from the date when the translated claims are made available to the public.

Information of interest if Portugal is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Portugal is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 169

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 RO ROMANIA RO General information

Name of Office: Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania)

Location and mailing address: 5, rue Ion Ghica—Sect. 3, B.P. 52, 70418 Bucarest 3, Romania

Telephone: (40-21) 314 92 56, 315 90 66, 314 59 64/65/66, 315 19 66, 315 42 44 Facsimile machine: (40-21) 312 38 19 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.osim.ro

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania), European and residents of Romania: Patent Office (EPO)* or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: State Office for Inventions and Trademarks if Romania is designated (or elected): (Romania) (see Volume II) Extension of European patent:** European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II) European patent:* European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Romania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents European: Extended European patents**, patents*

Provisions of the law of Romania concerning international-type search: None

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______* For international applications filed on or after 1 March 2003. ** For international applications filed before 1 March 2003. S-03/2003 (E) 170 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 RO ROMANIA RO [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: The applicant may, from the date of publication in Romanian of the international application, claim from any person who uses the subject of the application, although the person knew, or should have known, that the invention used by him was the subject of a published application, appropriate compensation under the circumstances (see Art. 23, 34, 58(3) and (4) of the Patent Law (Law No. 64/1991)). Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent:*** A published European patent application confers the protection mentioned above as from the date on which a translation into Romanian of the claims of that application is published by the Office (see Art. 5(2) of the Law No. 611/2002). Information of interest if Romania is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Romania is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within 18 months from the request for examination (Articles 14(2) and 28(7a) of the Patent Law (Law No. 64/1991).

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For extension of a European patent**** — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and RO in Volume II

For a European patent*** — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2

______*** For international applications filed on or after 1 March 2003. **** For international applications filed before 1 March 2003. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 171

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU General information

Name of Office: Rossiiskoe agentstvo po patentam i tovarnym znakam Russian Patent Office

Location and mailing address: ROSPATENT, Berezhkovskaya nab., 30/1, Moscow 123995, Russian Federation (general) Federalny Institut Promyshlennoi Sobstvennosti, Berezhkovskaya nab., 30/1, Moscow 123995, Russian Federation (application processing)

Telephone: (70-95) 240 34 57 (general) (70-95) 240 58 88 (application processing) Facsimile machine: (70-95) 243 33 37 Teleprinter: 411 774 BIPAT SU E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.rupto.ru

Competent receiving Office for nationals Russian Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) or and residents of the Russian Federation: International Bureau of WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Russian Patent Office (see Volume II) if the Russian Federation is designated (or elected): Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May the Russian Federation be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU [Continued]

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of the Russian Federation concerning international-type search: Article 21(10) of the Patent Law

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After international publication or, where that publication was in a language other than Russian, after furnishing of a translation into Russian and publication by the Russian Patent Office of information about the international application the applicant obtains provisional protection in the sense that, upon grant of the patent, he is entitled to reasonable compensation (see Art. 22 of the Patent Law). Where the designation is made for the purposes of a Eurasian patent: After the international publication (if in Russian) or, where that publication was in a language other than Russian, after the publication by the EAPO of the translation into Russian of the international application, the applicant is entitled to provisional protection in conformity with the national legislation.

Information of interest if the Russian Federation is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if the Russian Federation is designated or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the (or elected): requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 173

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SC SEYCHELLES SC General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 174 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SD SUDAN SD General information

Name of Office: Attorney General’s Chambers, Commercial Registrar General’s Office (Sudan)

Location: Khartoum, Sudan

Mailing address: P.O. Box 744, Khartoum, Sudan

Telephone: (249-11) 77 21 74 Facsimile machine: — Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Attorney General’s Chambers, Commercial Registrar General’s and residents of the Sudan: Office (Sudan), ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Attorney General’s Chambers, Commercial if the Sudan is designated (or elected): Registrar General’s Office (Sudan) (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May the Sudan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of the Sudan concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SD SUDAN SD [Continued]

Information of interest if the Sudan is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if the Sudan is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 176 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SE SWEDEN SE General information

Name of Office: Patent-och registreringsverket Swedish Patent Office

Location: Valhallavägen 136, Stockholm, Sweden

Mailing address: P.O. Box 5055, S-102 42 Stockholm, Sweden

Telephone: (46-8) 782 25 00 Facsimile machine: (46-8) 666 02 86 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.prv.se

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Swedish Patent Office, European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of Sweden: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Swedish Patent Office (see Volume II) if Sweden is designated (or elected): European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Sweden be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Sweden Section 9 of the Patents Act and concerning international-type search: Section 5 of the Decree implementing that Act

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______1 A resident of Sweden may file an international application concerning a defense invention directly with the European Patent Office or with the International Bureau of WIPO only it if has been classified by the defense authorities of Sweden as not being of a confidential nature. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 177

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SE SWEDEN SE [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After international publication, the furnishing of a translation into Swedish or, if the international application was filed in Swedish, of a copy of the application as filed, gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable in the circumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent. See Sections 33, 58 and 60 of the Patents Act. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation into Swedish of the claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of the patent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent (see Section 88 of the Patents Act).

Information of interest if Sweden is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com- of the inventor must be given plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if Sweden is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 178 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SG SINGAPORE SG General information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

Location and mailing address: 51 Bras Basah Road, 04-01, Plaza By The Park, Singapore 189554

Telephone: (65) 63 39 86 16 Facsimile machine: (65) 63 39 02 52 (general) (65) 63 39 92 30 (patents) Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ipos.gov.sg

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? Only documents not accompanied by fees Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Office of Singapore or International Bureau of and residents of Singapore: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Singapore is designated (or elected): Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (see Volume II)

May Singapore be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Singapore concerning international-type search: None

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______1 A resident of Singapore, under Section 34 of the Patents Act, may only file or cause to be filed direct at the International Bureau of WIPO: (i) after having obtained written authorization from the Registrar; or (ii) after an application for the same invention has been filed with the Office and not less than two months have elapsed and there is no subsisting direction given by the Registrar prohibiting publication or communication of the invention. These restrictions do not apply to an application for a patent for an invention for which an application for a patent has been filed in a country outside Singapore by a person resident outside Singapore. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 179

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SG SINGAPORE SG [Continued]

Provisional protection after The publication of the international application in English by the international publication: International Bureau of WIPO gives the applicant generally the same right as he would have had, if the patent had been granted on the date of publication of the application or translation, to bring proceedings in the court or before the Registrar for damages in respect of any act which would have infringed a patent. However, such proceedings may only be brought after grant of a patent. See Part XVI of the Patents Act.

Information of interest if Singapore is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or must be furnished within two months from of the inventor must be given the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Arti- if Singapore is designated (or elected): cle 22 or 39(1)(a)

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 180 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SI SLOVENIA SI General information

Name of Office: Urad Republike Slovenije za intelektualno lastnino Slovenian Intellectual Property Office

Location: Kotnikova 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Mailing address: p.p. 206, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Telephone: (386-1) 478 31 00 Facsimile machine: (386-1) 478 31 11 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.uil-sipo.si

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Slovenian Intellectual Property Office, European Patent Office and residents of Slovenia: (EPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection:1 Slovenian Intellectual Property Office if Slovenia is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) European patent:2 European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Slovenia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National:1 Patents, patents of addition European:2 Patents

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______1 Available only for international applications filed on or before 30 November 2002. 2 Sole type of protection available for international applications filed on or after 1 December 2002. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 181

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SI SLOVENIA SI [Continued]

Provisions of the law of Slovenia concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after See Articles 3(2), 32, 121 and 122 (for international applications international publication: filed on or before 30 November 2002) or Articles 32(6), 121 and 122 (for international applications filed on or after 1 December 2002) of the Industrial Property Act and Article 4 of the Extension Ordinance Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent:3 An international application provides rights to recover damages for infringement and prohibit infringing acts, on a provisional basis, as from the date the international application was filed “in due form.” Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent:4 A published European patent application provisionally confers the protection conferred by Articles 121 and 122 (for international applications filed on or after 7 December 2001) of the Industrial Property Act (rights to recover damages for infringement and prohibit infringing acts) as from the date on which a translation of the claims of the published European patent application into Slovene has been communicated by the applicant to the person using the invention in Slovenia.

Information of interest if Slovenia is designated (or elected)

For national protection3

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Slovenia is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent4 — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2

______3 Available only for international applications filed on or before 30 November 2002. 4 Sole type of protection available for international applications filed on or after 1 December 2002. S-03/2003 (E) 182 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SK SLOVAKIA SK General information

Name of Office: Úrad priemyselného vlastníctva Industrial Property Office (Slovakia)

Location and mailing address: Jána Švermuva 43, P.O. Box 7, 974 04 Banská Bystrica 4, Slovakia

Telephone: (421-48) 430 01 00 Facsimile machine: (421-48) 413 25 67 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.indprop.gov.sk

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Industrial Property Office (Slovakia), European Patent Office (EPO) and residents of Slovakia: or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Industrial Property Office (Slovakia) if Slovakia is designated (or elected): (see Volume II) European patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Slovakia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent) European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Slovakia concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SK SLOVAKIA SK [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: Under Section 13(2) of the Patent Law the applicant is entitled to appropriate remuneration only after publication of the international application in the Slovak language Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation into Slovak of the claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of the patent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent. Information of interest if Slovakia is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Slovakia is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 184 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SL SIERRA LEONE SL General information

Name of Office: Administrator and Registrar General’s Department (Sierra Leone)

Location: Roxy Building, Walpole Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Mailing address: —

Telephone: (232-22) 22 22 94, 22 68 15 Facsimile machine: (232-22) 22 26 42 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: —

Competent receiving Office for nationals ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the and residents of Sierra Leone: applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Administrator and Registrar General’s if Sierra Leone is designated (or elected): Department (Sierra Leone) (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Sierra Leone be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Sierra Leone concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SL SIERRA LEONE SL [Continued]

Information of interest if Sierra Leone is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Sierra Leone is designated invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time (or elected): limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 186 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SN SENEGAL SN General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Senegal: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Senegal is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Senegal be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 187

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SY SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 188 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 SZ SWAZILAND SZ General information

Name of Office: African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of and residents of Swaziland: applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Swaziland is designated (or elected): ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Swaziland be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: ARIPO patents, ARIPO utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a patent) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 189

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TD CHAD TD General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Chad: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Chad is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Chad be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 190 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TG TOGO TG General information

Name of Office: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Annex B2)

Competent receiving Office for nationals African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International and residents of Togo: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Togo is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

May Togo be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 191

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TJ TAJIKISTAN TJ General information

Name of Office: Markazi Millii Patentu Ittiloot Tajik Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 14-a, Ainy Street, 734042 Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Telephone: (992-372) 27 59 87, 21 47 60 Facsimile machine: (992-372) 21 71 54, 21 04 04 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.tjpat.org

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Tajik Patent Office, Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) or International and residents of Tajikistan: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Tajik Patent Office (see Volume II) if Tajikistan is designated (or elected): Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May Tajikistan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Tajikistan See Article 21(10) of the Provisional Regulations on the Protection concerning international-type search: of Industrial Property

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TJ TAJIKISTAN TJ [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of the international application into Tajik (Farsi) or Russian or, if the international application was filed in Russian, of a copy of the application as filed, gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. See Article 22 of the Provisional Regulations on the Protection of Industrial Property. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a Eurasian patent: After the international publication (if in Russian) or, where that publication was in a language other than Russian, after the publication by the EAPO of the translation into Russian of the international application, the applicant is entitled to provisional protection in conformity with the national legislation.

Information of interest if Tajikistan is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Tajikistan is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 193

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TM TURKMENISTAN TM General information

Name of Office: TürkmenistanyĖ ykdysadyýet we maliýe MinistrliginiĖ Patent müdirligi Patent Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Turkmenistan

Location: 4, N. Pomma Street, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Mailing address: Post Office, 744000 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Telephone: (993-12) 51 03 69, 51 01 99 Facsimile machine: (993-12) 51 14 50 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.tmpatent.org

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Patent Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance of and residents of Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan, Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Patent Department, Ministry of Economy and if Turkmenistan is designated (or Finance of Turkmenistan (see Volume II) elected): Eurasian patent: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

May Turkmenistan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, provisional patents Eurasian: Patents

Provisions of the law of Turkmenistan concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TM TURKMENISTAN TM [Continued]

Information of interest if Turkmenistan is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 or if Turkmenistan is designated (or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the elected): requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a Eurasian patent — See Eurasian Patent Organization (EA) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 195

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TN TUNISIA TN General information

Name of Office: Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété industrielle (Tunisie) National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (Tunisia)

Location: Cité El Khadhra, 1003, Tunis, Tunisia

Mailing address: B. P. 23, Tunis – Belvédère, Tunisia

Telephone: (216-71) 78 59 22 Facsimile machine: (216-71) 78 15 63 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property and residents of Tunisia: (Tunisia) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property if Tunisia is designated (or elected): (Tunisia) (see Volume II)

May Tunisia be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of Tunisia concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TN TUNISIA TN [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Tunisia is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Tunisia is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 197

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TR TURKEY TR General information

Name of Office: Türk Patent Enstitüsü Baúkanli÷i Turkish Patent Institute

Location and mailing address: Necatibey Cad. No. 49, 06440 Kizilay, Ankara, Turkey

Telephone: (90-312) 232 54 25 Facsimile machine: (90-312) 232 54 37 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.turkpatent.gov.tr

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals Turkish Patent Institute, European Patent Office (EPO) or and residents of Turkey: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Turkish Patent Institute (see Volume II) if Turkey is designated (or elected): European Patent: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

May Turkey be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility models, patents of addition European: Patents

Provisions of the law of Turkey concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: After international publication, the furnishing of a translation of the international application into the Turkish language gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. See Article 82 of the Decree on the Protection of the Patent Rights. Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent: A published European patent application designating Turkey benefits from provisional protection as from the date on which a translation of the claims as submitted by the applicant has been published by the Turkish Patent Institute or has been notified to the alleged infringer.

[Continued on next page] ______1 A resident of Turkey must file an international application concerning a subject matter of significance for national security directly with the Turkish Patent Institute. S-03/2003 (E) 198 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TR TURKEY TR [Continued]

Information of interest if Turkey is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor is not in of the inventor must be given the request, it must be furnished within the time limit under PCT if Turkey is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a).

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

For a European patent — See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 199

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT General information

Name of Office: Intellectual Property Office (Trinidad and Tobago)

Location and mailing address: 3rd Floor, Registration House, 72-74 South Quay, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Telephone: (1-868) 625 99 72 Facsimile machine: (1-868) 624 12 21 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ipo.gov.tt

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Office (Trinidad and Tobago) or International and residents of Trinidad and Tobago: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Trinidad and Tobago is designated (or elected): Intellectual Property Office (Trinidad and Tobago) (see Volume II)

May Trinidad and Tobago be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility certificates

Provisions of the law of Trinidad and Tobago concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT [Continued]

Information of interest if Trinidad and Tobago is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Trinidad and Tobago is designated invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time (or elected): limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 201

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TZ UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TZ General information

Name of Office: Business Registrations and Licensing Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade (United Republic of Tanzania)

Location: Co-operative Bldg., 4th floor, Lumumba Street, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Mailing address: P.O. Box 9393, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Telephone: (255-22) 218 01 39, 218 00 48, 218 03 85, 218 01 41 Facsimile machine: (255-22) 218 03 71 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of the United Republic of ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of Tanzania: the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Business Registrations and Licensing Agency, if the United Republic of Tanzania is Ministry of Industry and Trade (United designated (or elected): Republic of Tanzania) (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May the United Republic of Tanzania be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 TZ UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA TZ [Continued]

Provisions of the law of the United Republic of Tanzania concerning international-type search: Section 26 of the Patents Act

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: Relief may be sought in respect of acts committed before the grant of the patent but after the date on which the international publication was effected in English. Where the international publication was effected in a language other than English, relief may be sought provided that the applicant had transmitted an English translation of the international application to the infringer and only in respect of acts committed by the latter after he had received the translation. Where the designation is made for the purposes of an ARIPO patent: None

Information of interest if the United Republic of Tanzania is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if the United Republic of Tanzania is invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time designated (or elected): limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 203

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 UA UKRAINE UA General information

Name of Office: Derzhavny Departament Intelektualnoi Vlasnosti Ukraine Patent Office

Location and mailing address: 15, vul. Simii Khokhlovykh, 04119 Kyiv, Ukraine

Telephone: (380-44) 212 50 82 (Patent Office) (380-44) 458 06 11, 458 06 16 (Receiving Office) Facsimile machine: (380-44) 458 06 11 (380-44) 212 34 49 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] (Patent Office) [email protected] (Receiving Office) Internet: www.sdip.kiev.ua (Patent Office)

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Ukraine Patent Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the and residents of Ukraine: choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Ukraine is designated (or elected): Ukraine Patent Office (see Volume II)

May Ukraine be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Ukraine concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 UA UKRAINE UA [Continued]

Provisional protection after The applicant may, from the date of publication of the international international publication: application by the Ukraine Patent Office, claim payment of an indemnity from a person who was actually aware or notified in written form in Ukrainian, with indication of the number of the application, of the fact that information on the application for invention, which is used by that person without being entitled to do so, had been published. Such indemnity shall be effective only upon grant of the patent (Article 21, Parts 2 and 4 of UPL).

Information of interest if Ukraine is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if Ukraine is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 205

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 UG UGANDA UG General information

Name of Office: Patents Registry, Registrar General’s Department, Ministry of Justice (Uganda)

Location: Parliamentary Building, Kampala,

Mailing address: P.O. Box 7151, Kampala, Uganda

Telephone: (256-41) 23 32 19, 23 05 38, 23 05 39 Facsimile machine: (256-41) 25 48 29 Teleprinter: 61228 EXTERIOR; 61007 ADMINISTRATOR E-mail: — Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the be furnished in all cases? transmitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals ARIPO Office or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of and residents of Uganda: the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Patents Registry, Registrar General’s if Uganda is designated (or elected): Department, Ministry of Justice (Uganda) (see Volume II) ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Uganda be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, utility certificates ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Uganda concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 UG UGANDA UG [Continued]

Provisional protection after Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent: international publication: Relief may be sought in respect of acts committed before the grant of the patent but after the date on which international publication was effected in English. Where the international publication was effected in a language other than English, relief may be sought provided that the applicant had transmitted an English translation of the international application to the infringer and only in respect of acts committed by the latter after he had received the translation. Where the designation is made for the purposes of an ARIPO patent: None.

Information of interest if Uganda is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time of the inventor must be given limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will if Uganda is designated (or elected): invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 207

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 US UNITED STATES OF AMERICA US General information

Name of Office: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Location: 2011 South Clark Place, Crystal Plaza 2, Arlington, Virginia 22202, United States of America

Mailing address: Mail Stop PCT, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450, USA

Telephone: (1-703) 305 32 57 Facsimile machine: (1-703) 305 32 30 Teleprinter: TWX 710 955 0671 Arlington, Virginia, USA E-mail: — Internet: http://www.uspto.gov/go/pct

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents All documents except the following: certified documents including may be so transmitted? priority documents; drawings; documents needed to receive an international filing date under PCT Article 11; authorizations charging the basic national fee to a deposit account; when necessary, a copy of the international application for entry into the national phase; documents directly related to a secrecy order Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? No, only upon invitation

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or and residents of the United States of International Bureau of WIPO,1 at the choice of the applicant America: (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if the United States of America is United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) designated (or elected): (see Volume II)

May the United States of America be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

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______1 Applicants may file with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad. Compliance with such provisions is the applicant’s responsibility and will not be checked by the International Bureau. S-03/2003 (E) 208 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 US UNITED STATES OF AMERICA US [Continued]

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents

Provisions of the law of the United States Sections 1.104(c) and (d) and 1.21(e) of the Code of Federal of America concerning international-type Regulations, Title 37 (37 CFR). search: Note: The USPTO does not require that a formal report of an international-type search be prepared in order to obtain a search fee reduction in a later filed international application.

Provisional protection after The patentee is entitled to obtain a reasonable royalty commencing international publication: on the date of the publication under PCT Article 21(2)(a) of the international application, or if the publication is in a language other than English, on the date the USPTO receives a translation of the international application in the English language. The right to obtain a reasonable royalty is not available unless the invention as claimed in the patent is substantially identical to the invention claimed in the published international application. For details, see the US National Chapter in Volume II, paragraph US.27 (see also 35 U.S.C. 154(d)).

Information of interest if the United States of America is designated (or elected)

WARNING Persons entitled to file an international application designating the United States of America: For the United States of America all applicants must be inventors. “Prior art effect” of subject matter The United States of America made a declaration under PCT Arti- disclosed in a US patent issued on the cle 64(4). For details, see the US National Chapter in Volume II, basis of an international application: paragraphs US.18 to US.19.

Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given if the United States of America is The name and address of the inventor/applicant must be given in the designated (or elected): request upon filing

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 209

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 UZ UZBEKISTAN UZ General information

Name of Office: O’zbekiston Respublikasi Davlat Patent Idorasi State Patent Office of Uzbekistan

Location and mailing address: 2a, Toitepa St., 700047 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Telephone: (998-71) 132 00 13 Facsimile machine: (998-71) 133 45 56 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.patent.uz www.patent.gov.uz

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine and teleprinter Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals State Patent Office of Uzbekistan or International Bureau of WIPO, and residents of Uzbekistan: at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Uzbekistan is designated (or elected): State Patent Office of Uzbekistan (see Volume II)

May Uzbekistan be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, utility models

Provisions of the law of Uzbekistan concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 UZ UZBEKISTAN UZ [Continued]

Information of interest if Uzbekistan is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in request. If the data concerning the inventor are missing of the inventor must be given at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the if Uzbekistan is designated (or elected): Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 211

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 VC SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VC General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 212 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 VN VIET NAM VN General information

Name of Office: National Office of Industrial Property (Viet Nam)

Location and mailing address: 384-386 Nguyen Trai Road, Thanh xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Telephone: (84-4) 858 30 69, 858 37 93, 858 34 25 Facsimile machine: (84-4) 858 40 02 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? No

Competent receiving Office for nationals National Office of Industrial Property (Viet Nam) or International and residents of Viet Nam: Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant1 (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Viet Nam is designated (or elected): National Office of Industrial Property (Viet Nam) (see Volume II)

May Viet Nam be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents*, patents for utility solution

Provisions of the law of Viet Nam concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

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______* Patent means “patent for invention”, to be distinguished from “patent for utility solution”. 1 A resident of Viet Nam may only file directly with the International Bureau of WIPO: (i) after having obtained written authorization from the National Office of Industrial Property (Viet Nam); or (ii) after an application for a patent for the same invention has been filed at the National Office of Industrial Property (Viet Nam). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 213

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 VN VIET NAM VN [Continued]

Information of interest if Viet Nam is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Viet Nam is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 214 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 YU SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO YU General information

Name of Office: Zavod za intelektualnu svojinu Intellectual Property Office (Serbia and Montenegro)

Location and mailing address: Zmaj Jovina 21, 11000 Beograd, Serbia and Montenegro

Telephone: (381-11) 311 11 62 Facsimile machine: (381-11) 311 23 77 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.yupat.sv.gov.yu

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

Competent receiving Office for nationals Intellectual Property Office (Serbia and Montenegro) or and residents of Serbia and Montenegro: International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if Serbia and Montenegro is designated Intellectual Property Office (Serbia and Montenegro) (see (or elected): Volume II)

May Serbia and Montenegro be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition, petty patents

Provisions of the law of Serbia and Montenegro concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 YU SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO YU [Continued]

Provisional protection after Any international application designating Serbia and Montenegro international publication: which has been published under PCT Article 21 shall give rise to the same rights as those which the Patent Law provides for the publication of a national application (such protection as is conferred by a registered patent). Provisional protection shall be effective as from the date on which the Serbian translation of the title of the invention and the claims of the international application is published by the Intellectual Property Office (Serbia and Montenegro) (Art. 11 of the Yugoslav Law Ratifying the PCT, 1996).

Information of interest if Serbia and Montenegro is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or must be furnished within the time limit of the inventor must be given applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a). If not already if Serbia and Montenegro is designated complied with within that time limit, the Office will invite the (or elected): applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 216 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ZA SOUTH AFRICA ZA General information

Name of Office: Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (South Africa)

Location: Zanza Building, 116 Proes Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

Mailing address: Private Bag X400, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

Telephone: (27-12) 310 87 19 Facsimile machine: (27-12) 323 42 57, 326 04 51 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application, a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application, or a power of attorney. No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents.

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (South and residents of South Africa: Africa) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office if South Africa is designated Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (South (or elected): Africa) (see Volume II)

May South Africa be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: Patents, patents of addition

Provisions of the law of South Africa concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ZA SOUTH AFRICA ZA [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if South Africa is designated (or elected)

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if South Africa is designated (or elected): or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 218 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 3 July 2003

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ZM ZAMBIA ZM General information

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B1 219

B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ZW ZIMBABWE ZW General information

Name of Office: Zimbabwe Patent Office

Location: Electra House, 49, Samora Machel Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mailing address: P.O. Box CY 177, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe

Telephone: (263-04) 77 55 44/45/46, 77 56 02 Facsimile machine: (263-04) 77 73 72 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: —

Competent receiving Office for nationals Zimbabwe Patent Office, ARIPO Office or International Bureau of and residents of Zimbabwe: WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office National protection: Zimbabwe Patent Office (see Volume II) if Zimbabwe is designated (or elected): ARIPO protection: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

May Zimbabwe be elected? Yes (bound by Chapter II of the PCT)

Types of protection available via the PCT: National: Patents, patents of addition ARIPO: Patents, utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)

Provisions of the law of Zimbabwe concerning international-type search: None

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B1 Information on Contracting States B1 ZW ZIMBABWE ZW [Continued]

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if Zimbabwe is designated (or elected)

For national protection

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit applicable under PCT if Zimbabwe is designated (or elected): Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No

For an ARIPO patent — See African Regional Industrial Property Organization (AP) in Annex B2 S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B2 221

B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations AP AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL AP PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (ARIPO) General information

Name of Office: African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO)

Location: 11 Natal Road, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mailing address: P.O. Box 4228, Harare, Zimbabwe

Telephone: (263-4) 79 40 54, 79 40 65, 79 40 66 Facsimile machine: (263-4) 79 40 73, 79 40 72 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Internet: http://www.aripo.org http://www.aripo.wipo.net

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so All kinds of documents, with the exception of authorizations and transmitted? priority documents Must the original of the document be furnished in all cases? Yes, within 60 days from the date of the transmission

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra and residents of the following countries: Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe: ARIPO Office (the applicant may also choose to file with the national Office of the country (except Gambia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda) of which he is a national or resident or with the International Bureau of WIPO (see Annex C))

Competent designated (or elected) Office Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra for the granting of an ARIPO patent for Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, the following countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe: ARIPO Office (see Volume II)

Types of protection available via the PCT: ARIPO patents, ARIPO utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a patent)

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B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations AP AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL AP PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (ARIPO) [Continued]

Provisions of the ARIPO legislation concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after See Annex B1 for provisional protection available under the international publication: national law of each State party to both the PCT and the Harare Protocol

Information of interest if ARIPO is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 if ARIPO is a designated (or elected) or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the Office: requirement within two months from the date of the invitation

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B2 223

B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations EA EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION (EAPO) EA General information

Name of Office: Evraziiskoe patentnoe vedomstvo (EAPV) Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO)

Location and mailing address: 2/6, M. Cherkassky per., Moscow, 109012, Russian Federation

Telephone: (70-95) 928 56 12 Facsimile machine: (70-95) 921 24 23 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.eapo.org

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application. No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents.

Competent receiving Office for nationals Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of and residents of the following countries: Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan: Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) (the applicant may also choose to file with the national Office of the country of which he is a national or resident or with the International Bureau of WIPO) (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of for the granting of a Eurasian patent for Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan: Eurasian the following countries: Patent Office (EAPO) (see Volume II)

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B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations EA EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION (EAPO) EA [Continued]

Types of protection available via the PCT: Eurasian patents

Provisions of the Eurasian Patent Convention concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after The protection granted in each State party to both the PCT and the international publication: Eurasian Patent Convention is indicated under the heading “Where the designation is made for the purposes of a Eurasian patent” for such States. See also Article 9(3) of the Eurasian Patent Convention.

Information of interest if the EAPO is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and address Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are of the inventor must be given missing at the expiry of the time limit under PCT Article 22 if the EAPO is a designated (or elected) or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the Office: requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L) S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B2 225

B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations EP EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION (EPO) EP General information

Name of Office: European Patent Office (EPO)

Location: Headquarters Branch Filing Office at Munich: at The Hague: at Berlin: Erhardtstr. 27 Patentlaan 2 Gitschiner Str. 103 D-80331 München Rijswijk D-10969 Berlin Germany Netherlands Germany

Mailing address: D-80298 München Postbus 5818 D-10958 Berlin Germany 2280 HV Rijswijk Germany Netherlands

Telephone: (49-89) 2399-0 (31-70) 340-2040 (49-30) 25901-0 Facsimile machine: (49-89) 2399-4465 (31-70) 340-3016 (49-30) 25901-840 Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] (Helpdesk for all branches) [email protected] (ISA/EP matters) Internet: http://www.european-patent-office.org

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents All kinds of documents with the exception of authorizations and may be so transmitted? priority documents Must the original of the document Filing or withdrawal of the international application: yes, preferably be furnished in all cases? simultaneously, but in any event no later than one month from the date of the invitation by the EPO. Other documents: only upon invitation by the EPO1

Competent receiving Office for nationals Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, and residents of the following countries: Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,* Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom: European Patent Office (EPO) (the applicant may also choose to file with the national Office of the country of which he is a national or resident or with the International Bureau of WIPO) (see Annex C)

[Continued on next page] ______* For international applications filed on or after 1 March 2003. 1 See OJ EPO 1992, 299 and 306. S-03/2003 (E) 226 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B2 3 July 2003

B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations EP EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION (EPO) EP [Continued]

Competent designated (or elected) Office Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, for the granting of a European patent for Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the following countries: Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,** Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom: European Patent Office (EPO) (see Volume II)

Competent designated and elected Office for requesting extension of a European Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,*** The former Yugoslav patent to the following countries: Republic of Macedonia

Types of protection available via the PCT: European patents

Provisions of the European Patent Convention concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after The protection granted in each State party to both the PCT and the international publication: European Patent Convention is indicated under the heading “Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent” for such States. See also, for further information, Articles 67 and 158 of the European Patent Convention and the EPO brochure “National law relating to the EPC.”

Information of interest if the EPO is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and address May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already of the inventor must be given complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Arti- if the EPO is a designated (or elected) cle 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with Office: the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? Yes (see Annex L)

______** For international applications filed on or after 1 March 2003. *** For international applications filed before 1 March 2003. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B2 227

B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations IB1 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLD IB1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION General information

Name of Office: International Bureau of WIPO

Location: 34, chemin des Colombettes, Geneva, Switzerland

Mailing address: P.O. Box 18, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland

Telephone: (41-22) 338 91 11 (41-22) 338 83 38 (PCT Information Line) Facsimile machine: (41-22) 740 14 35 (Groups 2 and 3) (for all PCT matters except those relating to the receiving Office) (41-22) 910 06 10 (Group 3) (for receiving Office purposes only) (41-22) 338 83 39 (PCT Information Line) Teleprinter: — E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] (PCT Information Line) Internet: http://www.wipo.int

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the trans- be furnished in all cases? mitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application. No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents.

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of:2 All PCT Contracting States (see Annex C—International Bureau)

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______1 This code is used where the International Bureau acts as receiving Office (see Annex C). (Code “WO” is used for the purposes of international publication under the PCT.) 2 Applicants may file with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad. Compliance with such provisions is the applicant’s reponsibility and will not be checked by the International Bureau. S-03/2003 (E) 228 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B2 3 July 2003

B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations IB INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLD IB INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION [Continued]

Fees and charges payable Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) to the International Bureau 3 Early publication, upon request of the applicant, in particular circumstances: where the international search report or the declaration under PCT Article 17(2)(a) is not available for publication with the international application (PCT Rule 48.4(a)): CHF 200 Publication of information concerning priority claim considered not to have been made (PCT Rule 26bis.2(c)) or publication of a refused request for rectification (PCT Rule 91.1(f)): CHF 50 plus CHF 12 for each sheet in excess of one Copy of the record copy of an international application (PCT Rule 94.1): CHF 35 — if certified as true copy of the record copy: CHF 50 Certified copy of a published international application (PCT pamphlet): CHF 35 Copy of a priority document (PCT Rules 17.2(c) or 94.1): CHF 35 — if certified as true copy of the priority document: CHF 50 Copy of a document in the file (other than the record copy, the published application or the priority document) (PCT Rule 94.1): CHF 5 plus CHF 1 per page — if certified as true copy of the document concerned: plus CHF 15 Copy, on CD-ROM, of sequence listings contained in pamphlets or priority documents, produced upon request of a third party: CHF 35 plus shipping costs Transmitting to a designated Office a copy of an international application, upon request of the applicant (PCT Rule 31.1(b)): CHF 35 Supplement for airmail: CHF 10 Supplement for facsimile: CHF 4 per page

______3 Fees may be paid in the following ways: — by debit of a current account established with WIPO (Swiss francs only); — by bank transfer to WIPO bank account CH35 0425 1048 7080 8100 0 (Swiss francs only), SWIFT code: CRESCH ZZ12A at the Swiss Credit Bank, 1211 Geneva 70, Switzerland; — by transfer to WIPO postal account No. 12-5000-8, Geneva, Switzerland (Swiss francs only); — by check made payable to the World Intellectual Property Organization (Swiss francs only); — in cash (only if payment is made in person) (Swiss francs only). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex B2 229

B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations OA AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OA ORGANIZATION (OAPI) General information

Name of Office: Organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle (OAPI) African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)

Location: Place de la Préfecture, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Mailing address: B.P. 887, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Telephone: (237-2) 20 39 11, 20 57 00 Facsimile machine: (237-2) 20 18 44, 20 57 27 Teleprinter: — E-mail: — Internet: —

Does the Office accept the filing of documents by means of telecommunication (PCT Rule 92.4)? Yes, by facsimile machine Which kinds of documents may be so transmitted? All kinds of documents Must the original of the document Yes, within two months from the date of the transmission, if the be furnished in all cases? transmitted document is a power of attorney or a replacement sheet of the description, claims or drawings Yes, within six months from the date of entry into the national phase for documents relating to priority (instrument of assignment of priority and, only when PCT Rule 17.1(c) applies, priority document) No, in the case of other documents

Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)? Yes

Competent receiving Office for nationals Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, and residents of the following countries: Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo: African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) or International Bureau of WIPO, at the choice of the applicant (see Annex C)

Competent designated (or elected) Office for the granting of an OAPI patent if at least one of the above States is designated (or elected): African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (see Volume II)

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B2 Information on Intergovernmental B2 Organizations OA AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OA ORGANIZATION (OAPI) [Continued]

Types of protection available via the PCT: OAPI patents, OAPI certificates of addition, OAPI utility models

Provisions of the OAPI legislation concerning international-type search: None

Provisional protection after international publication: None

Information of interest if OAPI is a designated (or elected) Office

Time when the name and address Must be in the request if the inventor has not renounced in writing of the inventor must be given the right to be named. If the data concerning the inventor are not in if OAPI is a designated (or elected) the request, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the Office: requirement and to pay a fee within a time limit fixed in the invitation. In any case, a patent may not be granted before the required corrections have been made.

Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material? No S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 231

C Receiving Offices C AE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY DIRECTORATE, AE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND INDUSTRY (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: United Arab Emirates

Language in which international applications may be filed: Arabic or English1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: Australian Patent Office or Austrian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: Australian Patent Office or Austrian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED) Transmittal fee: AED3… International fee: Basic fee: Equivalent in AED of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: Equivalent in AED of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee: Equivalent in AED of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(AU) or (AT) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): AED 100 (50)4

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in the United Arab Emirates the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C AG REGISTRAR’S OFFICE AG (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA)

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 233

C Receiving Offices C AL ALBANIAN PATENT OFFICE AL

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Albania

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Albanian lek (ALL) and Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: ALL 9,000 International fee: Basic fee:2 CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 CHF 15 Designation fee:2 CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ALL 2,500

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Albania or if the applicant is a legal the receiving Office? entity established under Albanian law Yes, in all other cases

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent registered to practice before the Office

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Albania or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. S-03/2003 (E) 234 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C AM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY AM (ARMENIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Armenia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Armenian dram (AMD) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: AMD 32,000 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): AMD 10,000

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Armenia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C AP AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL AP PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (ARIPO)

Competent receiving Office Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra for nationals and residents of: Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Searching Authority: Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Examining Authority: Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: US dollar (USD) or local currency of any ARIPO Contracting State where applicant is resident Transmittal fee: USD 50 or equivalent in local currency of any ARIPO Contracting State where applicant is resident International fee: Basic fee:2 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 USD 12 Designation fee:2 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(AT), (EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document USD 30 or equivalent in local currency of any ARIPO (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Contracting State where applicant is resident

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in or has his principal place of business the receiving Office? in an ARIPO Contracting State Yes, if neither his residence nor his principal place of business is within the territory of one of the ARIPO Contracting States

Who can act as agent? Any agent authorized to represent applicants before the national office of an ARIPO Contracting State

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, the Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 236 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C AT AUSTRIAN PATENT OFFICE AT

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Austria

Language in which international applications may be filed: German Language in which the request may be filed: German

Number of copies on paper required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the filing in computer readable form of sequence listings and/or tables related thereto?2 Yes Types of electronic carrier accepted by the receiving Office: Diskette, CD-ROM, DVD

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 50 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 EUR 10 Additional component:2 Where applicable Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 1.45 per page (including covering sheet) [Continued on next page]

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application and/or any table related to such sequence listing have been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30—regardless of the actual length of the sequence listings and/or tables, and regardless of the fact that sequence listings and/or tables may have been filed both on paper and in computer readable form—will be payable in respect of the sequence listings and/or tables (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq., and No. 36/2002, page 17632 et seq.). Where the sequence listings and/or any tables related thereto are not furnished on an electronic medium under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter or Section 802(b-quater), respectively, the above does not apply. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 237

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Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Austria the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney, attorney at law or notary, entitled to professional representation in Austria. The list of Austrian patent attorneys may be obtained from the Österreichische Patentanwaltskammer, Museumstr. 3, A-1070 Wien, Austria. The list of Austrian attorneys at law may be obtained from the Österreichischer Rechtsanwalts- kammertag, Rotenturmstr. 13, A-1010 Wien, Austria. The list of Austrian notaries may be obtained from the Österreichische Notariatskammer, Landesgerichtsstr. 20, A-1010 Wien, Austria. S-03/2003 (E) 238 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C AU AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE AU

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Australia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or any other language1 Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies on paper required 1 (see below, however, for the number of copies of the by the receiving Office: sequence listings and/or tables related thereto filed in electronic form)

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the filing in computer readable form of sequence listings and/or tables related thereto?3 Yes Types of electronic carrier CD-ROM (Type: ISO/IEC 10149:1995, 120mm CD-ROM, Format: accepted by the receiving Office? ISO 9660, 650MB) CD-R (Type: 120mm CD-Recordable Disk, Format: ISO 9660, 650MB) Number of copies of electronic carrier required by the receiving Office: 1

Competent International Searching Authority: Australian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: Australian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Australian dollar (AUD) Transmittal fee: AUD 100 International fee: Basic fee: AUD 746 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 AUD 17 Additional component:3 Where applicable Designation fee: AUD 161 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 AUD 230 Search fee: See Annex D(AU) [Continued on next page] ______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application and/or any table related to such sequence listing have been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30—regardless of the actual length of the sequence listings and/or tables, and regardless of the fact that sequence listings and/or tables may have been filed both on paper and in computer readable form—will be payable in respect of the sequence listings and/or tables (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq., and No. 36/2002, page 17632 et seq.). Where the sequence listings and/or any tables related thereto are not furnished on an electronic medium under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter or Section 802(b-quater), respectively, the above does not apply. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 239

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Fees payable to the receiving Office Currency: Australian dollar (AUD) (Cont’d): Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): AUD 50

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent attorney before the Office S-03/2003 (E) 240 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C AZ STATE AGENCY FOR STANDARDIZATION, AZ METROLOGY AND PATENTS (AZERBAIJAN)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Azerbaijan

Language in which international applications may be filed: Azerbaijani, English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Azerbaijani manat (AZM) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: AZM 55,000 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): AZM 55,000

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Azerbaijan the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent who is authorized to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C BA INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS, METROLOGY BA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 25.56 International fee: Basic fee:2 EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 EUR 10 Designation fee:2 EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 18.40 plus EUR 0.51 per page in excess of 20

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Bosnia and Herzegovina the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Bosnia and Herzegovina or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 242 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE BE (BELGIUM)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Belgium

Language in which international applications may be filed: Dutch, English, French or German1 Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 40 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document EUR 5 in fee stamps, (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): plus EUR 0.36 per page, plus EUR 5 as a fee for certification

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in a member State of the European the receiving Office? Communities Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a representative before the Office (the list of registered representatives is furnished free of charge on request) or any representative authorized to practice in a member State of the European Communities and who is a national of a member State of the European Communities Any attorney-at-law registered on the list of Belgian attorneys-at-law or on the list of probationary attorneys, or authorized to practice in Belgium by law or an international convention or any attorney who is a national of a member State of the European Communities and is authorized to practice in a member State of the European Communities

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English, French or German (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 243

C Receiving Offices C BG BULGARIAN PATENT OFFICE BG

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Bulgaria

Language in which international applications may be filed: Bulgarian, English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office 3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Bulgarian lev (BGL) Transmittal fee: BGL 60 International fee: Basic fee:4 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:4 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in BGL of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in BGL of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): BGL 30

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Bulgaria the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C BR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (BRAZIL)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Brazil

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Swedish Patent Searching Authority: Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office2, Swedish Patent Examining Authority: Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Brazilian real (BRR) Transmittal fee: BRR 236 International fee: Basic fee:4 Equivalent in BRR of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 Equivalent in BRR of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:4 Equivalent in BRR of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in BRR of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in BRR of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(AT), (EP), (SE) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): BRR 75

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______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, the Austrian Patent Office or the Swedish Patent Office. 3 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office. 4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Brazil or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 245

C Receiving Offices C BR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (BRAZIL) [Continued]

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any Brazilian attorney-at-law qualified to practice by the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil-OAB (Brazilian Lawyers’ Council) or any Brazilian patent attorney qualified to practice in patent matters in the National Institute of Industrial Property. The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the National Institute of Industrial Property or from the Associação Brasileira dos Agentes de Propriedade Industrial-ABAPI (Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents), Av. Franklin Roosevelt 23/1305, 200.22-120 Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil (facsimile No.: (55-21) 533 04 92. S-03/2003 (E) 246 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C BY NATIONAL CENTER OF INTELLECTUAL BY PROPERTY (BELARUS)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Belarus

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Belarussian rouble (BYR) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: Equivalent in BYR of USD 70 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in BYR of USD 20 plus USD 0.1 per sheet

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Belarus the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C BZ BELIZE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE BZ

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Belize

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Belize dollar (BZD) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: BZD 220 International fee: Basic fee:2 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 USD 12 Designation fee:2 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): BZD 20

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Belize the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before the Office. A list of patent attorneys and patent agents may be obtained from the Office.

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Belize or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 248 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C CA CANADIAN PATENT OFFICE CA

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Canada

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or French Language in which the request may be filed: English or French

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD) Transmittal fee: CAD 200 International fee: Basic fee: CAD 730 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: CAD 17 Designation fee: CAD 157 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 CAD 224 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CAD 35 plus CAD 0.50 per page

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant is the inventor the receiving Office? Yes, if he is not the inventor

Who can act as agent? Any person or firm entitled to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C CH SWISS FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL CH PROPERTY INSTITUTE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French or German Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: CHF 100 International fee: Basic fee: CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: CHF 15 Designation fee: CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 CHF 200 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CHF 100

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Switzerland or on the list of persons authorized to act as patent agents kept at the Office for Public Economy of Liechtenstein. This list may be obtained from that Office and from the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute.

C Receiving Offices C CN CHINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE CN

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: China

Language in which international applications may be filed: Chinese or English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: China Intellectual Property Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: China Intellectual Property Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Yuan renminbi (CNY) Transmittal fee: CNY 500 International fee: Basic fee:2 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:2 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: See Annex D(CN) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CNY 150

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? Yes

Who can act as agent? Any of the patent agencies designated by the Office. A list of patent agencies may be obtained from the Office.

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in China or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 251

C Receiving Offices C CO SUPERINTENDENCE OF INDUSTRY CO AND COMMERCE (COLOMBIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Colombia

Language in which international applications may be filed: Spanish1 Language in which the request may be filed: Spanish

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Russian Patent Searching Authority: Office or Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Examining Authority: Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Colombian peso (COP) Transmittal fee: 4 Information not yet available International fee: Basic fee:5 Equivalent in COP of US dollars 476 Supplement per sheet over 30:5 Equivalent in COP of US dollars 12 Designation fee:5 Equivalent in COP of US dollars 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in COP of US dollars 148 Search fee: See Annex D (AT), (EP), (RU) or (ES) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)):4 Information not yet available

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Colombia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered in Colombia

______1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, by the Austrian Patent Office or by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office. 4 The Office or the agent should be consulted for the applicable currency and fee amount. 5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Colombia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 252 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C CR REGISTRY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CR (COSTA RICA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Costa Rica

Language in which international applications may be filed: Spanish1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: USD 175 International fee: Basic fee:3 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 USD 12 Designation fee:3 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (ES) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None4

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Costa Rica the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered in Costa Rica

______1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Costa Rica or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. 4 Stamps to be paid as prescribed. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 253

C Receiving Offices C CU CUBAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE CU

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Cuba

Language in which international applications may be filed: Spanish1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Russian Patent Searching Authority: Office or Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Examining Authority: Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Cuban convertible peso (CUP) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: USD 200 or equivalent in CUP International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 or equivalent in CUP Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 or equivalent in CUP Designation fee:4 USD 104 or equivalent in CUP PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 or equivalent in CUP Search fee: See Annex D(AT), (EP), (RU) or (ES) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 80 or equivalent in CUP

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Cuba the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident and does not have an address for notifications in Cuba

Who can act as agent? Any person authorized to practice before the Office. The names and professional addresses of the persons who can act as agents are published in the Official Gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Oficina).

______1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, by the Austrian Patent Office or by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office. 4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Cuba or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 254 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C CY DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRAR OF CY COMPANIES AND OFFICIAL RECEIVER OF CYPRUS

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Cyprus

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German or Greek1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Cyprus pound (CYP) Transmittal fee: CYP 75 International fee: Basic fee: CYP 258 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: CYP 6 Designation fee: CYP 56 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? Yes

Who can act as agent? Any advocate qualified to practice in Cyprus

C Receiving Offices C CZ INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE CZ (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Czech Republic

Language in which international applications may be filed: Czech, English, French or German 1 Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the filing in computer readable form of the sequence listing part of the description of international applications?3 Yes Which types of electronic medium does the receiving Office accept? CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Czech koruna (CZK) Transmittal fee: CZK 1,500 International fee: Basic fee:4 Equivalent in CZK of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3, 4 Equivalent in CZK of Swiss francs 15 Additional component:3, 4 Where applicable Designation fee:4 Equivalent in CZK of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent en CZK of Swiss francs 200 [Continued on next page]

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30 (regardless of the actual length of the sequence listing part), will be payable in respect of that part (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq.). Where the sequence listing part on an electronic medium is not furnished under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter, the above does not apply. 4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in the Czech Republic or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 256 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C CZ INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE CZ (CZECH REPUBLIC)

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Fees payable to the receiving Office Currency: Czech koruna (CZK) (Cont’d):

Search fee: Equivalent in CZK of the amount in EUR indicated in Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CZK 500

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent or attorney registered in the Czech Republic S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 257

C Receiving Offices C DE GERMAN PATENT AND DE TRADE MARK OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Germany

Language in which international applications may be filed: German Language in which the request may be filed: German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 90 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 20 plus EUR 0.50 per page for the first 50 pages and EUR 0.15 per page in excess of 50 pages

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Germany the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law,2 resident in Germany, or, if an address for service is provided for through a patent attorney or an attorney-at-law2, resident in Germany, any national of a member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area authorized to pursue certain professional activities (see Law on the Qualifying Examination for Gaining Admission to the Profession of Patent Attorney and Law on the Professional Activities of European Lawyers in Germany)

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the Patentanwaltskammer (Chamber of Patent Attorneys), Postfach 260108, 80058 München, Germany, and the list of attorneys-at-law from the Rechtsanwaltskammer (Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law), Joachimstrasse 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany. S-03/2003 (E) 258 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C DK DANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARK DK OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Denmark

Language in which international applications may be filed: Danish, English, French, German, Norwegian or Swedish1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Danish krone (DKK) Transmittal fee: DKK 1,500 International fee: Basic fee: DKK 3,300 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: DKK 80 Designation fee: DKK 710 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 DKK 1,020 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): DKK 300 plus DKK 4 per page

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English, French or German (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 259

C Receiving Offices C DM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE DM (DOMINICA)

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C Receiving Offices C DZ ALGERIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DZ INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Algeria

Language in which international applications may be filed: Arabic or French1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD) and Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: DZD3…. International fee: Basic fee:4 CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 CHF 15 Designation fee:4 CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 CHF 200 Search fee: See Annex D(AT) or (EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): DZD 200 per page

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Algeria the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C EA EURASIAN PATENT OFFICE (EAPO) EA

Competent receiving Office Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of for nationals and residents of: Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Russian rouble (RUR) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: Equivalent in RUR of USD 50 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in RUR of USD 20

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant has a residence or his principal place of business the receiving Office? in one of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention Yes, if he has neither a residence nor his principal place of business within the territory of one of those States

Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner qualified to practice in patent matters in one of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention and inscribed in the register of patent attorneys kept in the Office

C Receiving Offices C EC ECUADORIAN INSTITUTE OF EC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Ecuador

Language in which international applications may be filed: Spanish1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: USD3 … International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (ES) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 0.20 per certified page

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Ecuador

______1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The amount of this fee is not yet known. It will fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the applicable fee amount. 4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Ecuador or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 263

C Receiving Offices C EE ESTONIAN PATENT OFFICE EE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Estonia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or German Language in which the request may be filed: English or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK) Transmittal fee: EEK 1,800 International fee: Basic fee:2 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:2 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in EEK of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EEK 250

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Estonia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any registered Estonian patent attorney resident in Estonia

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Estonia or any of the States mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 264 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP

Competent receiving Office Austria, Belgium,1 Bulgaria,1 Cyprus,1 Czech Republic,1 Denmark,1 for nationals and residents of: Estonia,1 Finland, France,1 Germany,1 Greece,1 Hungary, Ireland, Italy,1 Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,1 Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal,1 Romania, Slovakia,1 Slovenia,1 Spain,1 Sweden,1 Switzerland, Turkey,1 United Kingdom1

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French or German Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications in electronic form?3 Yes4

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 100 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 EUR 137 Fee reduction where the international application is filed in electronic form:3 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 30

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______1 See, however, Annex B1 relating to that State as to the national requirements for compulsory filing with a national Office. 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions (see PCT Gazette No. 47/2002, page 23832 et seq.), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 4 For the relevant Decision of the President of the EPO and accompanying Notice, refer to PCT Gazette No. 47/2002, page 23832 et seq., and to OJ EPO 2002, 545. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 265

C Receiving Offices C EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP

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Is an agent required by No, if the applicant has a residence or his principal place of business the receiving Office? in one of the States party to the European Patent Convention Yes, if he has neither a residence nor his principal place of business within the territory of one of those States

Who can act as agent? Any professional representative entered on the relevant list maintained by the EPO (the directory of professional representatives can be ordered at the EPO, Munich, or consulted on the EPO website) Any legal practitioner qualified to practice in patent matters in one of the States party to the European Patent Convention and who has his place of business in that State S-03/2003 (E) 266 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C ES SPANISH PATENT AND ES TRADEMARK OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Spain

Language in which international applications may be filed: Spanish1 Language in which the request may be filed: Spanish

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 62.74 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (ES) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 25.10

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Spain or in a country of the European the receiving Office? Union Yes, if he resides in a country other than a country of the European Union

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney whose name appears on a list maintained by the Office

C Receiving Offices C FI NATIONAL BOARD OF PATENTS FI AND REGISTRATION (FINLAND)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Finland

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, Finnish or Swedish1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 135 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document EUR 18.30 (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): plus EUR 50 per document for a patent or EUR 15 per document for a utility model

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Finland the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. S-03/2003 (E) 268 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C FR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (FRANCE)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: France

Language in which international applications may be filed: French

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications in electronic form?2 Yes3

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 60 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 15

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in a State member of the European the receiving Office? Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE GB

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: United Kingdom;1 also for residents of the Isle of Man

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the filing in computer readable form of the sequence listing part of the description of international applications?3 Yes Which types of electronic medium Any electronic medium referred to in Annex C of the Administrative does the receiving Office accept? Instructions

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Pound sterling (GBP) Transmittal fee: GBP 55 International fee: Basic fee: GBP 278 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 GBP 6 Additional component:3 Where applicable Designation fee: GBP 60 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 GBP 86 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): GBP 22

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______1 By virtue of the British Nationality Act 1981, United Kingdom nationality is afforded to British Citizens, British Dependent Territories Citizens, British Overseas Citizens, British Subjects and British Protected Persons. Questions about the nationality and residence of applicants from dependent territories of the United Kingdom should be referred to the United Kingdom Patent Office. 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30 (regardless of the actual length of the sequence listing part), will be payable in respect of that part (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq.). Where the sequence listing part on an electronic medium is not furnished under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter, the above does not apply. S-03/2003 (E) 270 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE GB

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Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any individual, partnership or body corporate who resides in or has a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or another Member State of the European Union (EU). A list of registered patent agents may be obtained from the following address: The Registrar, c/o The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, Staple Inn Buildings, High Holborn, London WC1V 7PZ. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 271

C Receiving Offices C GD SUPREME COURT REGISTRY GD (GRENADA)

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C Receiving Offices C GE GEORGIAN INTELLECTUAL GE PROPERTY OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Georgia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Georgian lari (GEL) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee:4 GEL 10 International fee: Basic fee:5 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:5 USD 12 Designation fee:5 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)):4 GEL 5

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Georgia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

C Receiving Offices C GH REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT GH (GHANA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Ghana

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Searching Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Examining Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office2 or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Ghanaian cedi (GHC) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: GHC 2,500 for individuals or entities employing less than 25 persons GHC 5,000 for entities employing 25 persons or more International fee: Basic fee:3 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 USD 12 Designation fee:3 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (AT), (CN), (EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 20

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Ghana the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any attorney or lawyer registered in Ghana An engineer or other qualified scientist recognized for that purpose by the Registrar at the Registrar’s discretion

C Receiving Offices C GR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION GR (GREECE)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Greece

Language in which international English, French or German. The international application filed by a applications may be filed: national of Greece must be accompanied by a translation into Greek for the purposes of national security (Law No. 4325/1963 for inventions concerning national defense) if no priority of an earlier national application is claimed.

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 115 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 41

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Greece the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any attorney-at-law qualified to practice in Greece. The list of attorneys may be obtained from the Athens Bar Association, 60 Akademias St., 10679 Athens, Greece.

C Receiving Offices C HR CROATIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HR OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Croatia

Language in which international applications may be filed: Croatian or English1 Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Croatian kuna (HRK) Transmittal fee: HRK 200 International fee: Basic fee:3 Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:3 Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction: Equivalent in HRK of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in HRK of the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR: see Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): HRK 230 plus HRK 50 for each additional priority document

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Croatia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered in the register of representatives kept by the Office

C Receiving Offices C HU HUNGARIAN PATENT OFFICE HU

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Hungary

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German, Hungarian or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English, French, German or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF) Transmittal fee: HUF 10,000 International fee: Basic fee:4 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:4 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in HUF of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in HUF of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): HUF 300 per page

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any Hungarian patent attorney or attorney-at-law

C Receiving Offices C IB INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE WORLD IB INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of:1 All PCT Contracting States Language in which international applications may be filed: Any language2 Language in which the request may be filed: Any language of publication Number of copies on paper required 1 (see below, however, for the number of copies of the by the receiving Office: sequence listings and/or tables related thereto filed in electronic form) Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?3 Yes Does the receiving Office accept the filing in computer readable form of sequence listings and/or tables related thereto?4 Yes Types of electronic carrier accepted by the receiving Office: CD-R, DVD-R Number of copies of electronic carrier required by the receiving Office: 3 Competent International Any International Searching Authority(ies) which would have been Searching Authority: competent if the international application had been filed with any other receiving Office of, or acting for, the PCT Contracting State of which the applicant (or, if there is more than one applicant, at least one of the applicants) is a national or resident5 (see Annexes B1 and B2 for such other competent receiving Offices, Annex C for the corresponding competent International Searching Authorities, and below for the States for which the International Bureau acts instead of their national Offices pursuant to Rule 19.1(b)) For nationals and residents of Barbados: Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office or United States Patent and Trademark [Continued on next page] ______1 Applicants may file with the International Bureau only if the national security provisions allow filing of patent applications abroad. Compliance with such provisions is the applicant’s responsibility and will not be checked by the International Bureau. 2 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into one of the languages of publication (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 3 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 4 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application and/or any table related to such sequence listing have been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30—regardless of the actual length of the sequence listings and/or tables, and regardless of the fact that sequence listings and/or tables may have been filed both on paper and in computer readable form—will be payable in respect of the sequence listings and/or tables (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq., and No. 36/2002, page 17632 et seq.). Where the sequence listings and/or any tables related thereto are not furnished on an electronic medium under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter or Section 802(b-quater), respectively, the above does not apply. 5 Where the applicant is a national or a resident of the United States of America, the availability of the European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and/or International Preliminary Examining Authority is restricted. The limitation criteria also apply to applications filed by two or more applicants when at least one of them is a national or resident of the United States of America, and when none of them are nationals or residents of a Contracting State of the European Patent Convention. For details, see Annexes D(EP), E(EP) and PCT Gazette No. 52/2001, page 24248. S-03/2003 (E) 278 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

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Competent International For nationals and residents of Saint Lucia: Australian Patent Office, Searching Authority (Cont’d): Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office For nationals and residents of Sri Lanka: Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office For nationals and residents of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo: Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Russian Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office Competent International Preliminary Any International Preliminary Examining Authority(ies) which Examining Authority: would have been competent if the international application had been filed with any other receiving Office of, or acting for, the PCT Contracting State of which the applicant (or, if there is more than one applicant, at least one of the applicants) is a national or resident6 (see Annexes B1 and B2 for such other competent receiving Offices, Annex C for the corresponding competent International Preliminary Examining Authorities, and below for the States for which the International Bureau acts instead of their national Offices pursuant to Rule 19.1(b)) For nationals and residents of Barbados: Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office7, Swedish Patent Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office8 For nationals and residents of Saint Lucia: Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office9 or United States Patent and Trademark Office8 For nationals and residents of Sri Lanka: Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office10 or Swedish Patent Office For nationals and residents of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo: Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office7, Russian Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office [Continued on next page]

______6 See footnote 5. 7 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, the Austrian Patent Office or the Swedish Patent Office. 8 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office. 9 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or the Austrian Patent Office. 10 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or the Swedish Patent Office. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 279

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Fees payable to the receiving Office:11 Currency: Swiss franc (CHF), euro (EUR) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee:12 CHF 100 or EUR 68 or USD 60 International fee: Basic fee: 13 CHF 650 or EUR 444 or USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:13, 14 CHF 15 or EUR 10 or USD 12 Additional component:13, 14 Where applicable Designation fee: 13 CHF 140 or EUR 96 or USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:15 CHF 200 or EUR 137 or USD 148 Search fee: For the amounts, see Annex D corresponding to International Searching Authority chosen by applicant Fee for priority document CHF 50 or EUR 34 or USD 30 (PCT Rules 17.1(b) and 20.9): Supplement for airmail: CHF10orEUR7orUSD6

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any person who has the right to practice before the national Office of, or acting for, a Contracting State of which the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, any of the applicants is a resident or national, or, where the International Bureau acts as receiving Office pursuant to Rule 19.1(b), any natural or legal person

______11 Fees may be paid in the following ways: — by debit of a current account established with WIPO (Swiss francs only); — by bank transfer to WIPO bank account CH35 0425 1048 7080 8100 0 (Swiss francs), CH17 0425 1048 7080 8200 3 (euro) or CH98 0425 1048 7080 8200 0 (US dollars), SWIFT code: CRESCH ZZ12A at the Swiss Credit Bank, 1211 Geneva 70, Switzerland; — by transfer to WIPO postal account No. 12-5000-8, Geneva, Switzerland (Swiss francs only); — by check made payable to the World Intellectual Property Organization (Swiss francs, euro or US dollars); — in cash (only if payment is made in person) (Swiss francs only). 12 Applicants who qualify for the 75% reduction of the international fee (see footnote 13) do not have to pay the transmittal fee. 13 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Zambia or Zimbabwe. For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234, and No. 22/1996, page 8889. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. 14 See footnote 4. 15 See footnote 3. S-03/2003 (E) 280 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C ID DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ID INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (INDONESIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Indonesia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office or Russian Patent Searching Authority: Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office2 or Russian Patent Examining Authority: Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR) Transmittal fee: IDR 500,000 International fee: Basic fee:3 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:3 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in IDR of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in IDR of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(AU), (EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): IDR 75,000

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Indonesia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent consultant registered in Indonesia

C Receiving Offices C IE PATENTS OFFICE (IRELAND) IE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Ireland

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 76 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 3.81 per page plus EUR 0.63 per page

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Ireland the receiving Office? Yes, if he is non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered in the Register of Patent Agents kept at the Office

C Receiving Offices C IL ISRAEL PATENT OFFICE IL

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Israel

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the filing in computer readable form of the sequence listing part of the description of international applications?2 Yes Which types of electronic medium does the receiving Office accept? CD-ROM

Competent International European Patent Office or United States Patent and Trademark Searching Authority: Office

Competent International Preliminary European Patent Office3 or United States Patent and Trademark Examining Authority: Office4

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: New Israel shekel (ILS) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: ILS 476 International fee: Basic fee: USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 USD 12 Additional component:2 Where applicable Designation fee: USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ILS 39 plus ILS 2.70 per page [Continued on next page]

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30 (regardless of the actual length of the sequence listing part), will be payable in respect of that part (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq.). Where the sequence listing part on an electronic medium is not furnished under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter, the above does not apply. 3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. 4 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 283

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Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any member of the Israel Bar Association or patent attorney registered and holding a current license to practice in Israel S-03/2003 (E) 284 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C IN PATENT OFFICE (INDIA) IN

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: India

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, Hindi1 Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Searching Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office, Swedish Patent Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Examining Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office,4 Swedish Patent Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office5

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______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30 (regardless of the actual length of the sequence listing part), will be payable in respect of that part (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq.). Where the sequence listing part on an electronic medium is not furnished under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter, the above does not apply. 4 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, by the Austrian Patent Office or by the Swedish Patent Office. 5 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 285

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Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Indian rupee (INR) and US dollar (USD)

Transmittal fee: INR 5,000 (1,500)6 International fee: Basic fee:7 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:7 USD 12 Additional component:7, 8 Where applicable Designation fee:7 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:9 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (AT), (CN), (EP), (SE) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): INR 3,000 (1,000)6

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No, but an address for service in India is required

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent registered to practice before the Office

______6 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual. 7 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in India or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. 8 See footnote 3. 9 See footnote 2. S-03/2003 (E) 286 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C IS ICELANDIC PATENT OFFICE IS

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Iceland

Language in which international applications may be filed: Danish, English, Norwegian or Swedish1 Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Icelandic krona (ISK) Transmittal fee: ISK 5,500 International fee: Basic fee: ISK 37,400 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: ISK 860 Designation fee: ISK 8,000 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 ISK 11,500 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ISK 3,000

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Iceland the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 287

C Receiving Offices C IT ITALIAN PATENT AND IT TRADEMARK OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Italy

Language in which international English, French, German or Italian.1 An international application applications may be filed: filed in English, French or German by a resident of Italy must be accompanied by a translation into Italian of the description, the claims and any text matter of drawings (for the purposes of Section 27ter of Royal Decree No.1127/1939) if no priority of an earlier national (Italian) application is claimed or, where such priority is claimed, if the international application is filed prior to the expiration of 90 days from the filing date of that earlier national application.

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 30.99 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) [Continued on next page]

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Fees payable to the receiving Office Currency: Euro (EUR) (Cont’d): Fee for priority document EUR 10.33 (in fee stamps) for the request to prepare the priority (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): document, plus EUR 10.33 (in fee stamps) for the filing certificate, plus EUR 10.33 (in fee stamps) for the certificate of authenticity, plus EUR 10.33 (in fee stamps) for every four pages or fraction of four pages (description, claims, abstract, drawings), plus EUR 3.10 (in fee stamps) for a patent application, or EUR 1.81 (in fee stamps) for a utility model application

Is an agent required by No (but an address for service is required if applicant does not the receiving Office? reside in Italy)

Who can act as agent? Any agent whose name appears on a list maintained by the Office, any lawyer or attorney-at-law whose name appears in the respective professional roll S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 289

C Receiving Offices C JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE JP

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Japan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Japanese1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Japanese

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office3 or Japan Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office4 or Japan Patent Office5

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Japanese yen (JPY) Transmittal fee: JPY 18,000 International fee: Basic fee: JPY 54,000 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: JPY 1,200 Designation fee: JPY 11,600 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 JPY 16,600 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (JP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): JPY 1,400

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Japan the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law resident in Japan, or any firm registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C KE KENYA INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE KE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Kenya

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Searching Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Examining Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office2 or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: USD 250 or equivalent in KES plus cost of mailing International fee: Basic fee:3 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 USD 12 Designation fee:3 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (AT), (CN), (EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 100 or equivalent in KES

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Kenya the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office. A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.

C Receiving Offices C KG KYRGYZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KG OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Kyrgyzstan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 2

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Kyrgyz som (KGS) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: Equivalent in KGS of USD 100 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in KGS of USD 20

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Kyrgyzstan the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

C Receiving Offices C KP INVENTION OFFICE OF THE KP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: Austrian Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: Austrian Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Won (KPW) Transmittal fee: Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 50 International fee: Basic fee:3 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:3 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in KPW of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(AT) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Fee for copying and mailing costs

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? Yes

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent resident in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

C Receiving Offices C KR KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KR OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Republic of Korea

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, Japanese or Korean1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Japanese

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, Japan Patent Searching Authority: Office3 or Korean Intellectual Property Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, Japan Patent Office3, 4 or Korean Intellectual Examining Authority: Property Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Korean won (KRW) Transmittal fee: KRW 45,000 International fee: Basic fee: KRW 530,000 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: KRW 12,000 Designation fee: KRW 114,000 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 KRW 163,000 Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (AT), (JP) or (KR) Fee for priority document KRW 10,000 plus KRW 3,100 per document for a patent (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): or KRW 2,200 per document for a utility model

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in the Republic of Korea the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered and resident in the Republic of Korea

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The Japan Patent Office is competent only for international applications in Japanese. 4 The Japan Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. S-03/2003 (E) 294 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C KZ KAZAKH PATENT OFFICE KZ

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Kazakhstan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Kazakh tenge (KZT)4 and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: KZT4 ... International fee: Basic fee:5 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:5 USD 12 Designation fee:5 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): KZT4 ...

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Kazakhstan the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Kazakhstan

C Receiving Offices C LR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, LR BUREAU OF ARCHIVES, PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHT (LIBERIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Liberia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Searching Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Examining Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office2 or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: USD 45 International fee: Basic fee:3 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 USD 12 Designation fee:3 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (AT), (CN), (EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LRD 75

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? Yes

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered by the Legal Bar Association

C Receiving Offices C LS REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICE LS (LESOTHO)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Lesotho

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Searching Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Lesotho loti (LSM) Transmittal fee: LSM2 ... International fee: Basic fee:3 Equivalent in LSM of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 Equivalent in LSM of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:3 Equivalent in LSM of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: Equivalent in LSM of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(AT) or (EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LSM2 ...

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Lesotho the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner practicing and resident in Lesotho

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 The amounts of fees in Lesotho loti are not yet known. They will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the applicable fee amounts. 3 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Lesotho or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 297

C Receiving Offices C LT LITHUANIAN PATENT OFFICE LT

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Lithuania

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Lithuanian litas (LTL) and euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: LTL 320 International fee: Basic fee:4 EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 EUR 10 Designation fee:4 EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LTL 80

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Lithuania the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the international Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. 4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Lithuania or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 298 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C LU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE LU (LUXEMBOURG)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Luxembourg

Language in which international applications may be filed: French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 19 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 7 plus EUR 1 for every set of 3 pages or part thereof

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any physical person enrolled on the register of agents of the Office and any barrister-at-law resident in Luxembourg

C Receiving Offices C LV LATVIAN PATENT OFFICE LV

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Latvia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German, Latvian or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Latvian lat (LVL) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: LVL 47.20 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): LVL 11.80

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Latvia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C MA INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MA PROPERTY OFFICE OF MOROCCO

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Morocco

Language in which international applications may be filed: French Language in which the request may be filed: French

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Russian Patent Searching Authority: Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office,2 Russian Patent Examining Authority: Office or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD) and Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: None International fee: Basic fee:3 CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 CHF 15 Designation fee:3 CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(AT), (EP), (RU) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): MAD 135

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Morocco the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Morocco

C Receiving Offices C MC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION, MC DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC EXPANSION (MONACO)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Monaco

Language in which international applications may be filed: French Language in which the request may be filed: French

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 49 plus EUR 1 for the preparation of additional copies, for each page and each copy International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person

C Receiving Offices C MD STATE AGENCY ON INDUSTRIAL MD PROPERTY PROTECTION (REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Republic of Moldova

Language in which international applications may be filed: Any language1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Moldovan leu (MDL) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: MDL 180 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): MDL 36 plus copying costs

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in the Republic of Moldova the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

C Receiving Offices C MK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY PROTECTION MK OFFICE (THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD) Transmittal fee: MKD 2,750 International fee: Basic fee:2 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:2 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in MKD of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in MKD the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR: see Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): MKD 550

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in the former Yugoslav Republic of the receiving Office? Macedonia Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice before the Office

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT- EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 304 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C MN MONGOLIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MN OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Mongolia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: None International fee: Basic fee:4 CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 CHF 15 Designation fee:4 CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 CHF 200 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Mongolia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Mongolia, registered to practice as a patent agent before the Office

C Receiving Offices C MW MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT MW OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL (MALAWI)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Malawi

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK) Transmittal fee: MWK 6,000 International fee: Basic fee:2 MWK 25,000 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 MWK 600 Designation fee:2 MWK 5,400 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 MWK 7,700 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? Yes

Who can act as agent? Any person registered as patent agent before the Office

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Malawi or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 306 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C MX MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MX PROPERTY

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Mexico

Language in which international applications may be filed: Spanish1 Language in which the request may be filed: Spanish

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International European Patent Office, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, Searching Authority: Swedish Patent Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary European Patent Office,3 Swedish Patent Office or United States Examining Authority: Patent and Trademark Office4

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Mexican peso (MXP) Transmittal fee:5 Equivalent in MXP of USD 200 International fee: Basic fee:5 Equivalent in MXP of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:5 Equivalent in MXP of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:5 Equivalent in MXP of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in MXP of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in MXP of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(EP), (ES), (SE) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Mexico the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any resident or national of Mexico

______1 Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (see Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by the European Patent Office, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or the Swedish Patent Office. 4 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office. 5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Mexico or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 307

C Receiving Offices C NI OFFICE OF NICARAGUA NI

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C Receiving Offices C NL NETHERLANDS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY NL OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Netherlands

Language in which international applications may be filed: Dutch, English, French or German1 Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 50 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 9

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any registered patent attorney and any registered lawyer. A list of professional representatives in the Netherlands is available in the Office.

C Receiving Offices C NO NORWEGIAN PATENT OFFICE NO

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Norway

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Norwegian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK) Transmittal fee: NOK 500 International fee: Basic fee: NOK 3,560 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: NOK 80 Designation fee: NOK 770 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 NOK 1,090 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): NOK 300

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Norway the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Norway

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. S-03/2003 (E) 310 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C NZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE NZ OF NEW ZEALAND

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: New Zealand

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office or United States Searching Authority: Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office2 or United States Examining Authority: Patent and Trademark Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD) Transmittal fee: NZD 180 plus 12.5% GST (Goods and Services Tax) for New Zealand residents International fee: Basic fee: NZD 890 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: NZD 20 Designation fee: NZD 192 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 NZD 274 Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (EP) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as a patent attorney. A list of registered patent attorneys may be obtained from the Office.

C Receiving Offices C OA AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OA ORGANIZATION (OAPI)

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C Receiving Offices C OM OFFICE OF OMAN OM

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C Receiving Offices C PG OFFICE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG

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C Receiving Offices C PH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE PH (PHILIPPINES)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Philippines

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Filipino1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Japan Patent Searching Authority: Office,3 Korean Intellectual Property Office3 or United States Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, European Patent Office,4 Japan Patent Examining Authority: Office,3, 5 Korean Intellectual Property Office3 or United States Patent and Trademark Office6

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Philippine peso (PHP) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: PHP 3,500 International fee: Basic fee:7 USD 476 Supplement per sheet over 30:7 USD 12 Designation fee:7 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee:8 See Annex D(AU), (EP), (JP), (KR) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): PHP 500

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______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The Japan Patent Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office are competent only for international applications filed in English. 4 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. 5 The Japan Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. 6 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office. 7 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in the Philippines or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. 8 Fee payable in USD. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 315

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Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in the Philippines the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent or representative residing in the Philippines upon whom notices or processes for judicial or administrative procedure may be served. S-03/2003 (E) 316 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C PL POLISH PATENT OFFICE PL

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Poland

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Polish zloty (PLZ) Transmittal fee: PLZ 300 International fee: Basic fee:2 Equivalent in PLZ of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 Equivalent in PLZ of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:2 Equivalent in PLZ of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: Equivalent in PLZ of the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR: see Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document For a patent: (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): PLZ 40 (up to 20 sheets) or PLZ 100 (for more than 20 sheets)

For a utility model: PLZ 30 (up to 20 sheets) or PLZ 80 (for more than 20 sheets)

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? Yes, if the applicant is a foreign national or a foreign legal entity

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney resident in Poland

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Poland or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 317

C Receiving Offices C PT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PT PROPERTY (PORTUGAL)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Portugal

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German or Portuguese Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Euro (EUR) Transmittal fee: EUR 23.19 International fee: Basic fee: EUR 444 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: EUR 10 Designation fee: EUR 96 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 EUR 137 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): EUR 28.43

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Portugal the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person with the right to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C RO STATE OFFICE FOR INVENTIONS RO AND TRADEMARKS (ROMANIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Romania

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office or Russian Patent Searching Authority: Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Examining Authority: Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Romanian leu (ROL) and Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: ROL 300,000 International fee: Basic fee:4 CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 CHF 15 Designation fee:4 CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 CHF 200 Search fee: See Annex D(AT), (EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ROL 120,000 plus copying costs

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Romania the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any industrial property agent resident in Romania whose name appears on the register kept in the Office

C Receiving Offices C RU RUSSIAN PATENT OFFICE RU

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Russian Federation

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Russian rouble (RUR) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: RUR 294 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 Designation fee:4 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): RUR 300

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in the Russian Federation the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C SC REGISTRATION DIVISION, SC DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS (SEYCHELLES)

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C Receiving Offices C SD ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS, SD COMMERCIAL REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICE (SUDAN)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Sudan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Sudanese pound (SDP) Transmittal fee: SDP 50 International fee: Basic fee:2 Equivalent in SDP of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 Equivalent in SDP of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:2 Equivalent in SDP of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Not applicable Search fee: Equivalent in SDP of the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR: see Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SDP 1 per page

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in the Sudan. An address for service in the receiving Office? the Sudan is required for non-residents.

Who can act as agent? Lawyers authorized to work in the Sudan under the Legal Profession Act 1983, or any other substitute Act Chartered accountants authorized to work in the Sudan Nationals of the Sudan graduated from a Sudanese university or in possession of an equivalent degree Any Sudanese national with at least five years’ experience in the field of patents

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in the Sudan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. S-03/2003 (E) 322 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C SE SWEDISH PATENT OFFICE SE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Sweden

Language in which international applications may be filed: Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish1 Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Swedish krona (SEK) Transmittal fee: SEK 1,200 International fee: Basic fee: SEK 4,390 (3,940)* Fee per sheet in excess of 30: SEK 100 (90)* Designation fee: SEK 950 (850)* PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 SEK 1,350 (1,210)* Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): None

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Sweden the receiving Office? May be required if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person

______* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 1 August 2003. 1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English (PCT Rule 12.4(a)). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 323

C Receiving Offices C SG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE SG OF SINGAPORE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Singapore

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Searching Authority: Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office or European Patent Examining Authority: Office2

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD) Transmittal fee: SGD 150 International fee: Basic fee: SGD 828 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: SGD 19 Designation fee: SGD 178 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 SGD 255 Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (AT) or (EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SGD 50

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No, but an address for service in Singapore is required

Who can act as agent? Any individual, partnership or body corporate entitled to practice before the Registry of Patents3 of the Office

C Receiving Offices C SI SLOVENIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SI OFFICE

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Slovenia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German or Slovene1 Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Slovenian tolar (SIT) Transmittal fee: SIT 22,000 International fee: Basic fee: Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee: Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in SIT of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in SIT of the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR: see Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SIT 170

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Slovenia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

C Receiving Offices C SK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE SK (SLOVAKIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Slovakia

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German or Slovak1 Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK) Transmittal fee: SKK 1,600 International fee: Basic fee:4 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 15 Additional component:3, 4 Where applicable Designation fee:4 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Equivalent in SKK of Swiss francs 200 [Continued on next page]

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 If the sequence listing part of the description of an international application has been filed on an electronic medium only (Section 801(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions) or both on an electronic medium and on paper (Section 801(a)(ii) of the Administrative Instructions), an additional component of the basic fee, equal to 400 times the fee per sheet in excess of 30 (regardless of the actual length of the sequence listing part), will be payable in respect of that part (instead of the fee per sheet which would otherwise have been payable for those sheets) (see PCT Gazette No. 02/2001, page 818 et seq.). Where the sequence listing part on an electronic medium is not furnished under Section 801 of the Administrative Instructions but only under PCT Rule 13ter, the above does not apply. 4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Slovakia or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 326 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C SK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE SK (SLOVAKIA)

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Fees payable to the receiving Office Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK) (Cont’d): Search fee: Equivalent in SKK of the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR: see Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): SKK 500

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent, attorney or commercial lawyer (natural or legal person) registered in Slovakia S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 327

C Receiving Offices C SY OFFICE OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY

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C Receiving Offices C TJ TAJIK PATENT OFFICE TJ

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Tajikistan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Tajik somoni (TJS) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: TJS4 ... International fee: Basic fee:5 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:5 USD 12 Designation fee:5 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): TJS4 ...

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Tajikistan the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

C Receiving Offices C TM PATENT DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF TM ECONOMY AND FINANCE OF TURKMENISTAN

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Turkmenistan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 2

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: USD4 ... International fee: Basic fee:5 USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:5 USD 12 Designation fee:5 USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD4 ...

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Turkmenistan the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the international Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. 4 The amount of this fee is not yet established. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the applicable schedule of fees. 5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Turkmenistan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 330 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C TN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TN STANDARDIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (TUNISIA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Tunisia

Language in which international applications may be filed: Arabic, English or French1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND) and Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: TND3 … International fee: Basic fee:4 CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 CHF 15 Designation fee:4 CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): TND 30

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Tunisia the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Tunisia

C Receiving Offices C TR TURKISH PATENT INSTITUTE TR

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Turkey

Language in which international applications may be filed: English, French, German or Turkish1 Language in which the request may be filed: English, French or German

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) Transmittal fee: CHF 100 International fee: Basic fee:3 CHF 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 CHF 15 Designation fee:3 CHF 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 CHF 200 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): CHF 30

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Turkey the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice as a patent attorney before the Office

C Receiving Offices C TT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE TT (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Trinidad and Tobago

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office, Swedish Patent Searching Authority: Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Office,2 Swedish Patent Examining Authority: Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: TTD 750 International fee: Basic fee: USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: USD 12 Designation fee: USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 USD 148 Search fee:4 See Annex D(AT), (EP), (SE) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): TTD 50 plus TTD 5 per page

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Any agent admitted to practice as a patent agent in Trinidad and Tobago. A list of patent agents admitted to practice may be obtained from the Office.

C Receiving Offices C UA UKRAINE PATENT OFFICE UA

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Ukraine

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 No

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) and US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: UAH 255 International fee: Basic fee:4 USD 476 or equivalent in UAH Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 USD 12 or equivalent in UAH Designation fee:4 USD 104 or equivalent in UAH PCT-EASY fee reduction:2 Not applicable Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document UAH 54 plus UAH 6 for each sheet in excess of 20 (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): plus UAH 85 for mailing plus UAH 1.70 for each sheet in excess of 30 when mailed

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Ukraine the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

C Receiving Offices C US UNITED STATES PATENT AND US TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: United States of America

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International European Patent Office2 or United States Patent and Trademark Searching Authority: Office

Competent International Preliminary European Patent Office2, 3 or United States Patent and Trademark Examining Authority: Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office:4 Currency: US dollar (USD) Transmittal fee: USD 240 International fee: Basic fee: USD 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30: USD 12 Designation fee: USD 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 USD 148 Search fee: See Annex D(EP) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): USD 20

Is an agent required by the receiving Office? No

Who can act as agent? Patent attorneys and patent agents registered to practice before the Office. A list of registered patent attorneys and agents may be obtained from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, and on the Internet at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/roster/index.html.

C Receiving Offices C UZ STATE PATENT OFFICE OF UZBEKISTAN UZ

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Uzbekistan

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?2 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary European Patent Office3 or Russian Patent Office Examining Authority:

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Uzbekistan the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 3 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. 4 The amount of this fee is not yet established. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or the agent should be consulted for the applicable schedule of fees. 5 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Uzbekistan or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 336 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C VC OFFICE OF SAINT VINCENT VC AND THE GRENADINES

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C Receiving Offices C VN NATIONAL OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL VN PROPERTY (VIET NAM)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Viet Nam

Language in which international applications may be filed: English or Russian1 Language in which the request may be filed: English or Russian2

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?3 No

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Searching Authority: Office, Korean Intellectual Property Office,4 Russian Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Examining Authority: Office,5 Korean Intellectual Property Office,4 Russian Patent Office or Swedish Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Vietnamese dong (VND) Transmittal fee: Equivalent in VND of USD 150 International fee: Basic fee:6 Equivalent in VND of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:6 Equivalent in VND of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:6 Equivalent in VND of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:3 Not applicable Search fee: Equivalent in VND of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(AU), (AT), (EP), (KR), (RU) or (SE) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): Equivalent in VND of USD 40

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Viet Nam the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any attorney with the right to practice before the Office

______1 If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (see Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). 2 The request must be filed in Russian where the international application is filed in Russian and the International Searching Authority is the Russian Patent Office. In other cases, the request must be filed in English. 3 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 4 The Korean Intellectual Property Office is competent only for international applications in English and where the international application or the demand for international preliminary examination is filed on or after 1 August 2002. 5 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office, the Austrian Patent Office or the Swedish Patent Office. 6 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Viet Nam or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. S-03/2003 (E) 338 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C YU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE YU (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Serbia and Montenegro

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 1

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Searching Authority: European Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority: European Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Yugoslavian dinar (YUD) Transmittal fee: YUD 3,000 International fee: Basic fee:2 Equivalent in YUD of Swiss francs 650 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:2 Equivalent in YUD of Swiss francs 15 Designation fee:2 Equivalent in YUD of Swiss francs 140 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in YUD of Swiss francs 200 Search fee: Equivalent in YUD of the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR: see Annex D(EP) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): YUD 180

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in Serbia and Montenegro the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent agent before the Office, or any attorney-at-law registered in Serbia and Montenegro

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in Serbia and Montenegro or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 339

C Receiving Offices C ZA COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL ZA PROPERTY REGISTRATION OFFICE (SOUTH AFRICA)

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: South Africa

Language in which international applications may be filed: English Language in which the request may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Searching Authority: Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, European Patent Examining Authority: Office2 or United States Patent and Trademark Office3

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: South African rand (ZAR) Transmittal fee: ZAR 500 International fee: Basic fee:4 ZAR 3,580 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:4 ZAR 80 Designation fee:4 ZAR 780 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 ZAR 1,100 Search fee: See Annex D(AU), (AT), (EP) or (US) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ZAR 200

Is an agent required by No, if the applicant resides in South Africa the receiving Office? Yes, if he is a non-resident

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or partnership registered before the Office

______1 Where the request is filed in PCT-EASY format together with a PCT-EASY diskette and the receiving Office accepts such filings (see PCT Gazette No. 51/1998, pages 17330 and 17332), the total amount of the international fee is reduced. 2 The European Patent Office is competent only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office or by the Austrian Patent Office. 3 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is competent only if the international search report has been prepared by that Office. 4 This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in South Africa or any other State mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). For further details, see PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234. It is to be noted that, if both the PCT-EASY reduction and the 75% reduction of the international fee are applicable, the 75% reduction is calculated after the PCT-EASY reduction. S-03/2003 (E) 340 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex C 3 July 2003

C Receiving Offices C ZM OFFICE OF ZAMBIA ZM

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C Receiving Offices C ZW ZIMBABWE PATENT OFFICE ZW

Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of: Zimbabwe

Language in which international applications may be filed: English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office: 3

Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications with requests in PCT-EASY format?1 Yes

Competent International Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Searching Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office or Russian Patent Office

Competent International Preliminary Australian Patent Office, Austrian Patent Office, China Intellectual Examining Authority: Property Office, European Patent Office2 or Russian Patent Office

Fees payable to the receiving Office: Currency: Zimbabwe dollar (ZWD) Transmittal fee: ZWD 6,000 International fee: Basic fee:3 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 476 Fee per sheet in excess of 30:3 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 12 Designation fee:3 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 104 PCT-EASY fee reduction:1 Equivalent in ZWD of US dollars 148 Search fee: Equivalent in ZWD of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: see Annex D(AU), (AT), (CN), (EP) or (RU) Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)): ZWD 150 plus ZWD 2 per page

Is an agent required by No, but an address for service is required if the applicant does not the receiving Office? reside in Zimbabwe

Who can act as agent? An attorney, legal practitioner or patent agent. A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.

D International Searching Authorities D AT AUSTRIAN PATENT OFFICE AT

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Euro (EUR) 159 Korean won (KRW) 191,000 Singapore dollar (SGD) 259 South African rand (ZAR) 1,280 Swiss franc (CHF) 230 US dollar (USD) 150

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 EUR 159

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international search report (PCT Rule 44.3):2 EUR 0.58 per page

Languages accepted for international search: English, French, German

Does the Authority require that nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listings and/or tables related thereto be furnished in computer readable form (PCT Rule 13ter.1 and Section 802(b-quater), respectively)? Yes Types of electronic carrier required:3 Diskette, CD-ROM, DVD Technical requirements related Character format of sequence listings-related tables: to tables: — UTF-8-encoded Unicode 3.0 — XML format conforming to the “Application-Body” Document Type Definition referred to in Appendix I of Annex F Encoded using: — IBM Code Page 437 — IBM Code Page 932 — compatible page Under the Personal Computer Operating Systems: — Windows 2000 or later Windows versions

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of all subject matter searched under the national patent grant procedure under the provisions of the Austrian patent law

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1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). 2 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. 3 Additionally, a printed version on paper is required. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 343

D International Searching Authorities D AU AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE AU

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Australian dollar (AUD) 1,000 Euro (EUR) 560 Korean won (KRW) 710,000 New Zealand dollar (NZD) 1,073 Singapore dollar (SGD) 1,030 South African rand (ZAR) 4,700 Swiss franc (CHF) 871 US dollar (USD) 592

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 AUD 1,000

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international search report (PCT Rule 44.3):2 AUD 25 per document

Languages accepted for international search: English

Does the Authority require that nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing and/or tables related thereto be furnished in computer readable form (PCT Rule 13ter.1 and Section 802(b-quater), respectively)? Yes Types of electronic carrier The entire printable copy of the sequence listing and identifying data required: should be contained within one text file on a single 3½" formatted 1.44 MB diskette or a single standard (ISO 9660) CD-ROM or CD-R Technical requirements related Character format of sequence listings-related tables: to tables: — UTF-8-encoded Unicode 3.0 Encoded using: — IBM Code Page 437 Under the Personal Computer Operating systems: — MS-DOS or MS-Windows compatible

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of subject matter which is searched under Australian national grant procedure

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D International Searching Authorities D CN CHINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE CN

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Yuan renminbi (CNY) 1,500 Euro (EUR) 185 (156)* Swiss franc (CHF) 250 US dollar (USD) 180

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 CNY 1,500

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international search report (PCT Rule 44.3):2 CNY 2 per page

Protest fee (PCT Rule 40.2(e)): CNY 200

Languages accepted for international search: Chinese, English

Requirements concerning nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing (PCT Rule 13ter.1): Computer readable form required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of subject matter which is searched in Chinese national applications

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* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 15 July 2003. 1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). 2 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 345

D International Searching Authorities D EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Euro (EUR) 945 Pound sterling (GBP)2 640 Swiss franc (CHF)2 1,383 Swedish krona (SEK)2 8,720 Danish krone (DKK)2 7,030 Cyprus pound (CYP)2 550

Canadian dollar (CAD)2 1,552 Icelandic krona (ISK)2 83,000 (78,000)* Japanese yen (JPY)2 117,900 Malawian kwacha (MWK)2 53,000 Norwegian krone (NOK)2 7,070 New Zealand dollar (NZD)2 1,889 Singapore dollar (SGD)2 1,780 US dollar (USD)2 1,020 South African rand (ZAR)2 7,860

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):3 Same amount as above in EUR

Fee for copies of documents For applicants: none; applicant receives, together with the inter- cited in the international search report national search report, a copy of each document cited therein (PCT Rule 44.3): For designated Offices: EUR 0.60 per page

Fee for translation into English of the international application (PCT Rule 48.3(b)):4 Per 100 words of the original text: EUR 20

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* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 15 July 2003. 1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office concerned in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). The fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State not party to the European Patent Convention, which fulfils the requirements for the corresponding reduction of certain PCT fees as specified in the Schedule of Fees annexed to the PCT Regulations (see also corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB) and PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234), and in accordance with the decision of the EPO’s Administrative Council of 11 October 2000 (OJ EPO 2000, 446). 2 The equivalent amount in this currency is subject to change, due to currency fluctuations. For the current amount, reference should be made to the latest issue of the PCT Gazette containing the equivalent amounts of this fee or to the PCT Newsletter. 3 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. Footnote 1 (except the first sentence) is also applicable. 4 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. S-03/2003 (E) 346 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 3 July 2003

D International Searching Authorities D EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP [Continued]

Protest fee (PCT Rule 40.2(e)): EUR 1,020

Languages accepted for international English, French, German and, where the international application is search: filed with the Patent Offices of Belgium or the Netherlands, Dutch

Requirements concerning nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing (PCT Rule 13ter.1):5 Computer readable form required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of all subject matter which is searched under the European patent grant procedure

International applications for which this International applications filed – by a national or a resident of the International Searching Authority has United States of America – with the United States Patent and indicated that it is not competent: Trademark Office or the International Bureau as receiving Office where such applications contain one or more claims relating to certain fields of biotechnology or business methods6

______5 See also Supplement No. 2 to OJ EPO 11/1998. 6 This restriction is applicable as from 1 March 2002. For details, see footnote 4 of Annex C(IB), PCT Gazette No. 52/2001, page 24248, and OJ EPO 2002, 52 and 175. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 347

D International Searching Authorities D ES SPANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARK ES OFFICE

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Euro (EUR) 945 Swiss franc (CHF) 1,383 US dollar (USD) 1,020

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 EUR 945

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international search report EUR 3.81 per national document (PCT Rule 44.3):2 EUR 5.37 per foreign document

Languages accepted for international search: Spanish

Does the Authority require that a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing be furnished in computer readable form (PCT Rule 13ter.1)? Yes Which types of electronic medium does the Authority require? Diskette, CD-ROM

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1

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1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office concerned in the currency accepted by it (see Annex C). The fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State not party to the European Patent Convention, which fulfils the requirements for the corresponding reduction of certain PCT fees as specified in the Schedule of Fees annexed to the PCT Regulations (see also corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB) and PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234), and in accordance with the decision of the EPO’s Administrative Council of 11 October 2000 (OJ EPO 2000, 446). 2 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. Footnote 1 (except the first sentence) is also applicable. S-03/2003 (E) 348 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 3 July 2003

D International Searching Authorities D JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE JP

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Japanese yen (JPY) 72,000 Euro (EUR) 535 Korean won (KRW) 798,000 Swiss franc (CHF) 870 US dollar (USD) 611

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 JPY 63,000

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international search report (PCT Rule 44.3):2 JPY 1,400 per document

Conditions for refund and amount of Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refund of the search fee: refunded Where the international search report can be based to a considerable part on an earlier search: refund of JPY 29,000 upon request by the applicant

Languages accepted for international search: Japanese, English3

Requirements concerning nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing (PCT Rule 13ter.1): Computer readable form required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of subject matter which is searched in Japanese national applications

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1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). 2 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. 3 Where the international application is filed with the Japan Patent Office or the receiving Office of, or acting for, any Contracting State that the Authority will specify. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 349

D International Searching Authorities D KR KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KR OFFICE

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Korean won (KRW) 150,000 Euro (EUR) 130 Swiss franc (CHF) 180 US Dollar (USD) 120

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 KRW 150,000

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international search report (PCT Rule 44.3):2 KRW 200 per page

Protest fee (PCT Rule 40.2(e)): KRW 11,000

Languages accepted for international search: Korean, English

Requirements concerning nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing (PCT Rule 13ter.1): Computer readable form required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1

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D International Searching Authorities D RU RUSSIAN PATENT OFFICE RU

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 US dollar (USD) 300 Euro (EUR) 306 (258)* Swiss franc (CHF) 410

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 USD 300

Fee for copies of documents The applicant receives together with the international search report a cited in the international search report copy of each document cited therein, free of charge; in other cases: (PCT Rule 44.3): USD 0.3 per page for patent document USD 1.2 per page for non-patent document

Conditions for refund and amount of Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refund of the search fee: refunded Where the international application is withdrawn or is considered withdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start of the international search: refund of 100% Where the international search report is based on an earlier international, international-type or other search, the following refund is made: — no additional search performed: refund of 75% —additional search performed in documentation relating to one or two additional IPC subgroups: refund of 50% — additional search performed in documentation concerning a new aspect of the invention claimed (for instance, the international application is based on several earlier applications only one of which was the subject of the earlier search): refund of 25%

Languages accepted for international search: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish

Requirements concerning nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing (PCT Rule 13ter.1): Computer readable form not required

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (iii), (v) and (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1

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* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 15 July 2003. 1 If payment is made to a receiving Office which accepts payments in Russian roubles, the applicant may, instead of paying the US dollar amount, pay the equivalent amount in Russian roubles at the exchange rate applicable, on the date of payment, at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. 2 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 351

D International Searching Authorities D SE SWEDISH PATENT OFFICE SE

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 Swedish krona (SEK) 8,720 Danish krone (DKK) 7,030 Euro (EUR) 945 Icelandic krona (ISK) 83,000 (78,000)* Norwegian krone (NOK) 7,070 Swiss franc (CHF) 1,383 US dollar (USD) 1,020

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):2 SEK 8,720

Fee for copies of documents Applicants receive together with the international search report a cited in the international search report copy of each document cited therein free of charge; (PCT Rule 44.3): in other cases: SEK 4 per page

Fee for translation into English of the international application:3 SEK 2.75 per word

Conditions for refund and amount of Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refund of the search fee: refunded Where the international application is withdrawn or is considered withdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start of the international search: refund of 100% Where an earlier international or international-type search has already been made by the Authority on an application whose priority is claimed: refund of 50% or 100%, depending upon the extent of the benefit Where on an earlier application, the priority of which is claimed, a search report has been issued by the Swedish Patent Office: refund of SEK 1,700 Where on an earlier application, the priority of which is claimed, a search report has been issued by the Danish Patent Office, the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, the Norwegian Patent Office or the Icelandic Patent Office: refund of SEK 850

Languages accepted for international search: Danish, English, Finnish, French4, Norwegian and Swedish

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1

______* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 15 July 2003. 1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). 2 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. 3 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. It may be due after 31 December 2002 but only in respect of international applications whose international filing date is not later than 31 December 2002 (see new PCT Rule 12.4 and amended PCT Rule 48.3 as in force from 1 January 2003). 4 Only for international applications filed with the receiving Offices of, or acting for, developing countries. S-03/2003 (E) 352 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex D 3 July 2003

D International Searching Authorities D US UNITED STATES PATENT AND US TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

Search fee (PCT Rule 16):1 US dollar (USD) 700 (450)2 Euro (EUR) 714 (459)2 [615 (395)2]* Swiss franc (CHF) 947 (609)2 New Zealand dollar (NZD) 1,270 (810)2 South African rand (ZAR) 6,000 (4,000)2 The amount in parentheses is payable when a corresponding prior US national application has been filed under 35 USC 111(a) and the basic filing fee has been paid

Additional search fee (PCT Rule 40.2):3 USD 2102

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international search report None; the applicant receives, together with the international search (PCT Rule 44.3):3 report, a copy of each document cited therein

Languages accepted for international search: English

Does the Authority require that a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing be furnished in computer readable form (PCT Rule 13ter.1)? Yes Which types of electronic medium Diskette: 3.50 inch, 1.44 MB storage; 3.50 inch, 720 KB storage; does the Authority require? 5.25 inch, 1.2 MB storage; 5.25 inch, 360 KB storage Magnetic tape: 0.5 inch, up to 24,000 feet; Density: 1,600 or 6,250 bits per inch, 9 track; Format: Unix tar command; specify blocking factor (not “block size”); Line Terminator: ASCII Carriage Return plus ASCII Line Feed 8mm Data Cartridge: Format: Unix tar command; specify blocking factor (not “block size”); Line Terminator: ASCII Carriage Return plus ASCII Line Feed Compact disc: Format ISO 9660 or High Sierra Format Magneto Optical Disk: Size/Storage Specifications: 5.25 inch, 640 MB

Subject matter that will not be searched: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of subject matter which is searched in US national applications

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* The amounts in square brackets are applicable as from 15 July 2003. 1 This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it (see Annex C). 2 The amounts of this fee change periodically. The International Searching Authority or the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts. 3 This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex E 353

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities AT AUSTRIAN PATENT OFFICE AT

Preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 58):1 Euro (EUR)159

Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3):2 EUR 159

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 EUR 159

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international preliminary examination report (PCT Rule 71.2):2 EUR 0.58 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the international application (PCT Rule 94):2 EUR 0.58 per page

Conditions for refund and Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be amount of refund of the refunded preliminary examination fee: In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3: refund of 100% If the international application or the demand is withdrawn before the start of the international preliminary examination: refund of 100%

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: English, French, German

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of all subject matter examined under the national patent grant procedure under the provisions of the Austrian patent law

______1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. 2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances. 3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in the footnote to Annex C(IB) relating to the basic and designation fees. S-03/2003 (E) 354 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex E 3 July 2003

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities AU AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE AU

Preliminary examination fee Australian dollar (AUD)550 (1,000) 1 (PCT Rule 58): The amount in parentheses is payable where the international search report was not issued by the Australian Patent Office

Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3):2 AUD 550

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 AUD 267

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international preliminary examination report (PCT Rule 71.2):2 AUD 25 per document

Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the international application (PCT Rule 94): AUD 25 per document

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: English

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of subject matter which is examined under Australian national grant procedure

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities CN CHINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE CN

Preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 58):1 Yuan renminbi (CNY)1,500

Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3):2 CNY 1,500

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 Equivalent in CNY of Swiss francs 233

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international preliminary examination report (PCT Rule 71.2):2 CNY 2 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the international application (PCT Rule 94):2 CNY 2 per page

Protest fee (PCT Rule 68.3(e)): CNY 200

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: Chinese, English

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of subject matter which is examined in Chinese national applications

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO)1 EP

Preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 58):2, 3 Euro (EUR) 1,530 Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3):4 Same amount as above Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3, 5 EUR 159

Fee for copies of documents cited in the For applicants: none; applicant receives, together with the inter- international preliminary examination national preliminary examination report, a copy of each document report (PCT Rule 71.2): cited therein For elected Offices: EUR 0.60 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained in Per A4 page or smaller the file of the international application (delivery charge should be (PCT Rule 94):6 added if the copies are to be sent by air mail): EUR 0.60 per page

Protest fee (PCT Rule 68.3(e)): EUR 1,020

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: English, French, German

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______* Applicable to international applications for which the European Patent Office draws up a rationalized international preliminary examination report as from 3 January 2002. See OJ EPO 11/2001, 539. 1 The EPO may act as International Preliminary Examining Authority only if the international search is or has been performed by the EPO, the Austrian Patent Office, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or the Swedish Patent Office. See also the “Information for PCT Applicants” in OJ EPO 1997, pages 593 to 600, concerning the procedure before the EPO as International Preliminary Examining Authority. 2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. The fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State not party to the European Patent Convention, which fulfils the requirements for the corresponding reduction of certain PCT fees as specified in the Schedule of Fees annexed to the PCT Regulations (see also corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB) and PCT Gazette No. 50/1995, pages 19233 and 19234), and in accordance with the decision of the EPO’s Administrative Council of 11 October 2000 (OJ EPO 2000, 446). 3 The late payment fee, equal to 50% of the amount of the unpaid fees, is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. See OJ EPO 1998, 282. 4 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances. Footnote 2 (except the first sentence) is also applicable. 5 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in the corresponding footnote to Annex C(IB). 6 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority if copies of documents are requested. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex E 357

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP [Continued]

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of all subject matter which is examined under the European patent grant procedure

International applications for which this International applications filed – by a national or a resident of International Preliminary Examining the United States of America – with the United States Patent Authority has indicated that it is not and Trademark Office or the International Bureau as receiving competent: Office where such applications contain one or more claims relating to certain fields of biotechnology, business methods or telecommunication7

______7 This restriction is applicable as from 1 March 2002. For details, see footnote 4 of Annex C(IB), PCT Gazette No. 52/2001, page 24248, and OJ EPO 2002, 52 and 175. S-03/2003 (E) 358 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex E 3 July 2003

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities

JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE1 JP

Preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 58):2 Japanese yen (JPY) 28,000

Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3):3 JPY 18,000

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):4 JPY 19,200

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international preliminary examination report (PCT Rule 71.2):3 JPY 1,400 per document

Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the international application (PCT Rule 94):3 JPY 1,400 per document

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: Japanese, English5

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of subject matter which is examined in Japanese national applications

______1 The Japan Patent Office may act as International Preliminary Examining Authority only if the international search is or has been performed by that Office. 2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. 3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances. 4 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in the footnote to Annex C(IB) relating to the basic and designation fees. 5 Where the international application is filed with the Japan Patent Office or the receiving Office of, or acting for, any Contracting State that the Authority will specify. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex E 359

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities KR KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KR OFFICE

Preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 58):1 Korean won (KRW)150,000

Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3):2 KRW 150,000

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 KRW 190,000

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international preliminary examination report (PCT Rule 71.2):2 KRW 200 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the international application (PCT Rule 94):2 KRW 200 per page

Protest fee (PCT Rule 68.3(e)): KRW 11,000

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: Korean, English

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities RU RUSSIAN PATENT OFFICE RU

Preliminary examination fee US dollar (USD) 200 (300) 1, 2 (PCT Rule 58): The amount in parentheses is payable when the international search report was not prepared by the Russian Patent Office.

Additional preliminary examination fee USD 200 (300) 2, 3 (PCT Rule 68.3): The amount in parentheses is payable when the international search report was not prepared by the Russian Patent Office.

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):4 USD 172

Fee for copies of documents cited in the The applicant receives together with the international preliminary international preliminary examination examination report a copy of each document cited therein free of report (PCT Rule 71.2):2, 5 charge; in other cases: USD 0.3 per page for patent document USD 1.2 per page for non-patent document

Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the international application (PCT Rule 94):2, 5 USD 1.2 per page

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (iii), (v) and (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1

______1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. 2 The applicant may, instead of paying the US dollar amount, pay the equivalent amount in Russian roubles at the exchange rate applicable, on the date of payment, at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. 3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances. 4 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in the footnote to Annex C(IB) relating to the basic and designation fees. 5 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority if copies of documents are requested. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex E 361

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities SE SWEDISH PATENT OFFICE SE

Preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 58):1 Swedish krona (SEK) 5,000

Additional preliminary examination fee (PCT Rule 68.3):2 SEK 5,000

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):3 SEK 1,570 (1,410)*

Fee for copies of documents cited in the international preliminary examination report (PCT Rule 71.2): SEK 4 per page

Fee for copies of documents contained in the file of the international application (PCT Rule 94):2 SEK 4 per page

Conditions for refund and Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be amount of refund of the refunded. preliminary examination fee: In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3: — in case of PCT Rules 54.4 and 58bis.1(b): refund of 100%; — in case of PCT Rule 60.1(c), refund of the amount paid less the amount of the current transmittal fee. If the international application or the demand is withdrawn before the start of the international preliminary examination: refund of 100%.

Languages accepted for international preliminary examination: Danish, English, Finnish, French,4 Norwegian, Swedish

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1

______* The amount in parentheses is applicable as from 1 August 2003. 1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. 2 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances. 3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in the footnote to Annex C(IB) relating to the basic and designation fees. 4 Only for international applications filed with the receiving Offices of, or acting for, developing countries. S-03/2003 (E) 362 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex E 3 July 2003

E International Preliminary E Examining Authorities US UNITED STATES PATENT AND US TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

Preliminary examination fee US dollar (USD) 490 (750)2 1 (PCT Rule 58): The amount in parentheses is payable when the international search was not carried out by the USPTO.

Additional preliminary examination fee USD 140 (270)2 3 (PCT Rule 68.3): The amount in parentheses is payable when the international search was not carried out by the USPTO.

Handling fee (PCT Rule 57.1):4 USD 172

Fee for copies of documents cited in the None; the applicant receives, together with the international international preliminary examination preliminary examination report, a copy of each additional document report (PCT Rule 71.2): not cited in the international search report

Fee for copies of documents contained in USD 3 per copy of US patent the file of the international application USD 25 per copy of non-US patent document (PCT Rule 94):3 See 37 CFR 1.19 for other document supply fees

Conditions for refund and amount of Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refund of the preliminary examination refunded fee: In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3 where the demand is considered as if it had not been submitted (PCT Rules 54.4, 58bis.1(b) or 60.1(c)): refund of 100% If the international application or the demand is withdrawn before the start of the international preliminary examination: refund of the amount paid less a processing fee equivalent to the transmittal fee (see Annex C(US))

Languages accepted for international English. International applications filed in Spanish at the Mexican preliminary examination: Institute of Industrial Property as receiving Office are accepted for international preliminary examination if the United States Patent and Trademark Office has established the international search report on the basis of a translation transmitted to it under PCT Rule 12.3 (PCT Rule 55.2(b)).

Subject matter that will not be examined: The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of subject matter which is examined in US national applications

______1 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. 2 The amounts of this fee change periodically. The International Preliminary Examining Authority or the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts. 3 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances. 4 This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in any of the States mentioned in the footnote to Annex C(IB) relating to the basic and designation fees. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 363

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Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in this table. Unless otherwise indicated in the table, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (these institutions are indicated further in this Annex and are notified from time to time in Industrial Property and Copyright, a publication of WIPO).

Time (if any) earlier than 16 months from Additional indications priority date by which applicant must (if any) which must be furnish: given besides those prescribed in Designated the indications any additional Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii) (or elected) Office prescribed in matter specified pursuant to Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) in the adjacent notifications from the to (iii) right-hand Offices concerned column

Albania Albanian Patent Office None At the time of filing To the extent available to the (as part of the applicant, relevant information application) on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Albanian Patent Office with any depositary institution specialized for that purpose

Australia Australian Patent None At the time of filing To the extent available to the Office (as part of the applicant, relevant information application) on the characteristics of the microorganism An applicant may give notice that the furnishing of a sample of a microorganism shall only be effected prior to the grant of a patent, or to the lapsing, refusal or withdrawal of an application, to a person who is a skilled addressee without an interest in the invention (Regulation 3.25(3) of the Australian Patents Regulations). The applicant must give notice directly to the Australian Patent Office before the application is made available under Section 90 of the Australian Patents Act (which occurs shortly after the international publication date).

Austria Austrian Patent Office Before completion of At the time of filing To the extent available to the technical preparations (as part of the applicant, all significant for international application) information on the publication characteristics of the microorganism [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 364 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 3 July 2003

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Bulgaria Bulgarian Patent Within three months At the time of filing None Office after the filing date (as part of the application)

Canada Canadian Patent Where applicant Office requests publication None None earlier than 16 months from the priority date, not later than that request If an applicant wishes that, until either a Canadian patent has been issued on the basis of an application or the application has been refused, or is abandoned and no longer subject to reinstatement, or is withdrawn, the Commissioner of Patents only authorizes the furnishing of a sample of deposited biological material referred to in the application to an independent expert nominated by the Commissioner, the applicant must, by a written statement, inform the International Bureau accordingly before completion of technical preparations for publication of the international application. Such statement must be separate from the description and claims of the international application and must preferably be made on Form PCT/RO/134, referred to in Section 209 of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’s Guide.

China China Intellectual None None The scientific name (with its Property Office Latin name) of the microorganism, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism, a receipt of deposit and the viability proof from the depositary institution of a sample of the microorganism Deposits may be made for the purposes of the patent procedure before the China Intellectual Property Office with CGMCC or CCTCC (see further in this Annex), or with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of the Patent Procedure. Deposits shall be made for the purposes of the patent procedure before, or at the latest on, the date of filing (or the priority date where priority is claimed).

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Colombia Superintendence of None None To the extent available to the Industry and applicant, relevant information Commerce (Colombia) on the characteristics of the microorganism

Croatia Croatian Intellectual None None None Property Office

Cuba Cuban Industrial None None None Property Office

Czech Republic Industrial Property The name of the At the time of filing To the extent available to the Office (Czech depositary institution (as part of the applicant, relevant information Republic) and the accession application) on the characteristics of the number at the time of biological material filing (as part of the application)

Denmark Danish Patent and Where applicant At the time of filing To the extent available to the Trademark Office requests publication (as part of the applicant, all significant earlier than 16 months application) information on the from the priority date, characteristics of the not later than that microorganism request The applicant may request that, until the application has been laid open to public inspection (by the Danish Patent and Trademark Office), or has been finally decided upon by the Danish Patent and Trademark Office without having been laid open to public inspection, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office not later than at the time when the application is made available to the public under Sections 22 and 33(3) of the Danish Patents Act. If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn up by the Danish Patent and Trademark Office or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

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Ecuador Ecuadorian Institute of At the time of filing None None Intellectual Property for notification of the fact that a deposit was made on or before the filing date

Finland National Board of Where applicant At the time of filing To the extent available to the Patents and requests publication (as part of the applicant, all significant Registration (Finland) earlier than 16 months application) information on the from the priority date, characteristics of the biological not later than that material request The applicant may request that, until the publication of the mention of the grant of a patent by the National Board of Patents and Registration or for 20 years from the date of filing if the application has been finally decided upon without resulting in the grant of a patent by the National Board of Patents and Registration, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the International Bureau before the expiration of 16 months from the priority date (preferably on Form PCT/RO/134 reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’s Guide). If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn up by the National Board of Patents and Registration or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

Georgia Georgian Intellectual None None None Property Office

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Georgian Intellectual Property Office with “any scientifically recognized institution at home and abroad” and that includes all institutions published further in this Annex.

Germany German Patent and None None None Trade Mark Office Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office with “any scientifically recognized institution at home and abroad” and that includes all institutions published further in this Annex.

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Hungary Hungarian Patent At the time of filing None To the extent available to the Office for notification of the applicant, the characteristics of fact that a deposit was the microorganism and a made on or before the taxonomic description filing date Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Hungarian Patent Office with “any internationally well-known depositary institution in case of reciprocity.”

Iceland Icelandic Patent Office Where applicant At the time of filing To the extent available to the requests publication (as part of the applicant, all significant earlier than 16 months application) information on the from the priority date, characteristics of the not later than that microorganism request The applicant may request that, until a patent has been granted or a final decision taken by the Icelandic Patent Office concerning an application which has not resulted in a patent, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the Icelandic Patent Office not later than at the time when the application is made available to the public under Sections 22 and 33(3) of the Icelandic Patent Act. If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn up by the Icelandic Patent Office or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

Indonesia Directorate General of None None To the extent available to the Intellectual Property applicant, a description of the (Indonesia) characteristics of the microorganism [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 368 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 3 July 2003

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Israel Israel Patent Office None At the time of filing To the extent available to the (must be in the applicant, relevant information description) on the characteristics of the microorganism

Japan Japan Patent Office At the time of filing At the time of filing To the extent available to the (must be in the (must be in the applicant, relevant information description) description) on the characteristics of the (furnishing of the date biological material of deposit of the biological material is not necessary)

Kazakhstan Kazakh Patent Office None None To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Kazakh Patent Office with any depositary institution.

Kenya Kenya Industrial None None To the extent available to the Property Institute applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 369

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Latvia Latvian Patent Office None At the time of filing To the extent available to the (as part of the applicant, relevant information application) on the characteristics of the microorganism

Lithuania Lithuanian Patent None At the time of filing To the extent available to the Office (as part of the applicant, relevant information application) on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Lithuanian Patent Office with any depositary institution.

Luxembourg Intellectual Property None None None Office (Luxembourg)

Mexico Mexican Institute of None At the time of filing To the extent available to the Industrial Property (must be in the applicant, relevant information description) on the characteristics of the microorganism [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 370 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 3 July 2003

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Norway Norwegian Patent Where applicant At the time of filing To the extent available to the Office requests publication (as part of the applicant, all significant earlier than 16 months application) information on the from the priority date, characteristics of the not later than that microorganism request The applicant may request that, until the application has been laid open to public inspection (by the Norwegian Patent Office), or has been finally decided upon by the Norwegian Patent Office without having been laid open to public inspection, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the Norwegian Patent Office not later than at the time when the application is made available to the public under Sections 22 and 33(3) of the Norwegian Patents Act. If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn up by the Norwegian Patent Office or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

Philippines Intellectual Property At the time of filing At the time of filing To the extent available to the Office (Philippines) (as part of the (as part of the applicant, relevant information application) application) on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may be made for the purposes of the patent procedure before the Intellectual Property Office (Philippines) with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of the Patent Procedure.

Poland Polish Patent Office None None Name and address of the depositor Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Polish Patent Office with the national depositary authorities—Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology and Serum and Vaccine Research Laboratory.

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Portugal National Institute of None At the time of filing To the extent available to the Industrial Property (as part of the applicant, relevant information (Portugal) application) on the characteristics of the microorganism For the purposes of the patent procedure before the National Institute of Industrial Property (Portugal) a deposit is required not later than at the date of filing the international application with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms.

Republic of Korea Korean Intellectual At the time of filing None None Property Office (must be in the description) For the purposes of patent procedure before the Korean Intellectual Property Office, a deposit is required not later than at the date of filing the international application. A receipt attesting the deposit and its acceptance issued by the depositary institution with which the microorganism was deposited must be submitted to the Korean Intellectual Property Office within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).

Republic of Moldova State Agency on None None To the extent available to the Industrial Property applicant, relevant information Protection (Republic on the characteristics of the of Moldova) microorganism The deposit may be made not later than the priority date of the international application with a depositary institution designated by the Government or with institutions which have the status of international depositary authority.

Romania State Office for None None To the extent available to the Inventions and applicant, all significant Trademarks (Romania) information on the characteristics of the microorganism [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 372 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 3 July 2003

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Russian Federation Russian Patent Office None None To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Russian Patent Office with any depositary institution.

Serbia and Montenegro Intellectual Property None None To the extent available to the Office (Serbia and applicant, a description of the Montenegro) characteristics of the microorganism Singapore Intellectual Property Where applicant None None Office of Singapore requests publication earlier than 16 months from the priority date, not later than that request The applicant may request that the furnishing of a sample of a microorganism shall only be made available to an expert. The request to this effect must be filed by the applicant with the International Bureau before the completion of the technical preparations for international publication of the application.

Slovakia Industrial Property The name and address At the time of filing To the extent available to the Office (Slovakia) of the depositary (as part of the applicant, relevant information institution and application) on the characteristics of the accession number at biological material the time of filing (as part of the application) [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 373

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Slovenia Slovenian Intellectual Where applicant At the time of filing To the extent available to the Property Office requests publication (as part of the applicant, relevant information earlier than 16 months application) on the characteristics of the from the priority date, microorganism not later than that request Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office with any depository institution having acquired the status of international depository authority under the Budapest Treaty (a list is published in the official journal of the Office—BIL 1998/1, 28.02.1998). The furnishing of samples to a third party may be subjected to the condition that that party: (a) has the right to demand that a sample of the microorganism be made available; (b) has undertaken to ensure that the applicant does not authorize access to the sample of the deposited microorganism to any third party before the expiry of the prescribed period of validity of the patent.

South Africa Companies and None None To the extent available to the Intellectual Property applicant, relevant information Registration Office on the characteristics of the (South Africa) microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (South Africa) with any depositary institution.

Spain Spanish Patent and Where applicant At the time of filing To the extent available to the Trademark Office requests publication (as part of the applicant, relevant information earlier than 16 months application) on the characteristics of the from the priority date, biological material two months from notification of the Office [Continued on next page] S-03/2003 (E) 374 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 3 July 2003

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Sweden Swedish Patent Office Where applicant At the time of filing To the extent available to the requests publication (as part of the applicant, relevant information earlier than 16 months application) on the characteristics of the from the priority date, microorganism not later than that request The applicant may request that, until the application has been laid open to public inspection (by the Swedish Patent Office), or has been finally decided upon by the Swedish Patent Office without having been laid open to public inspection, the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the International Bureau before the expiration of 16 months from the priority date (preferably on Form PCT/RO/134 reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’s Guide). If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn up by the Swedish Patent Office or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

Switzerland Swiss Federal None None None Intellectual Property Institute Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institute with FIB, IAM, IFO and SBL (see further in this Annex). The furnishing of samples to a third party may be subject to the condition that that party indicates to the depositary institution its name and address for the purpose of information of the depositor and undertakes: (a) not to make available the deposited culture or a culture derived from it to a third party; (b) not to use the culture outside the purview of the law; (c) to produce, in case of a dispute, evidence that the obligations under items (a) and (b) have not been violated.

Tajikistan Tajik Patent Office None None To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Tajik Patent Office with any depositary institution.

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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Industrial Property None At the time of filing To the extent available to the Protection Office (The (as part of the applicant, relevant information former Yugoslav application) on the characteristics of the Republic of microorganism Macedonia) Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Industrial Property Protection Office with any international depositary institution recognized by the Office (a list is published in the official journal of the Office). The furnishing of samples to a third party may be subject to the condition that that party: (a) has a right to demand that a sample of the viable biological or microbiological material be made available; (b) has undertaken to ensure that the applicant does not authorize access to the sample of the deposited viable biological or microbiological material to any third party before the expiry of the prescribed period of validity of the patent.

Turkey Turkish Patent None At the time of filing To the extent available to the Institute (must be in the applicant, relevant information description) on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Turkish Patent Institute with any depositary institution specialized for that purpose

Turkmenistan Patent Department, None None To the extent available to the Ministry of Economy applicant, relevant information and Finance of on the characteristics of the Turkmenistan microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Patent Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Turkmenistan, with any depositary institution.

Ukraine Ukraine Patent Office None None To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Ukraine Patent Office with any depositary institution.

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United Kingdom United Kingdom Where applicant None None Patent Office requests publication earlier than 16 months from the priority date, not later than that request Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the United Kingdom Patent Office with “any depositary institution anywhere in the world.” It is the responsibility of the applicant to select the depositary institution with which he wishes to make his deposit and to ensure that samples of the culture deposited will be made available in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2 of the UK Patents Rules 1995 as amended by the Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001. The applicant may give notice in writing to the International Bureau before technical preparations for publication of the international application are completed that a sample should be made available only to an expert.

WARNING: Where the invention involves the use of or concerns biological material which is not available to the public at the date of filing the application and which has been deposited by a person other than the applicant, the name and address of the depositor must be stated in the application and a document must be filed which will satisfy the comptroller that the depositor has authorized the applicant to refer to the deposited material in the application and has given his unreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited material being made available to the public in accordance with Schedule 2 of the UK Patents Rules 1995 as amended by the Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001.

United States of America United States Patent The name and address At the time of filing (a) A statement that the and Trademark Office of the depositary deposit was made on or before (USPTO) institution at the time the priority date of the of filing international application (where a date of deposit prior to that date has not been indicated, pursuant to Rule 13bis.3(a)(ii)) (b) To the extent feasible, a taxonomic description of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the USPTO with “any foreign or domestic depositary institution obligated by law, treaty or contract to accept, store and release specimens under the conditions specified in the United States jurisprudence.” In the USPTO, if the same indications concerning the name and address of the depositary institution are not also included in an earlier application the priority of which is claimed, the priority of the earlier application will not be accorded in the national processing of the application.

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African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) None None To the extent available to the ARIPO Office applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the ARIPO Office with any depositary institution. Eurasian Patent Organization Eurasian Patent None None To the extent available to the Office (EAPO) applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Eurasian Patent Office with any depositary institution. European Patent Organisation European Patent None At the time of filing To the extent available to the Office (EPO) applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the biological material Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the EPO with FIB and IFO (see further in this Annex). Deposits with CNCM can be made under the Budapest Treaty or, as far as the deposits of cell cultures, mycoplasma and rickettsiae are concerned, under a bilateral agreement with the EPO. If the applicant wishes that, until the publication of the mention of the grant of a European patent or for 20 years from the date of filing if the application is refused or withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn, the biological material shall be made available as provided in Rule 28(3) EPC only by the issue of a sample to expert nominated by the requester (Rule 28(4) EPC), the applicant must, by a written statement, inform the International Bureau accordingly before completion of technical preparations for publication of the international application. Such statement must be separate from the description and the claims of the international application and must preferably be made on Form PCT/RO/134, referred to in Section 209 of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and reproduced in Annex Z of Volume I of the PCT Applicant’s Guide. WARNING: Where the invention involves the use of or concerns biological material which is not available to the public at the date of filing the application and which has been deposited by a person other than the applicant, the reference to such a deposit must include the name and address of the depositor and a statement that the latter has authorized the applicant to refer to the deposited biological material in the application and has given his unreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited material being made available to the public in accordance with Rule 28(1)(d) of the European Patent Convention (EPC).

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L Deposits of Microorganisms L and Other Biological Material List of depositary institutions Note: This table does not indicate in relation to depositary institutions the kinds of microorganisms or other biological material which may be deposited with and the fees charged by them. This information may be obtained directly from the institutions. As regards depositary institutions which have acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, such information is published at the time of the acquisition of the status of international depositary authority in the WIPO monthly review Industrial Property and Copyright. Furthermore, the January issue of the said review indicates, for each international depositary authority, the kinds of microorganisms and other biological material that it accepts and the fees charged by it. For more detailed information, see the Guide to the Deposit of Microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty. Advanced Biotechnology Center (ABC)1 Vakgroep voor Moleculaire Biologie – Interlab Cell Line Collection Plasmidencollectie (BCCMTM/LMBP)1 (Biotechnology Dept) Universiteit Gent Largo Rossana Benzi, 10 K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35 16132 Genova B-9000 Gent Italy Belgium Agricultural Research Service Culture Collection Laboratorium voor Microbiologie – (NRRL)1 Bacteriënverzameling (BCCMTM/LMG)1 1815 North University Street Universiteit Gent Peoria, Illinois 61604 K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35 United States of America B-9000 Gent Belgium American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)1 10801 University Blvd. Mycothèque de l’Université Catholique de Manassas, Virginia 20110-2209 Louvain (BCCMTM/MUCL)1 United States of America Place Croix du Sud 3 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Australian Government Analytical Laboratories Belgium (AGAL)1 1, Suakin Street National Microbiology Laboratory, Health Pymble, N.S.W. 2073 Canada (NMLHC)1 Australia Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health Belgian Coordinated Collections of 1015 Arlington Street Microorganisms (BCCMTM)1 Winnipeg, MB Canada R3E 3R2 Headquarters: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS)1 Prime Minister’s Services Uppsalalaan 8 Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and NL-3584 CT Utrecht Cultural Affairs (OSTC) or Rue de la Science 8 P.O. Box 85167 B-1000 Brussels NL-3508 AD Utrecht Belgium Netherlands Collections: China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC)1 Wuhan University Institut scientifique de la Santé publique – Wuhan 430072 Louis Pasteur China Section Mycologie (BCCMTM/IHEM)1 14, rue J. Wytsman China General Microbiological Culture Collection B-1050 Brussels Center (CGMCC)1 Belgium China Committee for Culture Collection of Microorganisms P.O. Box 2714 Beijing 100080 China [Continued on next page] ______1 Depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 379

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Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT)1 DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen Universidad de Valencia und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ)1 Edificio de Investigación Mascheroder Weg 1b Campus de Burjasot D-38124 Braunschweig 46100 Burjasot (Valencia) Germany Spain European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)1 Collection nationale de cultures de Vaccine Research and Production Laboratory micro-organismes (CNCM)1 Public Health Laboratory Service Institut Pasteur Centre for Applied Microbiology 28, rue du Dr Roux and Research 75724 Paris Cedex 15 Porton Down France Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG United Kingdom Collection of Industrial Microorganisms1 Institute of Agricultural and Food Institute for Fermentation (IFO) Biotechnology (IAFB) 17-85 Juso-honmachi 2-chome Ul. Rakowiecka 36 Yodogawa-ku 02-532 Warsaw Osaka 532-0024 Poland Japan Collection of Industrial Yeasts (DBVPG)1 Institute of Applied Microbiology (IAM) Applied Microbiology Section Culture Collection Department of Plant Biology Center for Cellular and Molecular Research Faculty of Agriculture Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences University of Perugia The University of Tokyo Borgo 20 Giugno, 74 1-1 Yayoi, 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku 06122 Perugia Tokyo 113-0032 Italy Japan 1 Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP)1 CABI BIOSCIENCE, UK Centre (IMI) Institute of Freshwater Ecology Bakeham Lane Windermere Laboratory Englefield Green Far Sawrey Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LP United Kingdom United Kingdom International Patent Organism Depositary (IPOD) and AIST Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1, Higashi 1-chome Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-Ken 305-8566 P.O. Box 3 Japan Oban, Argyll PA34 4AD United Kingdom Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC)1 52, Oun-dong, Culture Collection of Yeasts (CCY)1 Yusong-Ku, Institute of Chemistry Taejon 305-333 Slovak Academy of Sciences Republic of Korea Dúbravská cesta 9 842 38 Bratislava Korean Cell Line Research Foundation (KCLRF)1 Slovakia Cancer Research Institute Seoul National University College of Medicine Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM)1 28 Yungon-dong, Chongno-gu Masaryc University Seoul 110-799 ul. Tvrdého 14 Republic of Korea 602 00 Brno Czech Republic [Continued on next page]

______1 Depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure. S-03/2003 (E) 380 PCT Gazette - Section IV - Annex L 3 July 2003

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Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM)1 National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)1 361-221, Yurim B/D AFRC Institute of Food Research Honje 1, Sodaemun Norwich Laboratory Seoul 120-091 Colney Lane Republic of Korea Norwich NR4 7UA United Kingdom Laboratorium voor Microbiologie (NLM) Julianalaan 67a National Collections of Industrial, Food and Delft Marine Bacteria (NCIMB)1 Netherlands 23 St. Machar Drive Aberdeen AB24 3RY Microbial Strain Collection of Latvia (MSCL)1 Scotland University of Latvia United Kingdom Faculty of Biology Blvd. Kronvalda 4 National Research Center of Antibiotics (VNHA)1 LV-1586 Riga Nagatinskaya Street 3-a Latvia Moscow 113105 Russian Federation Microbial Type Culture Collection & Gene Bank (MTCC)1 Phabagen Collection (PC) Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht Sector 39 A Vakgroep Moleculaire Celbiologie Chandigarh 160 036 (Union Territory) Padualaan 8 India 3584 CH Utrecht Netherlands National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (NBIMCC)1 Polish Collection of Microorganisms (PCM)1 125, Tsarigradskochaussee Blvd. Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy Block 2 Polish Academy of Sciences 1113 Sofia Ul. Weigla 12 Bulgaria 53-114 Wroclaw Poland National Collection of Agricultural and Industrial Microorganisms (NCAIM)1 Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM)1 Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Prospekt Naouki, 5 University for Horticulture and the Food Industry 142292 Puschino (Moscow Region) Somlói ût 14-16 Russian Federation H-1118 Budapest Hungary Russian National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (VKPM)1 National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC)1 GNII Genetika Central Public Health Laboratory Dorozhny proezd. 1 61 Colindale Avenue Moscow 113545 London NW9 5HT Russian Federation United Kingdom

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY DIRECTORATE, AE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND INDUSTRY (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Arabic or English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, entry into the national phase:1 both as originally filed and as amended), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1):Request, description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED) For patent: Filing fee: AED 800 (400)2 For utility model: Filing fee: AED3…

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):4 the “Request” part of the international application5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the United Arab Emirates International application and translation thereof to be furnished in two copies Instrument of transfer or assignment of the international application

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before the Office

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 The amount in parentheses is payable in case of filing by an individual. 3 The amount of this fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable amount of fee. 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the applicant must comply with the requirement within 90 days after entry into the national phase. The Office will not issue an invitation to this effect. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 382 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AG REGISTRAR’S OFFICE AG (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 383

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AL ALBANIAN PATENT OFFICE AL Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the Albanian Patent Office is desired:

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Albanian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:1 amended only), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1):Request, description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Albanian lek (ALL) For patent: Filing fee: ALL 8,000 For utility model: Filing fee: ALL 6,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant does not reside in Albania (PCT Rule 51bis):2 or is not a legal entity established under Albanian law Verification of the translation of the application by or on behalf of the applicant Any document relating to the identity of the inventor3 Any document relating to any transfer or assignment of the right to the application3 The international application, the translation thereof or any document relating thereto, must be furnished in two copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent registered to practice before the Office

If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and AL in Volume II

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 384 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY AM (ARMENIA) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Armenian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:1 amended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1):Request, description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Armenian dram (AMD) For patent and provisional patent: Patent Provisional patent Filing fee: 1 AMD 20,000 AMD 20,000 Claim fee for each independent claim in excess of one:1 AMD 5,000 AMD 5,000 Fee for priority claims, per priority: AMD 10,000 AMD 10,000 Substantive examination fee: AMD 180,000 — Additional fee for each independent claim in excess of one: AMD 140,000 — Annual fees for the 2nd and the 3rd year, per year: AMD 20,000 AMD 20,000 For utility model: Filing fee: 1 AMD 20,000 Annual fees for the 2nd and the 3rd year, per year: AMD 20,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the National fees relating to obtaining and maintaining of provisional national fee: patents and utility models are reduced by 75% if the applicant is a physical person or a legal entity with less than 25 employees, and by 50% for legal entities with 25 to 100 employees. The substantive examination fee for patents is reduced by 30% where an international search report or an international preliminary examination report has been established

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______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 385

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY AM (ARMENIA)

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Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Armenia 2 (PCT Rule 51bis): Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

______2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 386 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AP AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL AP PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (ARIPO) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:1 amended only), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:2 USD 150 Designation fee: USD 50 per country Annual fee for the first year:3 USD 40 Annual fee for the second year:3 USD 50 Annual fee for the third year: 3 USD 60 For utility model: Filing fee: USD 100 Designation fee: USD 20 per country Maintenance fee for the first year: USD 20 Maintenance fee for the second year: USD 25 Maintenance fee for the third year: USD 30

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No search or examination fee is payable if an international search national fee: report or preliminary examination report has been established for the international application

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Must be paid within 21 days from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 Due to the new time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office should be consulted for the time limit applicable for the payment of this fee. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 387

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AP AFRICAN REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL AP PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (ARIPO)

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Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in an (PCT Rule 51bis):4 ARIPO Contracting State Assignment deed of the priority right where the applicants are not identical5

Who can act as agent? Any agent authorized to represent applicants before the national office of an ARIPO Contracting State

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4 If not complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 388 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AT AUSTRIAN PATENT OFFICE AT

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 German

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, entry into the national phase:1 both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1):Request, description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application A copy is required only if the applicant has not received Form required?1 PCT/IB/308 and the Austrian Patent Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20

National fee:1 Currency: Euro (EUR) Filing fee: EUR 50

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No filing fee is payable if the international application was filed national fee: with the Austrian Patent Office as receiving Office

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Austria 2 (PCT Rule 51bis): Translation to be furnished in two copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney, attorney-at-law or notary entitled to professional representation in Austria

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SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AU AUSTRALIAN PATENT OFFICE AU

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Australian dollar (AUD) Filing fee:1 AUD 320

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Notice of entitlement concerning the inventor and the right of the (PCT Rule 51bis):2 nominated person to an Australian patent3 Address for service in Australia (but no representation by an agent is required) Verification of translation

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent attorney before the Office

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 390 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office AZ STATE AGENCY FOR STANDARDIZATION, AZ METROLOGY AND PATENTS (AZERBAIJAN) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: Azerbaijani

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase: amended only together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent or utility model: Filing fee (including examination):1 USD 80 Additional fee for each independent claim in excess of one: USD 40 Additional fee for each dependent claim in excess of ten: USD 10 Annual fee for the 3rd year: USD 40

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Declaration justifying the applicant’s right to a patent if he is not the inventor3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Azerbaijan

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

______1 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 391

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BA INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS, METROLOGY BA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 34 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 34 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description (not required where the inter- entry into the national phase: national application is in English), claims (if amended, as amended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description (not required where the international application is in English), claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Euro (EUR) Filing fee: EUR 51.50 — plus for each page of the application over 30: EUR 1 — plus for each claim over 10: EUR 1.50 Publication fee: EUR 7.70

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is also the national fee: inventor

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Bosnia (PCT Rule 51bis):2 and Herzegovina

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 392 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BB CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND BB INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (BARBADOS)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend- entry into the national phase:1 ed only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Barbados dollar (BBD) Filing fee:1 BBD 300 First annual fee:2 BBD 200

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):3 the “Request” part of the international application4 Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not the inventor4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not a citizen of Barbados or a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act or if he has his principal place of business outside Barbados

Who can act as agent? Any agent admitted to practice as a patent agent in Barbados. The list of patent agents admitted to practice may be obtained from the Office

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Due to the new time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office should be consulted for the time limit applicable for the payment of this fee. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 393

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BG BULGARIAN PATENT OFFICE BG

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Bulgarian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Bulgarian lev (BGL) Patent Utility Model Filing fee:2 BGL 40 BGL 40 Publication fee: BGL 40 BGL 40 Examination fee:3 — for one invention: BGL 240 BGL 120 — for a group of two inventions: BGL 360 BGL 240 — for each invention in excess of two: BGL 80 BGL 50 Claims fee for each claim in excess of 10:3 BGL 16 BGL 8 Fee for priority claims, per priority: 3 BGL 20 BGL 20

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The filing and examination fees are reduced by 50% where the national fee: applicant is the inventor, a State educational institution, an academic research organization, a budgetary organization or a small or medium-sized enterprise

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1 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39 (1), the Office will invite the applicant to furnish a complete translation within three months from the date of the invitation. 2 This fee must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39 (1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 394 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BG BULGARIAN PATENT OFFICE BG [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment of the priority right if the applicants are (PCT Rule 51bis):4 not identical5 Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Declaration concerning the inventorship5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Bulgaria Translation of the international application to be furnished in three copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

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4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 395

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (BRAZIL)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Portuguese

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Brazilian real (BRR) For patent: Filing fee:2 BRR 109 First annual fee:3 BRR 390 (if patent already issued) or BRR 150 (if patent not already issued) For utility model: Filing fee:2 BRR 109 First annual fee:3 BRR 200 (if utility model already issued) or BRR 100 (if utility model not already issued)

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 A translation of at least the description or the claims must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The missing parts must be furnished within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 This fee is due within three months from the expiration of 24 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within three months from the date of entry into the national phase if that three-month time limit expires later. S-03/2003 (E) 396 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (BRAZIL) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment where the name of the applicant has (PCT Rule 51bis): changed after the international filing date and the change has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (PCT/IB/306)4 Translation into Portuguese of the priority document’s filing certificate or statement permitting the application to be identified5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Brazil4

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law, resident in Brazil. Patent attorneys must be qualified to practice in patent matters in the National Institute of Industrial Property. Attorneys-at-law must be qualified to practice by the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - OAB (Brazilian Lawyers’ Council). The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the National Institute of Industrial Property or from the Associação Brasileira dos Agentes de Propriedade Industrial - ABAPI (Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents), Av. Franklin Roosevelt 23/1305, 200.22-120 Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil (facsimile No.: (55-21) 533 04 92).

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4 Must be furnished within 60 days from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 5 Only if the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 397

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BY NATIONAL CENTER OF INTELLECTUAL BY PROPERTY (BELARUS)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Russian or Belarussian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:2 USD 100 Claim fee for each independent claim in excess of 1: USD 40 Examination fee: USD 600 Claim examination fee for each independent claim in excess of 1: USD 480 Claim examination fee for each dependent claim in excess of 10: USD 20 Annual fee for the first three years, per year: USD 100 For utility model: Filing fee:2 USD 200

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an international national fee: search report or an international preliminary examination report has been established

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______1 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of entry into the national phase. S-03/2003 (E) 398 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BY NATIONAL CENTER OF INTELLECTUAL BY PROPERTY (BELARUS) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants (PCT Rule 51bis): are not identical3, 4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Belarus5 Translation of the international application to be furnished in two copies6 Verification of translation6 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

______3 Must be furnished during the processing of the application before entering the invention into the State Register of Inventions. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 6 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 399

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office BZ BELIZE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE BZ

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date1

Translation of international application required into: English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:2 originally filed and as amended), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application Applicant should only send a copy of the international application if required? he has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2).

National fee: Currency: Belize dollar (BZD) Filing fee:2 BZD 300

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before the Office. A list of patent attorneys and patent agents may be obtained from the Office.

______1 May be extended upon written request of the applicant. 2 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 400 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CA CANADIAN PATENT OFFICE CA

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date1 national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date1

Translation of international application required into:2 English or French

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend- entry into the national phase:2 ed only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD) Basic national fee:2 CAD 300 (150)3 Additional fee for late entry into the national phase : CAD 200 Maintenance fee in respect of each one-year period due at the time of entry into the national phase where that entry is effected on or after the second or possibly third anniversary of the international filing date:4 CAD 100 (50)3

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 42 months from the priority date provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase. 2 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by a “small entity.” In order to claim “small entity” status, a statement must be made by the applicant or his agent on his behalf (see Schedule I and Form 3, section 7, of the Canadian Patent Rules and PCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume II, Annexes CA.II and CA.III). 4 Where PCT Article 22 or 39(1) applies: this fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date or within 30 months from the priority date if that time limit expires later or, provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase, within 42 months from the priority date. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 401

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CA CANADIAN PATENT OFFICE CA [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office An address for service if the applicant does not reside or carry out (PCT Rule 51bis):5 business in Canada Evidence of entitlement to file where the applicant is not the inventor6 Evidence of entitlement to file where the applicant is not the applicant originally indicated Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not the inventor If the appointed agent does not reside in Canada, the appointment by the agent of an agent who resides in Canada to be the associate agent Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any person or firm entitled to practice before the Office

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5 Where PCT Article 22 or 39(1) applies: if not complied with within 36 months from the priority date or, provided that the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase, if not complied with within six months after the applicant has performed the acts necessary for entry into the national phase, the application will be deemed abandoned. 6 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require further documents or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). S-03/2003 (E) 402 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CH SWISS FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL CH PROPERTY INSTITUTE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 French, German or Italian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawints (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) Filing fee: 1 CHF 200 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:2 CHF 50 Annual fee as from the fifth year:3 CHF 420

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This fee is due on the last day of the month containing the fourth anniversary (48 months) of the international filing date. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 403

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CH SWISS FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL CH PROPERTY INSTITUTE [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis): the “Request” part of the international application4, 5 Declaration of inventorship and concerning the right of the applicant to a patent6, 7 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Switzerland or Liechtenstein6 Translation of priority document into English, French, German or Italian6, 8

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4 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1); however, continuation of the procedure may be requested in case of failure to observe that time limit. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 6 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 7 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require further documents or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). 8 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). S-03/2003 (E) 404 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CN CHINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE CN

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20* months from the priority date national phase:1 30** months from the priority date Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1, 2 Chinese

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, entry into the national phase:1, 2 both as originally filed and as amended, if the applicant wishes the amendments to form the basis for the proceedings, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report, if the applicant wishes the amendments to form the basis for the proceedings)

Is a copy of the international application The applicant should only send a copy of the international required?1, 2 application if he/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the China Intellectual Property Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2). In the HKSAR, the applicant should send a copy of the international application as published by the International Bureau and a copy of the international application as published by the China Intellectual Property Office if the international application was not published in Chinese in the international phase.

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* Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires before 1 February 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 20 months. ** Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires on or after 1 February 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 30 months under PCT Article 22(1) as modified from 1 April 2002. 1 The People’s Republic of China established the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR) on 1 July 1997. The HKSAR operates an independent Patent Registry and all matters relating to the grant, administration or litigation in relation to patents are decided in Hong Kong according to the HKSAR’s Patent Ordinance. Patents granted by the China Intellectual Property Office are not automatically protected in Hong Kong but the grant of a patent by the China Intellectual Property Office can form the basis for patents in the HKSAR. In order to obtain patents via the PCT, the applicant must designate China. See paragraphs CN.17 to CN.20 of the chapter concerning the China Intellectual Property Office in Volume II of the PCT Applicant’s Guide for details of the national phase before the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the HKSAR. 2 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 405

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CN CHINA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE CN [Continued]

National fee:3 Currency: Yuan renminbi (CNY) For patent: Application fee:4 CNY 900 Application publication fee: CNY 50 Fee for priority claims, per claim:4 CNY 80 Maintenance fee, per year:5 CNY 300 Examination fee:6 CNY 2,500 For utility model: Application fee:4 CNY 500 Fee for priority claims, per claim:4 CNY 80

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No application fee is payable if the international application has national fee:3 been filed with the China Intellectual Property Office as receiving Office The examination fee is reduced by 20% where an international search has been carried out by the Japan Patent Office, the Swedish Patent Office or the European Patent Office The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an international search has been carried out by the China Intellectual Property Office No examination fee is payable if the international preliminary examination has been carried out by the China Intellectual Property Office

Special requirements of the Office Name of the inventor if it has not been furnished in the “Request” (PCT Rule 51bis):3, 7 part of the international application8 Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants are not identical8 Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Appointment of an agent Translation to be furnished in two copies Evidence concerning exceptions to lack of novelty if the applicant claims such exceptions in respect of an international application Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent?3 Any of the patent agencies designated by the Office. A list of patent agencies may be obtained from the Office.

______3 See footnote 1. 4 This fee is due within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 5 This fee is due within 25 months from the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 30 months from the priority date if that time limit expires later. 6 This fee is due within three years from the priority date. 7 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 8 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 406 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CO SUPERINTENDENCE OF INDUSTRY CO AND COMMERCE (COLOMBIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30* months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 22(3): 31** months from the priority date Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Spanish

Is a copy of the international application A copy is required only if the applicant expressly requests early required? commencement of the national phase at a time when the Office has not been sent a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20.

National fee: 1 Currency: Colombian peso (COP) For patent: Filing fee: COP 378,000 For utility model: Filing fee: COP 223,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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* Time limit applicable as from 1 April 2002 to any international application in respect of which the period of 20 months from the priority date expires on or after 1 April 2002, and in respect of which the acts referred to in Article 22(1) have not yet been performed by the applicant. ** Where the 30-month time limit under Article 22(1) expires on or after 2 January 2003, and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 31 months as fixed by the Office under Article 22(3). 1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 407

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CO SUPERINTENDENCE OF INDUSTRY CO AND COMMERCE (COLOMBIA) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Colombia

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered in Colombia

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2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 408 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CR REGISTRY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CR (COSTA RICA) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Spanish

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:1 amended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee: USD 150 For utility model: Filing fee: USD 75

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Instrument of assignment or transfer of the right to the application3 Evidence of entitlement to claim priority where the applicant is not the applicant who filed the earlier application3 Evidence concerning non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty, such as disclosures resulting from abuse, disclosures at certain exhibitions and disclosures by the applicant during a certain period of time3 Appointment of an agent or address for notification in Costa Rica Translation of the international application or any document relating to it to be furnished in two copies Verified translation of the international application, where deemed necessary Verified translation of the priority document 4

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered in Costa Rica

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the applicant must comply with the requirement within 90 days after entry into the national phase. The Office will not issue an invitation to this effect. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 4 Only if the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 409

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CU CUBAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE CU Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Spanish

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Cuban convertible peso (CUP) or US dollar (USD) Filing fee (including publication fee and the annual fee for the 1st and the 2nd years): USD 460 or equivalent in CUP

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 If not already furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of 60 days. If the translation of the amended application is not furnished, the Office will proceed on the basis of the translation of the application as originally filed. If the translation of the application as originally filed is not furnished, the application will be considered abandoned. S-03/2003 (E) 410 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CU CUBAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE CU [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment or transfer where the applicant is not the (PCT Rule 51bis):2, 3 inventor4 Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants are not identical4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Cuba Evidence concerning non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty, such as disclosures resulting from abuse, disclosures at certain exhibitions and disclosures by the applicant during a certain period of time Verified translation of the international application to be furnished in two copies Verified translation of the priority document5 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any person authorized to practice before the Office. The names and professional addresses of the persons who can act as representatives are published in the Official Gazette (Boletín Oficial de la Oficina).

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2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of 60 days. 3 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 5 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 411

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office CZ INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE CZ (CZECH REPUBLIC)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: Czech

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase: originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Czech koruna (CZK) For patents: Filing fee:1 CZK 1,200 For utility model: Filing fee:1 CZK 1,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is also the national fee: inventor

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment or transfer where the applicant is not the (PCT Rule 51bis):2 inventor3 Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants are not identical3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the Czech Republic Three copies of translation of international application and three copies of drawings for patent Two copies of translation of international application and two copies of drawings for utility model Power of attorney in duplicate if the international application is for both a patent and a utility model

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent or attorney registered in the Czech Republic

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1 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 412 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office DE GERMAN PATENT AND DE TRADE MARK OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 German

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Euro (EUR) For patent: Filing fee:2 EUR 60 Annual fee for the third year:3 EUR 70 For utility model: Filing fee:2 EUR 40

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No filing fee is payable if the international application was filed national fee: with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as receiving Office. The fee for requesting examination is reduced where an international search report has been established.

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). A translation of the abstract is not required in case of a utility model application. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 Must be paid on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; it is due within 30 months from the priority date if that 30-month time limit expires later. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 413

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office DE GERMAN PATENT AND DE TRADE MARK OFFICE [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Where the applicant is a legal entity, indication of the name of an (PCT Rule 51bis):4 officer representing that entity Declaration concerning the inventor and the right of the applicant to apply for a patent5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Germany If the international application is for a patent and a utility model, the translation and the power of attorney must be furnished in duplicate Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law,6 resident in Germany, or, if an address for service is provided for through a patent attorney or an attorney-at-law6, resident in Germany, any national of a member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area authorized to pursue certain professional activities (see Law on the Qualifying Examination for Gaining Admission to the Profession of Patent Attorney and Law on the Professional Activities of European Lawyers in Germany)

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4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 6 The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the Patentanwaltskammer (Chamber of Patent Attorneys), Postfach 260108, 80058 München, Germany, and the list of attorneys-at-law from the Rechtsanwaltskammer (Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law), Joachimstrasse 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany. S-03/2003 (E) 414 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office DK DANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARK DK OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Danish

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend- entry into the national phase:1 ed only), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application No, where the international application was filed in a language other required? than Danish Yes, where it was filed in Danish1

National fee: Currency: Danish krone (DKK) Filing fee:2 Basic fee: DKK 3,000 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10: DKK 300 Additional fee for late furnishing of translation or copy: 1 DKK 1,100 Annual fees for the first three years:3 DKK 1,500

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Where the filing fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy is also paid within those two months. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 415

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office DK DANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARK DK OFFICE [Continued]

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area

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4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 6 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require further documents or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). S-03/2003 (E) 416 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office DM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE DM (DOMINICA) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 417

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office DZ ALGERIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DZ INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Arabic

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, only as entry into the national phase:1 amended), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD) Filing fee:1 DZD 5,000 Fee for priority claim, per priority: DZD 800 Publication fee:1 DZD 2,400 — Surcharge for each set of 5 pages in excess of 10: DZD 600 Maintenance fee: — for the second and third year, per year: DZD 3,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Algeria 2 (PCT Rule 51bis): Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Translation of the international application to be furnished in two copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before the Office

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SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office EA EURASIAN PATENT OFFICE (EAPO) EA

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Russian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed or as amended, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, as originally filed or as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report, at applicant’s option)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) Unitary procedural fee (for filing, search, publication and other processing):2 USD 8003 Claim fee for each claim in excess of five:1 USD 703 Examination fee: USD 8003 Maintenance fees:4

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The unitary procedural fee is reduced by 25% where an international fee: national search report has been established

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1 Must be furnished or paid within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) or within two months from the date on which the applicant files a special request for early entry into the national phase. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 This fee is reduced by 90% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a national and resident of any of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention, and by 80% where each applicant is a national and resident of any other State mentioned in the footnote relating to the basic and designation fees to Annex C(IB) in Volume I/B. The reductions are not applicable to legal entities whose ownership capital contains direct or indirect investments from persons who are nationals or residents of States other than those mentioned above. 4 The amounts of the fees for maintenance of a Eurasian patent with respect to each State party to the Eurasian Patent Convention are as fixed by each State. These fees are payable to the Office for each State in which the patent owner wishes the effect of the patent to continue, in each of the years following the grant by the anniversary of the international filing date. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 419

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office EA EURASIAN PATENT OFFICE (EAPO) EA

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Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):5 the “Request” part of the international application6 Appointment of an agent if the applicant has neither a residence nor his principal place of business within the territory of one of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants are not identical6 Translation of the amendments to the international application to be filed in triplicate (this applies in particular to the amendments annexed to the international preliminary examination report if the applicant wishes them to be taken into consideration for the proceedings before the Office)

Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner7 qualified to practice in patent matters in one of the States party to the Eurasian Patent Convention and inscribed in the register of patent attorneys kept in the Office.

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5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 6 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 7 The list of registered patent attorneys may be obtained on the Internet at: http://www.eapo.org/eng/information/attorneys.php3 S-03/2003 (E) 420 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office EC ECUADORIAN INSTITUTE OF EC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Spanish

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee: USD 108 For utility model: Filing fee: USD 108

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Ecuador

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Ecuador

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 421

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office EE ESTONIAN PATENT OFFICE EE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31* months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Estonian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK) For patent: Basic fee:2 EEK 3,500 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:3 EEK 200 Additional fee for late furnishing of translation or copy: 1 EEK 700 Annual fees for the first three years:4 EEK 1,800 For utility model: Filing fee: EEK 1,600

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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* Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires on or after 1 April 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is, as from 1 April 2003, 31 months as fixed by the Office under PCT Article 22(3). 1 Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation has been paid within those two months. The translation of the abstract is not required in case of a utility model application. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. S-03/2003 (E) 422 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office EE ESTONIAN PATENT OFFICE EE [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Declaration concerning the right of the applicant to apply for a patent (PCT Rule 51bis):5 where the applicant is not an inventor or where the applicant is a legal entity6 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Estonia

Who can act as agent? Any registered Estonian patent attorney resident in Estonia

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5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 6 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 423

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: English, French or German

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as or- entry into the national phase: iginally filed and as amended, if the applicant wishes the amendments to form the basis for the proceedings, together with any statement under PCT Article 191), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report and claims amended under PCT Article 19, if the applicant wishes these amendments to form the basis for the proceedings, together with any statement under PCT Article 191), abstract

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Euro (EUR) National fee,2 comprising – national basic fee: EUR 125 – designation fee for each EPO Contracting State designated and for the joint designation of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; paying seven times the amount of this fee is deemed payment for all EPC Contracting States:3 EUR 75 – extension fee (for extension of the European patent to Albania, Latvia, Lithuania or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia):3 EUR 102 Claims fee for the 11th and each subsequent claim:2 EUR 40 Search fee:2 EUR 690

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______1 Where the applicant furnishes only one translation of the international application, or any part of it, either as originally filed or as amended, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation within a reasonable time limit. If the translation of the amended part is missing and is not furnished, the amendments will be disregarded. If the translation of the international application as initially filed is missing and is not furnished, the international application will be considered withdrawn. 2 Must be paid within 31 months from the priority date. 3 The designation and extension fees are payable within 31 months from the priority date. Extension fees are also to be paid if the European patent is to be extended to Slovenia and the international filing date is prior to 1 December 2002, and/or is to be extended to Romania and the international filing date is prior to 1 March 2003. S-03/2003 (E) 424 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office EP EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) EP [Continued]

National fee (Cont’d): Surcharge for late filing of either the translation of the international 50% of the relevant fees application or the request for but at least EUR 500 for examination, or for late payment late filing of the translation, of the national basic fee, the up to a maximum search fee or the designation fees: of: EUR 1,750 Examination fee:4 EUR 1,430 Surcharge for late filing of the request for examination: EUR 715 Renewal fee for the third year:5 EUR 380

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No search fee is payable where the international search report has national fee: been established by the EPO, the Austrian Patent Office, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or the Swedish Patent Office The search fee is reduced by 20% where the international search report has been established by the Australian Patent Office, the China Intellectual Property Office, the Japan Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the Russian Patent Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an international preliminary examination report has been established by the EPO except if it is a “rationalized” international preliminary examination report (see OJ EPO 11/2001, 539) Furthermore, in certain cases the examination fee is reduced by 20% for language reasons (see paragraph EP.16 of national chapter EP)

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis): the “Request” part of the international application6, 7 Appointment of an agent if the applicant has neither a residence nor his principal place of business within the territory of one of the Con- tracting States of the European Patent Convention6 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form6

Who can act as agent? Any professional representative entered on the relevant list maintained by the EPO (the directory of professional representatives can be ordered at the EPO, Munich, or consulted on the EPO website) Any legal practitioner qualified to practice in patent matters in one of the States party to the European Patent Convention and who has his place of business in that State

______4 A written request for examination must be made and the examination fee must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 and 39(1). 5 This fee is due before the expiration of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; it is due within 31 months from the priority date if that 31-month time limit expires later. 6 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 and 39(1) (31 months from the priority date), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. In respect of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listings, see also Supplement No. 2 to OJ EPO 11/1998. 7 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 425

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office ES SPANISH PATENT AND ES TRADEMARK OFFICE Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Spanish

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as or- entry into the national phase:1 iginally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: Euro (EUR) For patent: Filing fee: EUR 81.42 For utility model: Filing fee: EUR 81.42

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name of the inventor if it has not been furnished in the “Request” (PCT Rule 51bis):3 part of the international application4 Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants are not identical4 Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Spain or in a country of the European Union Translation of the priority document into Spanish5

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney whose name appears on a list maintained by the Office

______1 Must be furnished within 30 months from the priority date. 2 This fee is revised every year. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 5 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). S-03/2003 (E) 426 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office FI NATIONAL BOARD OF PATENTS FI AND REGISTRATION (FINLAND)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Finnish

Is a copy of the international application No, where the international application was filed in a language other required? than Finnish Yes, where it was filed in Finnish1

National fee: Currency: Euro (EUR) Basic fee:2 EUR 250 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:3 EUR 25 Additional fee for late furnishing of translation or copy:1 EUR 100 Annual fees for the first three years:4 EUR 150

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within those two months. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 427

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office FI NATIONAL BOARD OF PATENTS FI AND REGISTRATION (FINLAND) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):5 the “Request” part of the international application6 Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the invention where the applicant is not the inventor or the only inventor6 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Finland Translation of the international application to be furnished in three copies If the international application is for both a patent and a utility model, the power of attorney must be furnished in duplicate

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area

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5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 6 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 428 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE GB Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended2), any text matter of drawings3 Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings3 (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended, including any amendment under PCT Article 19 and also any amendment annexed to the international preliminary examination report2)

Is a copy of the international application A copy is required only if the applicant expressly requests early required? commencement of the national phase at a time when the United Kingdom Patent Office has not been sent a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. The copy must then be furnished when making the request for early commencement of the national phase and may be a copy of the international application as published in accordance with the Treaty in a language other than that in which it was originally filed.

National fee: Currency: Pound sterling (GBP) National (filing) fee: 1 GBP 10 Preliminary examination and search fee:4 — where a search has already been made by an International Searching Authority in accordance with the PCT: GBP 100 — in other cases: GBP 130 Substantive examination fee:5 GBP 70

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______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), or at the time of any earlier express request by the applicant to proceed earlier with the national phase. 2 Where the translation of an amendment has not been furnished within the applicable time limit (see footnote 1), the amendment will be disregarded. However, where the applicant has furnished a translation either of the amendment or of the international application as originally filed, but not both, the Office will, at the expiry of the applicable time limit, invite the applicant to supply the missing translation. 3 Where the applicant expressly requests entry into the national phase earlier than the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) and the international application has not been communicated to the Office by the International Bureau, the translation must also contain the request part of the international application and the abstract. 4 Due within 32 months from the priority date. Where the applicant expressly requests early entry into the national phase, the fee is due within 12 months from the priority date, or two months from the date on which the conditions for early entry are satisfied, whichever is the later. 5 Due within 32 months from the priority date. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 429

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GB UNITED KINGDOM PATENT OFFICE GB [Continued]

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the Preliminary examination and search fee: reduced fee payable where national fee: an international search report has been established (see above). Refund of whole fee where the application does not proceed to substantive examination and no search has been made in the United Kingdom Patent Office.

Special requirements of the Office Verification of translation of international application6 (PCT Rule 51bis): Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application6, 7 Verified translation of priority document into English, or declaration that the international application is a complete translation of the priority document into English8, 9 Address for service in the United Kingdom (but no representation by an agent is required)10

______6 Must be furnished within 32 months from the priority date. Where the applicant expressly requests early entry into the national phase, the name and address of the inventor must be furnished within 16 months from the priority date, or two months from the date on which the conditions for early entry are satisfied, whichever is the later (unless already furnished in the “Request”). 7 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 8 Must be filed before the patent is granted, or within such a period as the Office may specify in a particular case. Where the Office considers a declaration to be inappropriate, a verified translation may be required. 9 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). 10 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 430 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GD SUPREME COURT REGISTRY GD (GRENADA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 431

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GE GEORGIAN INTELLECTUAL GE PROPERTY OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 21* months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 22(1): 30** months from the priority date Under PCT Article 22(3): 31*** months from the priority date Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Georgian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:2 originally filed or as amended, if the applicant wishes the amendments to form the basis for the proceedings, together with any statement under PCT Article 193), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, as originally filed or as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report, if the applicant wishes the amendments to form the basis for proceedings)3

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:1 USD 90 Fee for claiming priority: USD 120 Examination fee: USD 270 Additional fee for each independent claim: USD 120 For utility model: Filing fee:1 USD 90 Fee for claiming priority: USD 120

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* Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires before 1 April 2002 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit, even after 1 April 2002, is 21 months as fixed by the Office under Article 22(3). ** Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires on or after 1 April 2002 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 30 months under Article 22(1) as modified from 1 April 2002. *** Where the 30-month time limit under Article 22(1) expires on or after 2 January 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 31 months as fixed by the Office under Article 22(3). 1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 In certain circumstances, the Office is entitled to require both the translation of the international application as originally filed and as amended; in such a case, the Office will invite the applicant to supply the missing translation. S-03/2003 (E) 432 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GE GEORGIAN INTELLECTUAL GE PROPERTY OFFICE [Continued]

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee for a patent is reduced by 50% where an international fee: national search report or an international preliminary examination report has been established.

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):4 the “Request” part of the international application5 Deed of transfer where the applicant is not the inventor5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Georgia Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

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SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GH REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT GH (GHANA) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: Ghanaian cedi (GHC) For patent: National processing fee: GHC 100,000 (50,000)2 Annual fees: for the first year: GHC 10,000 (5,000)2 for the second year: GHC 20,000 (10,000)2 for the third year: GHC 30,000 (15,000)2 For utility certificate: National processing fee: GHC 50,000 (25,000)2 Annual fees: for the first year: GHC 10,000 (5,000)2 for the second year: GHC 20,000 (10,000)2 for the third year: GHC 30,000 (15,000)2

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual or by an entity employing less than 25 persons. S-03/2003 (E) 434 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GH REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT GH (GHANA) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the (PCT Rule 51bis):3 change occurred after the international filing date Document of assignment or transfer if the applicant has changed after the international filing date and the change has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) International application or translation to be furnished in three copies Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form Declaration justifying the applicant’s right to a patent if he is not the inventor4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Ghana

Who can act as agent? Any attorney or lawyer registered in Ghana or any engineer or other qualified scientist registered to practice before the Office

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3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 435

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office GM REGISTRAR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, GM DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR JUSTICE (GAMBIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: Gambian dalasi (GMD) Filing fee: GMD2…

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the (PCT Rule 51bis):3 Gambia (a power of attorney must be furnished)

Who can act as agent? Any attorney or patent attorney registered in the Gambia

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 The amount of the fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable amount of fee. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 436 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office HR CROATIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HR OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Croatian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amended entry into the national phase:1 only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Croatian kuna (HRK) For patent: Filing fee: HRK 500 For consensual patent: Filing fee: HRK 500

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No filing fee is payable if the applicant in the international national fee: application claims priority from an earlier national application that was filed with the Croatian Intellectual Property Office Filing fee, examination fee, publication and maintenance fees are reduced by 75% where the applicant is also the inventor The filing fee is reduced by 50% if the application is furnished in paper form as well as in electronic form (diskette)

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Croatia 2 (PCT Rule 51bis): Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date and the change has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent agent or attorney-at-law

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SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office HU HUNGARIAN PATENT OFFICE HU Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 21* months from the priority date national phase: 31** months from the priority date Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30*** months from the priority date Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31**** months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Hungarian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as or- entry into the national phase: 1 iginally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF) National fee: — where the Office is HUF 24,000 plus a designated Office: HUF 1,400 per claim for the 11th to the 20th claim HUF 2,800 per claim for the 21st to the 30th claim HUF 4,200 for each claim in excess of 30 — where the Office is HUF 12,000 plus an elected Office: HUF 700 per claim for the 11th to the 20th claim HUF 1,400 per claim for the 21st to the 30th claim HUF 2,100 for each claim in excess of 30

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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______* Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires before 1 January 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit, even after 1 January 2003, is 21 months as fixed by the Office under Article 22(3). ** Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires on or after 1 January 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit, as from 1 January 2003, is 31 months as fixed by the Office under Article 22(3). *** Applicable time limit up to and including 31 December 2002. **** Applicable time limit as from 1 January 2003. 1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 438 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office HU HUNGARIAN PATENT OFFICE HU [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis): the “Request” part of the international application2 Declaration of assignment where the applicant is not the inventor3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Hungary4

Who can act as agent? Any Hungarian patent attorney or attorney-at-law

______2 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 3 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require further documents or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 439

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office ID DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ID INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (INDONESIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Indonesian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 192), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report2)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR) Filing fee: IDR 575,000 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10: IDR 40,000 Substantive examination fee: IDR 2,000,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Indonesia 3 (PCT Rule 51bis): Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Translation of the international application to be furnished in three copies

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent consultant in Indonesia

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Where the applicant furnishes only one translation and does not furnish the missing translation upon invitation by the office, the latter will proceed upon the basis of the translation of the international application as originally filed or as amended, as the case may be. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 440 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office IL ISRAEL PATENT OFFICE IL Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20* months from the priority date national phase: 30** months from the priority date Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English or Hebrew

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application A copy is required only if the applicant expressly requests an earlier required? start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2) at a time when the applicant has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20

National fee: Currency: New Israel shekel (ILS) Filing fee: ILS 913

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Document evidencing a change of name of applicant if the change (PCT Rule 51bis):2 occurred after the international filing date Document of assignment or transfer if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Address for notification in Israel if the applicant is not resident in Israel Two copies of the international application (if in English) or of its translation Verified translation of international application into English or Hebrew Verified translation of priority document, if any, into English or Hebrew3

Who can act as agent? Any member of the Israel Bar Association or patent attorney registered and holding a current license to practice in Israel

______* Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires before 4 October 2002 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 20 months. ** Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires on or after 4 October 2002 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 30 months under PCT Article 22(1) as modified from 1 April 2002. 1 Where the translation of the application as filed or the translation of the application as amended is not furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation within a time limit of three months fixed in the invitation. 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months fixed in the invitation. 3 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 441

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office IN PATENT OFFICE (INDIA) IN

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application A copy is required only if the applicant has not received Form required? PCT/IB/308 and the Patent Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20.

National fee: Currency: Indian rupee (INR) Filing fee: 1 INR 5,000 (1,500)2

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):3 the “Request” part of the international application4 Instrument of assignment or transfer where the applicant is not the inventor4 Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Declaration of inventorship by the applicant4 Statement regarding corresponding applications in other countries Power of attorney if an agent is appointed Address for service in India (but no representation by an agent is required) Verification of translation International application or translation to be furnished in three copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent registered to practice before the Office

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), or at the time of any earlier express request by the applicant to proceed earlier with the national phase. 2 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by an individual. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 442 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office IS ICELANDIC PATENT OFFICE IS

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Icelandic, Danish, English, Norwegian or Swedish

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as original- entry into the national phase:1 ly filed or as amended together with any statement under PCT Article 19, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, as originally filed or as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report, at applicant’s option)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Icelandic krona (ISK) Basic fee:2 ISK 33,500 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:3 ISK 1,600 Additional fee for late furnishing of translation:4 ISK 12,300 Annual fees for the first three years:5 ISK 9,300

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). However, where a language other than Icelandic was used the Office will, before the application is made available to the public, invite the applicant to furnish a translation into Icelandic of the abstract, claims and text matter of the drawing which will appear with the abstract. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 Where the basic national fee has been paid within the applicable time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the prescribed translation may be filed within a further period of two months, provided that it is accompanied by this fee. 5 These fees are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 443

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office IS ICELANDIC PATENT OFFICE IS [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):6 the “Request” part of the international application7 Deed of transfer where the applicant is not the inventor7 Appointment of an agent if applicant is not resident in Iceland

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area

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6 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 7 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 444 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE JP

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Japanese

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:2 originally filed or as amended, or both as originally filed and as amended, at applicant’s option3), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination reportx3)

Is a copy of the international application No. However, where the international application was filed in required? Japanese, a copy of any amendments under PCT Article 19 may be required.

National fee:4 Currency: Japanese yen (JPY) For patent: Filing fee: JPY 21,000 For utility model: Filing fee: JPY 14,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the None, but the fee for request for examination is reduced where an national fee: international search report has been established

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1 The time limit for submission of the Japanese translation of the international application is two months from the date of submission of Form 53 (see PCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume II, Annex JP.II) or 30 months from the priority date (under PCT Article 22(1) or 39(1)(a)), whichever expires later. 2 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 Where no translation of amendments is filed, the amendments are considered not to have been made. However, amendments may be made as specified in paragraph JP.10 of the JP national chapter. 4 If not already paid within the applicable time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the national fee within a time limit fixed in the invitation. Where the translation of the international application is submitted in paper form, a special fee for conversion into electronic format is required. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 445

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office JP JAPAN PATENT OFFICE JP [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office When the applicant is a legal entity, indication of the name of an (PCT Rule 51bis): officer representing that entity5 (the indication of such a name is not required where the legal entity is represented by a patent attorney) Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Japan6 Where the person, the name or the residence of the applicant is changed during the international phase and the change has not been reflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a Notification of the Recording of a Change (Form PCT/IB/306), a statement indicating the change (preferably on a special request form) and, in case of a change in the person of the applicant, a document evidencing the change7 Where a change (addition and/or deletion) in the person of the inventor during the international phase has not been reflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a Notification of the Recording of a Change (Form PCT/IB/306), the correct indications relating to the inventor (preferably on a special transmittal form (Form 53)), a statement explaining the reasons for the change and a written oath of all inventors7 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney, attorney-at-law or other person resident in Japan, or firm registered to practice before the Office

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5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 6 Must be appointed within three months after the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1); there will be no invitation. 7 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1); if not furnished, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 446 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office KE KENYA INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE KE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: National processing fee: USD 150 Annual fees for the second and subsequent years, per year:2 USD 300 For utility model: National processing fee: USD 50 Annual fees for the second and subsequent years, per year:2 USD 50

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Kenya 3 (PCT Rule 51bis): Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office. A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Late payment of annual fees is permitted in certain circumstances subject to the payment of a surcharge. The annual fee for the second year is due upon entry into the national phase. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 447

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office KG KYRGYZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KG OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Kyrgyz or Russian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) Filing and provisional examination fee:2 USD 80 Claim fee for each independent claim in excess of one:2 USD 40 Examination fee:3 USD 200 Claim examination fee for each independent claim in excess of one:3 USD 100 Renewal fee for the third year: USD 80

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the Fees are reduced by 85% where the applicant is a natural person, national fee: by 75% where the applicant is a non-commercial organization, and by 50% where the applicant is a small enterprise

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment of the priority application where the (PCT Rule 51bis):4 applicants are not identical5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Kyrgyzstan

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

______1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that a surcharge is paid. 3 A written request for examination must be made and the examination fee simultaneously paid. 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 448 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office KP INVENTION OFFICE OF THE KP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Korean

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: Won (KPW) For patent: Filing fee: Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 250 Additional fee for late furnishing of the translation, per month: Equivalent in KPW of Swiss francs 30 For inventor’s certificate: None

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation has been paid. 2 If not already paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the national fee within two months from the date of invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 449

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office KP INVENTION OFFICE OF THE KP DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):3 the “Request” part of the international application4 Inventor’s declaration4 Assignment deed where the applicant is not the inventor4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Translation of the international application to be furnished in two copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent resident in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 450 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office KR KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KR OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Translation of international application required into:1 Korean

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as origin- entry into the national phase:1 ally filed or as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: Korean won (KRW) For patent: Filing fee: KRW 39,000 plus KRW 3,400 per sheet in excess of 20 Fee for request for examination: KRW 141,000 plus KRW 32,000 for the second and each subsequent claim Annual fees from the first to the third year, per year: KRW 42,000 For utility model: Filing fee: KRW 26,000 plus KRW 2,400 per sheet in excess of 20

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______* Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires before 12 March 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 20 months. ** Where the 20-month time limit under former Article 22(1) expires on or after 12 March 2003 and where the applicant has not yet performed the acts referred to in Article 22(1), the applicable time limit is 30 months under PCT Article 22(1) as modified from 1 April 2002. 1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already paid within the applicable time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the filing fee within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 451

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office KR KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KR OFFICE [Continued] National fee (Cont’d):3 For utility model (Cont’d): Fee for request for examination —for international applications filed on or before 30 June 1999: KRW 55,000 plus KRW 14,000 for the second and each subsequent claim —for international applications filed on or after 1 July 1999: None Annual fees from the first to the third year, per year: KRW 25,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the Filing fee, fee for request for examination and annual fees for the national fee: first to the third year are reduced by 70% where the applicant is a natural person and is also the inventor. The fee for request for examination is reduced by 10% where the international search report has been established by the European Patent Office, by 30% where the international search report or international preliminary examination report has been established by the Korean Intellectual Property Office or by 70% where the international search report and international preliminary examination report have been established by the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis): the “Request” part of the international application4, 5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the Republic of Korea6 Translation into Korean of the priority document where it is not identical with the international application; otherwise a written statement confirming identity is sufficient7, 8 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered, attorney-at-law or other person resident in the Republic of Korea

______3 See footnote 2. 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 6 Must be appointed within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 7 Must be furnished within two months from the date of notification by the Office of receipt of a copy of the priority document from the International Bureau. 8 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). S-03/2003 (E) 452 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office KZ KAZAKH PATENT OFFICE KZ

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Kazakh or Russian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) Filing fee:2 USD 100 Examination fee:3 USD 400 Annual fees for the first three years, per year: USD 100

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee is reduced by 15% where an international national fee: search report or an international preliminary examination report has been established

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

______1 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). This time limit can be extended by no more than two months if the applicant has paid additional fees. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) or within two months from the date of entry into the national phase. This time limit can be extended by two months, provided that a surcharge of 20% is paid. 3 Must be paid for requesting substantive examination after publication of the information on issuing the provisional patent within three years from the international filing date or five years from the international filing date if the duration of the provisional patent has been prolongated. 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 453

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office LC REGISTRY OF COMPANIES AND LC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (SAINT LUCIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 454 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office LK NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LK OFFICE (SRI LANKA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: Sri Lanka rupee (LKR) Application fee: LKR 2,650

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent where the applicant is not the inventor3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Sri Lanka

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law, resident in Sri Lanka

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 455

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office LR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LR BUREAU OF ARCHIVES, PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND COPYRIGHT (LIBERIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase: amended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD) Filing fee: LRD 75

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Liberia 2 (PCT Rule 51bis): Oath or declaration of the inventor3

Who can act as agent? Any attorney registered by the Legal Bar Association

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 456 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office LS REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICE LS (LESOTHO)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend- entry into the national phase:1 ed only), any text matter of drawings Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Lesotho loti (LSM) For patent: Application fee: LSM 250 (100)2 First annual fee:3 LSM 45 (25)2 For utility model: Application fee: LSM 150 (50)2 First annual fee:3 LSM 40 (20)2

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment or transfer where the applicant is not the (PCT Rule 51bis):4 inventor5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Lesotho

Who can act as agent? Any legal practitioner practicing and resident in Lesotho

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by individuals or “small entities.” The Registrar General will determine whether an entity is eligible as a small entity, in accordance with the definition in the First Schedule of Fees. 3 Due to the new time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office should be consulted for the time limit applicable for the payment of this fee. Late payment of annual fees is permitted in some circumstances subject to payment of a surcharge. 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 457

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office LT LITHUANIAN PATENT OFFICE LT

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the Lithuanian Patent Office is desired:

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Lithuanian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Lithuanian litas (LTL) Filing fee:2 LTL 400 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:3 LTL 40

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is a natural national fee: person in whose name the invention will be patented

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):3 the “Request” part of the international application4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Lithuania Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LT in Volume II

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1 Must be furnished within three months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of entry into the national phase. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 458 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office LU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE LU (LUXEMBOURG)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 French or German

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report), abstract

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Euro (EUR) Filing fee: EUR 14 Publication fee: EUR 4.34 Third annual fee: EUR 29

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No filing fee is payable if the international application was filed national fee: with the Intellectual Property Office of Luxembourg as receiving Office

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Deed of assignment of the priority rights where the applicants are not identical3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Luxembourg Translation to be furnished in three copies

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent registered to practice in Luxembourg or any member of the Luxembourg Bar

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1 Must be furnished or paid within one month after the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 459

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office LV LATVIAN PATENT OFFICE LV

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the Latvian Patent Office is desired:

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application Latvian, English, French, German or Russian (claims, abstract and required into:1 text matter of drawings must be in Latvian)

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Latvian lat (LVL) Filing fee:1 LVL 50 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:2 LVL 15

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the National fees are reduced by 60% where the applicant is also the national fee: inventor and by 80% where the applicant/inventor is a pensioner or a student

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Latvia Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and National Chapters EP and LV in Volume II

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1 Must be furnished or paid within one month from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within one month from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 460 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MA INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MA PROPERTY OFFICE OF MOROCCO

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 French

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application Applicant should only send a copy of the international application if required? he/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2).

National fee: Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD) For patent or certificate of addition: Filing fee: 1 MAD 405 Publication fee:1 MAD 405 Surcharge according to length of text2 Surcharge for each sheet of drawings in excess of 4: MAD 162 For patent: Maintenance fee: — for the second year: MAD 270 — for the third year: MAD 270

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Surcharge calculated on the basis of the number of lines of the description and claims in excess of 300 lines, as indicated in separate schedule of fees. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 461

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MA INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MA PROPERTY OFFICE OF MOROCCO [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Morocco 3, 4 (PCT Rule 51bis): Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Copy or translation of the international application to be furnished in two copies Translation of the cover page of the priority document

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Morocco

______3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office. S-03/2003 (E) 462 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MD STATE AGENCY ON INDUSTRIAL MD PROPERTY PROTECTION (REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Romanian

Is a copy of the international application The applicant should only send a copy of the application if he/she required? has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2).

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:2 USD 150 Examination fee: USD 500 Annual fee for the 1st to the 5th year, per year: USD 100 For utility model: Filing fee:2 USD 150

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee is USD 300 where an international search national fee: report or an international preliminary examination report has been established

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1 Must be furnished within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 463

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MD STATE AGENCY ON INDUSTRIAL MD PROPERTY PROTECTION (REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):3 the “Request” part of the international application4 Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants are not identical4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the Republic of Moldova Any document relating to any transfer of rights4

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

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3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 464 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MG INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF MG MADAGASCAR

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 French

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, only as entry into the national phase:1 amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Malagasy franc (MGF) Filing fee:2 MGF 400,000 Annual fees:3 — for the 3rd to the 5th year, per year: MGF 200,000 — for the 6th to the 10th year, per year: MGF 600,000 — for the 11th to the 15th year, per year: MGF 1,000,000 — for the 16th to the 20th year, per year: MGF 1,200,000 Fee for requesting extension of protection beyond the 15th year: MGF 110,000

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to pay the filing fee within a time limit of four months after receipt of that invitation. 3 The fee for the third year must be paid within 24 months from the international filing date or within 30 months from the priority date if that 30-month time limit expires later. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 465

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MG INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF MG MADAGASCAR [Continued]

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):4 the “Request” part of the international application5 Deed of assignment or declaration concerning the inventor and the right of the applicant to apply for a patent5 Declaration by the applicant concerning his right to claim priority of the earlier application, if he did not apply himself for that earlier application5 Appointment of an agent if applicant is not resident in Madagascar Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent resident in Madagascar having the right to practice before the Office. A list of registered patent agents may be obtained from the Office.

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SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY PROTECTION MK OFFICE (THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the Industrial Property Protection Office (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) is desired:

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Macedonian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend- entry into the national phase:1 ed only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD) Filing fee: 1 MKD 800

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if applicant is not resident in the former (PCT Rule 51bis):2 Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the priority application where the applicants are not identical3 Evidence concerning exceptions to lack of novelty if the applicant claims such exceptions in respect of an international application Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice before the Office

If extension of a European patent is desired: See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and MK in Volume II

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 467

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MN MONGOLIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MN OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Mongolian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: Mongolian tugrik (MNT) Annual fee for the period from the 1st to the 3rd year:3 MNT 8,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2, 4 the “Request” part of the international application5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Mongolia Inventor’s declaration5 Assignment deed where the applicant is not the inventor5 Translation to be furnished in two copies

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Mongolia, registered to practice as a patent agent before the Office

______1 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to furnish a complete translation within two months from the date of the invitation. 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirements within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 Due to the new time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office should be consulted for the time limit applicable for the payment of this fee. 4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 468 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MW MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT MW OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL (MALAWI)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Malawian kwacha (MWK) Fee for lodging complete specification: MWK 500

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis): the “Request” part of the international application2, 3 Declaration concerning the inventor where the applicant is not the inventor2, 3 Appointment of an agent2 Verified translation of priority document into English4

Who can act as agent? Any person registered as a patent attorney or attorney at law before the Ministry of Justice of Malawi

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 4 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 469

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MX MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MX PROPERTY

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Spanish

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase:1 amended only, together with any statement under Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: Mexican peso (MXP) For patent: Filing fee: MXP 4,732.503 MXP 3,157.504 For utility model: Filing fee: MXP 1,372.503 MXP 915.004

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the Applicants which are inventors, small- or medium-sized enterprises, national fee: public or private institutions of higher education or public sector scientific or technological institutions may pay 50% of the applicable fees in accordance with Title II of the Industrial Property Law as well as 50% of those related to technical information.

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1 Where the filing fee has been paid and a copy of the international application has been provided to the Office within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The national fees include the applicable taxes prescribed in the national law. 3 Payable where the national phase is entered under PCT Article 22. This fee includes a 25% reduction based on the establishment of an international search report. 4 Payable where the national phase is entered under PCT Article 39(1). This fee includes a 50% reduction based on the establishment of an international preliminary examination report. S-03/2003 (E) 470 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MX MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL MX PROPERTY [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Document evidencing the entitlement to apply for a patent6 5 (PCT Rule 51bis): Instrument of assignment where the applicants in the national phase and international phase are not identical Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Mexico

Who can act as agent? Any resident or national of Mexico

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5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 6 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 471

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office MZ CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF MZ INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (MOZAMBIQUE) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: Portuguese

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: Mozambique metical (MZM) Filing fee: MZM2…

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the (PCT Rule 51bis):3, 4 change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in the international publication or in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Instrument of assignment if the applicant is not the inventor5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Mozambique

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or patent agent registered to practice before the Office

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 The amount of the fee is not yet known. It will be fixed in the near future. The Office or agent should be consulted for the latest applicable schedule of fees. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 472 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office NI OFFICE OF NICARAGUA NI Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 473

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office NO NORWEGIAN PATENT OFFICE NO

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Norwegian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as original- entry into the national phase:1 ly filed or as amended, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, as originally filed or as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report, at applicant’s option)

Is a copy of the international application No, where the international application was filed in a language other required? than Norwegian Yes, where it was filed in Norwegian1

National fee: Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK) Basic fee:2 NOK 1,000 (800)3 Examination fee:2 NOK 3,000 (none)3 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:2 NOK 200 Additional fee for late furnishing of translation or copy: 1 NOK 800 Annual fees for the first three years:4 NOK 1,500

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within those two months. 2 Must be paid within the limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 The amount in parentheses is applicable where the applicant is a physical person or a legal entity with less than 20 permanent employees. 4 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. S-03/2003 (E) 474 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office NO NORWEGIAN PATENT OFFICE NO [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):5 the “Request” part of the international application6 Deed of transfer where the applicant is not the inventor6 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Norway

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Norway

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5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 6 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 475

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office NZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE NZ OF NEW ZEALAND

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: English

National fee:1 Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD) For patent or patent of addition: Filing fee: NZD 250 plus 12.5% GST (Goods and Services Tax) for New Zealand residents

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 476 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office NZ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE NZ OF NEW ZEALAND [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Declaration concerning the inventor and the right of the applicant to apply for a patent3 Address for service in New Zealand (no representation by an agent is required but, if an agent is appointed, a power of attorney must be furnished) Verification of translation of international application

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as a patent attorney.4

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2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 4 The list of registered patent attorneys may be obtained from the Office or on the Internet at www.iponz.govt.nz S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 477

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office OA AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OA ORGANIZATION (OAPI)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English or French

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as entry into the national phase: 1 amended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: CFA franc BEAC (XAF) Patent Utility Model Filing fee:1 XAF 200,000 XAF 60,000 Fee for priority claims, per priority:2 XAF 56,000 XAF 25,000 Publication fee:2 XAF 325,000 XAF 145,000 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10:2 XAF 40,000 None Fee for acceptance of description and drawings:2 – for 11 to 20 sheets XAF 97,000 XAF 65,000 – for 21 to 30 sheets XAF 165,000 XAF 100,000 – for 31 to 40 sheets XAF 233,000 XAF 135,000 – after 40 for each set of 10 sheets XAF 68,000 XAF 35,000 Annual fee for the second year:3 XAF 195,000 None Annual fee for the third year:3 XAF 195,000 None

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______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Due within six months from the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 Due to the new time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office should be consulted for the time limit applicable for the payment of this fee. S-03/2003 (E) 478 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office OA AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OA ORGANIZATION (OAPI) [Continued]

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):4 the “Request” part of the international application5 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in a member State of OAPI Translation of priority document into English or French6 Instrument of assignment of the priority application where the applicants are not identical5

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law registered to practice before OAPI

______4 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 6 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 479

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office OM OFFICE OF OMAN OM Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 480 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office PG OFFICE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 481

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office PH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE PH (PHILIPPINES)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date1 national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date1

Translation of international application required into:2 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase: originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 193), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report3)

Is a copy of the international application No, where the international application was filed in a language other required? than English Yes, where it was filed in English and the applicant has not received Form PCT/IB/308

National fee:4 Currency: Philippine Peso (PHP) For patent: Filing fee: PHP 2,760 (1,380)5 For utility model: Filing fee: PHP 2,350 (1,175)5

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No filing fee is payable if priority of an earlier national application national fee: is claimed

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1 This time limit can be extended by one month provided the applicant pays an extension fee for late entry into the national phase, equal to 50% of the prescribed filing fee. 2 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 Where the applicant furnishes only a translation of the international application as amended, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation of the international application as originally filed. If the translation of the amended part is missing, the Office will not invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation and the amendments will be disregarded. 4 Must be paid at the time of entry into the national phase or within one month from the time of entry into the national phase. Where the national phase is entered after 30 months but not later than 31 months from the priority date, a surcharge (see footnote 1) will have to be paid. 5 The amount in parentheses is applicable in cases of filing by a “small entity”. A small entity is any natural or legal person whose assets are worth 20 million PHP or less. At the time of payment, any natural or legal person is presumed to be a big entity unless a written statement to the contrary is submitted by such natural person or the duly authorized representative of such legal person. S-03/2003 (E) 482 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office PH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE PH (PHILIPPINES) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not a resident of the (PCT Rule 51bis): Philippines6 Copy or translation of the international application to be furnished in duplicate7 Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application7, 8 Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant is not the inventor7, 8 Instrument of assignment of the priority application where the applicants are not identical7, 8 Document evidencing a change of name or person of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in the PCT pamphlet or in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)6 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent or representative residing in the Philippines upon whom notices and processes for judicial or administrative procedure may be served

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6 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 7 Where necessary, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit which shall not be less than two months from the date of the invitation. 8 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 483

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office PL POLISH PATENT OFFICE PL

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: Polish

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, entry into the national phase: both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1):Request, description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Polish zloty (PLZ) For patent or utility model: — where an international preliminary examination has been carried out: PLZ 225 — where no international preliminary examination has been carried out: PLZ 450 — additional fee for each sheet in excess of 20: PLZ 25 Fee for priority claims, per priority: PLZ 50

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not the (PCT Rule 51bis):1 inventor2 Statement justifying the applicant’s priority right where the applicants are not identical2 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Poland Translation of the priority document into Polish if it is not in English, French, German or Russian3 Translation of the international application to be furnished in three copies, except that the translation of the request needs to be furnished only in one copy

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney resident in Poland

______1 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 2 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 3 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable. S-03/2003 (E) 484 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office PT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PT PROPERTY (PORTUGAL)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: Portuguese

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: Euro (EUR) For patent: Filing fee: EUR 46.39 Examination fee: EUR 99.76 Fee for the submission of each application or document: EUR 3.99 For utility model: Filing fee: EUR 41.40 Examination fee: EUR 82.30 Fee for the submission of each application or document: EUR 3.99

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Deed of assignment or transfer if the applicant is not the inventor3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Portugal

Who can act as agent? Any person with the right to practice before the Office

______1 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the applicant may still file the translation and/or pay the fee within two months from the expiration of the applicable time limit, subject to the payment of a surcharge equal to 50% of the filing fee. 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 485

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office RO STATE OFFICE FOR INVENTIONS RO AND TRADEMARKS (ROMANIA) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania) is desired:

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Romanian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: US dollar (USD) Filing fee: USD 30 Fee for priority claims, per priority: USD 50 Examination fee: USD 600 Annual fee for the first three years: USD 240

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the For international applications entering the national phase the search national fee: fee is reduced by 50%

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis): the “Request” part of the international application3, 4 Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not the inventor4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Romania

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 For further details on the fee structure and applicable time limits see Annex RO.I of the National Chapter RO. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 486 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office RO STATE OFFICE FOR INVENTIONS RO AND TRADEMARKS (ROMANIA) [Continued]

Who can act as agent? Any industrial property agent resident in Romania whose name appears on the register kept in the Office

If extension of a European patent* is desired: See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and RO in Volume II

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* For international applications filed before 1 March 2003. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 487

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office RU RUSSIAN PATENT OFFICE RU Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Russian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request,2 description, claims (if amended, entry into the national phase:1 as originally filed or as amended, if the applicant wishes the amendments to form the basis for the proceedings, together with any statement under PCT Article 193), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1):Request,2 description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, as originally filed or as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report, if the applicant wishes the amendments to form the basis for the proceedings3)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:4 USD 200 Examination fee: — for one invention: USD 300 — for each invention in excess of one: USD 240 Annual fee for the third year: USD 100 For utility model: Filing fee:4 USD 100 Annual fee for the first and the second year, per year: USD 50

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The annual fees shall be reduced by 50% where a notice about an national fee: open license is filed with the Office. The reduction shall apply as from the year following the year of publication of information on the notice

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the (PCT Rule 51bis): Russian Federation5

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Not required if the form for entry into the national phase is used. 3 In certains circumstances, the Office is entitled to require both the translation of the international application as originally filed and as amended; in such a case, the Office will invite the applicant to supply the missing translation. 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 488 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SC REGISTRATION DIVISION, SC DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS (SEYCHELLES) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 489

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SD ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS, SD COMMERCIAL REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICE (SUDAN)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Arabic or English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend- entry into the national phase:1 ed only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Sudanese pound (SDP) Filing fee: SDP 50

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2, 3 the “Request” part of the international application4 Address for service in the Sudan (but no representation by an agent is required)

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 490 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SE SWEDISH PATENT OFFICE SE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Swedish

Is a copy of the international application No, where the international application was filed in a language other required? than Swedish Yes, where it was filed in Swedish1

National fee: Currency: Swedish krona (SEK) Filing fee:2 Entry fee: SEK 1,000 Search fee: SEK 3,000 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10: SEK 150 Additional fee for late furnishing of translation or copy: 1 SEK 500 Annual fee for the first three years:3 SEK 800

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Where the filing fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy of the international application may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within those two months. 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 These fees are due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date; where PCT Article 39(1) applies, they are payable within two months after performing the acts for entering the national phase, unless the 24-month time limit has not yet expired. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 491

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SE SWEDISH PATENT OFFICE SE [Continued]

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person

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4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 6 Even if a corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17, the Office may nevertheless require further documents or evidence (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). S-03/2003 (E) 492 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE SG OF SINGAPORE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:1 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19),2 any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)2

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD) National (filing) fee: 1 SGD 160

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), or at the time of any earlier express request by the applicant to proceed earlier with the national phase. 2 Where the translation of the international application furnished by the applicant contains only the translation of the international application as amended, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation of the international application as originally filed; if the missing translation of the international application as originally filed is still not furnished, the international application will be considered to be withdrawn. Where the translation of the international application furnished by the applicant contains only the translation of the international application as originally filed, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation of the amendments; if the missing translation of the amendments is still not furnished, the amendments will be disregarded. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 493

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE SG OF SINGAPORE [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Verification of translation of international application3 (PCT Rule 51bis): Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application3, 4 Verified translation of priority document into English5, 6 Address for service in Singapore (but no representation by an agent is required)7

Who can act as agent? Any individual, partnership or body corporate entitled to practice before the Registry of Patents8 of the Office

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3 Must be furnished within two months from the time limit for entering the national phase. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 5 Must be furnished within eight months from the time limit for entering the national phase or the date of filing of Patents Form 14 and payment of the prescribed fee under Rule 47 for the grant of a patent, whichever is earlier. 6 Such a translation may be required regardless of whether the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable (see PCT Gazette No. 05/2001, page 2024). 7 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 8 As to who would be entitled to practice before the Registry, reference is made to Part XIX of the Patents Act and the Patents (Patent Agents) Rules 2001. S-03/2003 (E) 494 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SI SLOVENIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SI OFFICE

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

If grant of a national patent1 by the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office is desired:

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:2 Slovene

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currency: Slovenian tolar (SIT) Filing fee (including maintenance fee for the first three years): SIT 20,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Slovenia 3 (PCT Rule 51bis): Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the priority application where the applicants are not identical4

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

If a European patent5 is desired: See European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B2, Summary (EP) and national chapter EP in Volume II

______1 Available only for international applications filed on or before 30 November 2002. 2 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 5 Available only for international applications filed on or after 1 December 2002. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 495

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE SK (SLOVAKIA) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: Slovak

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK) Filing fee:1 SKK 1,600

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The filing fee is reduced by 50% where the applicant is also the national fee: inventor

Special requirements of the Office Declaration as to the identity of the inventor3 2 (PCT Rule 51bis): Declaration as to the applicant’s entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent3 Declaration as to the applicant’s entitlement to claim priority of the earlier application3 Declaration as to non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Slovakia Translation of the international application for a patent and copy of the drawings in triplicate Translation of the international application for a utility model and copy of the drawings in duplicate Power of attorney must be furnished in duplicate if the international application is for both a patent and a utility model

Who can act as agent? Any patent agent, attorney or commercial lawyer (natural or legal person) registered in Slovakia

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1 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 496 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SL ADMINISTRATOR AND REGISTRAR SL GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT (SIERRA LEONE)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amend- entry into the national phase: 1 ed only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: Sierra Leonean leone (SLL) For patent: National fee: SLL2… For utility model: National fee: SLL2…

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Sierra (PCT Rule 51bis):3 Leone

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person resident in Sierra Leone

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 The amounts of the fees are not yet known. They will be fixed in the near future. The Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts of fees. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 497

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office SY OFFICE OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 498 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TJ TAJIK PATENT OFFICE TJ

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Tajik (Farsi) or Russian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:2 – for one invention: USD 50 – for each invention in excess of one: USD 20 Examination fee: – for one invention: USD 410 – for each invention in excess of one: USD 330 Annual fee for the third year: USD 50 For utility model: Filing fee:2 USD 30

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee is reduced by 20% where an international national fee: search or an international preliminary examination report has been established

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that a surcharge is paid. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 499

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TJ TAJIK PATENT OFFICE TJ [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants (PCT Rule 51bis): are not identical3, 4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Tajikistan Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

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3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 500 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TM PATENT DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF TM ECONOMY AND FINANCE OF TURKMENISTAN

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Turkmen or Russian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) Filing fee:1 USD 100 Claim fee for each independent claim in excess of one:1 USD 25 Maintenance fee for patent (provisional patent), for the first year: USD 50

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee is reduced where an international search or an national fee: international preliminary examination report has been established

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 501

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TN STANDARDIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (TUNISIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 502 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TR TURKISH PATENT INSTITUTE TR

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date1 national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date1

Translation of international application required into:2 Turkish

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:2 Currencies: Turkish lira (TRL) For patent and utility model: Filing fee: TRL 296,000,000 Fee for grant of letters: For patent: TRL 183,000,000 For utility model certificate: TRL 184,000,000 First annual fee: For patent: TRL 183,000,000 For utility model: TRL 184,000,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the No search fee is payable where an international search report has national fee: been established No examination fee is payable where an international preliminary examination report has been established

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1 33 months from the priority date provided the applicant pays the fee for requesting extension of time for entry into the national phase. 2 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). However, the national fee may still be paid within seven calendar days from the date of entry into the national phase and the translation may still be filed within one month, or an additional three months, from the date of entry into the national phase. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 503

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TR TURKISH PATENT INSTITUTE TR [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not the (PCT Rule 51bis):3 inventor4 Declaration justifying the applicant’s right to claim priority where he is different from the applicant having filed the earlier application the priority of which is claimed4 Any evidence concerning non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty, such as disclosures resulting from abuse, disclosures at certain exhibitions and disclosures by the applicant within a period of 12 months preceding the international filing date, or if priority is claimed, preceding the priority date Where the person of the applicant has changed after entry into the national phase, a document of assignment and a power of attorney Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Turkey

Who can act as agent? Any natural or legal person registered to practice as a patent attorney before the Office

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3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 504 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE TT (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into: English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) For patent: Filing fee:1 TTD 2,000 Fee for search and substantive examination: TTD 1,500 Annual fee for the first three years: TTD 1,000 For utility certificate: Filing fee:1 TTD 1,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not the inventor3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Trinidad and Tobago or if his principal place of business is outside Trinidad and Tobago

Who can act as agent? Any agent admitted to practice as a patent agent in Trinidad and Tobago. A list of patent agents admitted to practice may be obtained from the Office

______1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 505

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office TZ BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS AND TZ LICENSING AGENCY, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 506 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office UA UKRAINE PATENT OFFICE UA

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Ukrainian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) and US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:1 USD 100 or equivalent in UAH Additional fee for each claim, dependent or independent , in excess of 15: USD 10 or equivalent in UAH Examination fee:2 USD 400 or equivalent in UAH Additional fee for each independent claim in excess of one: USD 300 or equivalent in UAH For utility model: Filing fee:1 USD 60 or equivalent in UAH

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee is reduced by 50% where an international national fee: search report has been established

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment of the priority application where the (PCT Rule 51bis):3 applicants are not identical4 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Ukraine

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

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1 Must be furnished or paid within two months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). This requirement may still be complied with after the expiration of this two-month period but not later than six months from the due date, provided that a surcharge is paid. 2 A written request for examination must be made and the examination fee must be paid within three years from the international filing date. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 4 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 507

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office UG PATENTS REGISTRY, REGISTRAR UG GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE (UGANDA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 21 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: Uganda shilling (UGS) For patent: National processing fee: UGS 180,000 Grant and publication fee: UGS 300,000 Annual fee for the second year:2 UGS 48,000 For utility certificate: National processing fee: UGS 60,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office (PCT Rule 51bis):3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Uganda

Who can act as agent? Any agent who has the right to represent applicants before the Office. A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 This fee is due, where PCT Article 22 applies, within 21 months from the priority date or within 12 months from the international filing date, whichever expires later; where Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 months from the priority date. Late payment of annual fees is permitted subject to the payment of a surcharge. 3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. S-03/2003 (E) 508 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office US UNITED STATES PATENT AND US TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Request, description, claims (if amended, entry into the national phase:1 both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter in the drawings, abstract2 Under PCT Article 39(1):Request, description, claims, any text matter in the drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)2

Is a copy of the international application Applicant should only send a copy of the international application if required?3 he/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the USPTO has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2). No copy is required if the international application was filed with the USPTO as receiving Office. A copy of amendments of the claims filed under PCT Article 19 with the International Bureau is required under the conditions indicated in the previous paragraph.

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1 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with in response to a notice sent to the applicant, provided that a processing fee is paid for furnishing the translation later. 2 If the translation of the amendments is not furnished, the amendments are considered to be cancelled (37 CFR 1.494(d) and 1.495(d)). 3 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 509

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office US UNITED STATES PATENT AND US TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) [Continued]

National fee:4 Currency: US dollar (USD) Basic national fee (37 CFR 1.492(a)(1)-(5)):5 — where a preliminary examination fee has been paid on the international application to the USPTO: USD 720 (360)6 — where no preliminary examination fee has been paid to the USPTO, but a search fee has been paid on the international application to the USPTO as an International Searching Authority: USD 750 (375)6 — where no preliminary examination fee has been paid and no search fee has been paid on the international application to the USPTO and no international search report has been prepared by the European Patent Office or the Japan Patent Office: USD 1,060 (530)6 — where an international search report has been prepared by the European Patent Office or the Japan Patent Office: USD 900 (450)6 — where the international preliminary examination report prepared by the USPTO states that the criteria of novelty, inventive step (non-obviousness) and industrial applicability, as defined in PCT Article 33(1) to (4), have been satisfied for all the claims presented in the international application entering the national phase: USD 100 (50)6 Additional fee for each claim in independent form in excess of three:7 USD 84 (42)6 Additional fee for each claim, independent or dependent, in excess of 20:7 USD 18 (9)6 In addition, if the application contains one or more multiple dependent claims, per application:7 USD 280 (140)6 Surcharge for filing oath or declaration after the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1): USD 130 (65)6 Processing fee for filing English-language translation after the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1): USD 1308 [Continued on next page]

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4 Certain of these fees are subject to periodic change. The United States Patent and Trademark Office or the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office should be consulted for the applicable amounts. 5 Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 6 The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by a “small entity.” “Small entity” status can be established by a simple written assertion of entitlement to “small entity” status, or by payment of the exact amount of one of the “small entity” basic national fees set forth in 37 CFR 1.492 (a)(1) to (5) (see 37 CFR 1.27 and Volume II, Annex US.V). Fees are subject to periodic change. Current PCT-related fees can be found in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 7 If not paid with the basic national fee, the USPTO will invite the applicant to pay the fee within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 8 This fee is unaffected by “small entity” status. S-03/2003 (E) 510 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office US UNITED STATES PATENT AND US TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) [Continued]

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the Reductions of the national fees are indicated under the national fees national fee: listed above

Special requirements of the Office Oath or declaration of the inventor9, 10 (PCT Rule 51bis): Declaration as to the applicant’s entitlement to claim priority of the earlier application10 Information disclosure statement is recommended11 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Patent attorneys and patent agents registered to practice before the USPTO. A list of registered patent attorneys and agents may be obtained from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, and on the Internet at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/roster/index.html.

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9 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The requirement may still be complied with in response to a notice sent to the applicant, provided that a surcharge is paid for furnishing the oath or declaration later. 10 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 11 Should be filed within three months from performing the acts for entering the national phase (see 37 CFR 1.491). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 511

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office UZ STATE PATENT OFFICE OF UZBEKISTAN UZ

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Uzbek or Russian

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: Currency: US dollar (USD) For patent: Filing fee:1 USD 420 Claim fee for each independent claim in excess of one:1 USD 1,260 Fee for each dependent claim in excess of ten:1 USD 84 Fee for each dependent claim in excess of twenty:1 USD 42 Examination fee: USD 1,260 Maintenance fee for the first three years: USD 840 For utility model: Filing fee:1 USD 420

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the The examination fee is reduced by 20% where an international national fee: search or an international preliminary examination report has been established

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 512 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office UZ STATE PATENT OFFICE OF UZBEKISTAN UZ [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Instrument of assignment of the priority application where the (PCT Rule 51bis): applicants are not identical2, 3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Uzbekistan4 Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney

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2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. 4 Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 513

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office VC OFFICE OF SAINT VINCENT VC AND THE GRENADINES Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 514 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office VN NATIONAL OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL VN PROPERTY (VIET NAM)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 Vietnamese

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee: 1 Currency: US dollar (USD) Filing fee: USD 40 Additional fee for each sheet in excess of five: USD 3 Fee for priority claims, per priority: USD 70 Additional fee for each object in excess of one: For patent:* USD 30 For patent for utility solution: USD 20 Fee for requesting substantive examination: For patent: USD 100 For patent for utility solution: USD 90

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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* Patent means “patent for invention”, to be distinguished from “patent for utility solution”. 1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 515

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office VN NATIONAL OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL VN PROPERTY (VIET NAM) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in (PCT Rule 51bis):2 the “Request” part of the international application3 Instrument of assignment where the applicant is not the inventor3 Instrument of assignment of the priority rights where the applicants are not identical3 Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Viet Nam Translation of the international application to be furnished in three copies Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any attorney with the right to practice before the Office

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2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit which will be fixed in the invitation. 3 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 516 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office YU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE YU (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 20 months from the priority date1 national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date2

Translation of international application required into:3 Serbian

Required contents of the translation for Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as entry into the national phase:3 originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:3 Currency: Yugoslavian dinar (YUD) For patent: Filing fee: YUD 3,000 Claim fee for each claim in excess of 10: YUD 150 Additional fee for late entry into the 50% of the national phase: filing fee Examination fee: YUD 3,600 Publication fee: YUD 30 Annual fee for the first three years: YUD 1,500 For petty patent: Filing fee: YUD 1,200 Additional fee for late entry into the 50% of the national phase: filing fee

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1 21 months from the priority date, provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase. 2 31 months from the priority date, provided the applicant pays the additional fee for late entry into the national phase. 3 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 517

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office YU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE YU (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Serbia (PCT Rule 51bis):4 and Montenegro Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date and the change has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not the inventor5 Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Translation of the international application to be furnished in three copies Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form

Who can act as agent? Any person registered to practice as a patent agent before the Office, or any attorney-at-law registered in Serbia and Montenegro

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SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office ZA COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL ZA PROPERTY REGISTRATION OFFICE (SOUTH AFRICA)

Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(3): 31* months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? No

National fee:1 Currency: South African rand (ZAR) Filing fee: ZAR 266 First annual fee:2 ZAR 60

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

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SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office ZA COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL ZA PROPERTY REGISTRATION OFFICE (SOUTH AFRICA) [Continued]

Special requirements of the Office Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in South (PCT Rule 51bis): Africa3 Proof of assignment or transfer of rights where the applicant is not the inventor4, 5 Proof by the applicant concerning his right to claim priority of the earlier application, if he did not apply himself for that earlier application4, 5 Verified translation of the international application to be furnished in duplicate4

Who can act as agent? Any patent attorney registered before the Office

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3 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of one month. 4 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation. 5 This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17. S-03/2003 (E) 520 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 3 July 2003

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office ZM OFFICE OF ZAMBIA ZM Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Information not yet available S-03/2003 (E) 3 July 2003 PCT Gazette - Section IV - National Phase 521

SUMMARY Designated SUMMARY (or elected) Office ZW ZIMBABWE PATENT OFFICE ZW Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

Time limits applicable for entry into the Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date national phase: Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

Translation of international application required into:1 English

Is a copy of the international application required? Yes

National fee: 1 Currency: Zimbabwe dollar (ZWD) Filing fee: ZWD 6,000

Exemptions, reductions or refunds of the national fee: None

Special requirements of the Office Address for service in Zimbabwe (no representation by an agent is (PCT Rule 51bis):2, 3 required but, if an agent is appointed, a power of attorney must be furnished) Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date and the change has not been reflected in the international publication or in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in the international publication or in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306) Verified translation of the international application to be furnished in duplicate Verified translation of the priority document4

Who can act as agent? An attorney, legal practitioner or patent agent. A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.

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1 Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). 2 If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation. 3 The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office. 4 If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.