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1881 Receipt of Notice of Election >and Preliminary Examination Report< by the >United States< Patent and Trademark Office [R-2] - 1800 Patent Cooperation Treaty
1881 Receipt of Notice of Election >and Preliminary Examination Report< by the >United States< Patent and Trademark Office [R-2]
PCT RULE 61
Notification of the Demand and Elections*****
PCT RULE 61.2.
Notification to the Elected Offices(a) The notification provided for in Article 31(7) shall be effected by the International Bureau.
**>(b) The notification shall indicate the number and filing date of the international application, the name of the applicant, the filing date of the application whose priority is claimed (where priority is claimed) and the date of receipt by the International Preliminary Examining Authority of the demand.<
(c) The notification shall be sent to the elected Office together with the communication provided for in Article 20. Elections effected after such communication shall be notified promptly after they have been made.
**>(d) Where the applicant makes an express request to an elected Office under Article 40(2) prior to the international publication of the international application, the International Bureau shall, upon request of the applicant or the elected Office, promptly effect the communication provided for in Article 20 to that Office.<
PCT RULE 61.3.
Information for the ApplicantThe International Bureau shall inform the applicant in writing of the notification referred to in Rule 61.2 and of the elected Offices notified under Article 31(7).
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All notices of election are received by the >Office of< PCT **>Operations< from the International Bureau. The >Office of< PCT **>Operations< prepares the appropriate records of the election and places the paper in storage with the communicated copy of the international application until the national stage is entered. >The international preliminary examination report received by the USPTO will also be included in the national stage file. The international preliminary examination report is communicated to the elected Offices by the International Bureau.<
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