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§ 316 Procedure in the Case Where the International Application Lacks the Prescribed Signature - Appendix AI Administrative Instructions Under the PCT
§ 316 Procedure in the Case Where the International Application Lacks the Prescribed Signature
Where, under Article 14(1)(a)(i), the receiving Office finds that the international application is defective in that it lacks the prescribed signature, that Office shall send to the applicant, together with the invitation to correct under Article 14(1)(b), a copy of the relevant sheet of the request part of the international application. The applicant shall, within the prescribed time limit, return said copy after affixing thereto the prescribed signature.
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