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§ 701 Abbreviated Expressions - Appendix AI Administrative Instructions Under the PCT
§ 701 Abbreviated Expressions
For the purposes of this Part and Annex F, from the wording, the nature of the provision or the context:
(i) "electronic package" means a package of one or more electronic files assembled for the purposes of transmission of one or more documents in electronic form;
(ii) "electronic document format" means the presentation or arrangement of the information in a document in electronic form;
(iii) "means of transmittal," in connection with a document in electronic form, means the manner in which a document is transmitted, for example, by electronic means or physical means;
(iv) "electronic signature" means information in electronic form which is attached to, or logically associated with, a document in electronic form, which may be used to identify the signer and which indicates the signer's approval of the content of the document;
(v) "basic common standard" means the basic common standard for electronic filing of international applications provided for in Annex F;
(vi) "communication" of an international application or other document has the same meaning as in Rule 89bis.3;
(vii) words and expressions whose meanings are explained in Annex F have the same meanings in this Part.
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