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§ 4.11 Reference to Continuation or Continuation-in-Part, or Parent Application or Grant - Appendix T Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 4.11 Reference to Continuation or Continuation-in-Part, or Parent Application or Grant
(a) If:
(i) the applicant intends to make an indication under Rule 49bis.1(a) or (b) of the wish that the international application be treated, in any designated State, as an application for a patent of addition, certificate of addition, inventor's certificate of addition or utility certificate of addition; or
(ii) the applicant intends to make an indication under Rule 49bis.1(d) of the wish that the international application be treated, in any designated State, as an application for a continuation or a continuation-in-part of an earlier application; the request shall so indicate and shall indicate the relevant parent application or parent patent or other parent grant.
(b) The inclusion in the request of an indication under paragraph (a) shall have no effect on the operation of Rule 4.9.
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