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PCT AI Section 207 Arrangement of Elements and Numbering of Sheets of the
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This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting PCT AI Section 207, including 0 rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Official MPEP § 207 — Arrangement of Elements and Numbering of Sheets of the
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207 Arrangement of Elements and Numbering of Sheets of the International Application
- (a) In effecting the sequential numbering of the sheets of the
international application in accordance with
Rule 11.7
, the elements of the
international application shall be placed in the following order:
- (i) the request;
- (ii) the description excluding the sequence listing part of the description referred to in Rule 5.2(a) ;
- (iii) the claims;
- (iv) the abstract;
- (v) if applicable, the drawings.
- (vi) [Deleted]
Any sequence listing part of the description shall be presented in a separate electronic file in accordance with Annex C .
- (b) The sequential numbering of the sheets shall be effected by using
the following separate series of numbering:
- (i) the first series applying to the request only and commencing with the first sheet of the request;
- (ii) the second series commencing with the first sheet of the description (as referred to in paragraph (a)(ii)) and continuing through the claims until the last sheet of the abstract;
- (iii) if applicable, a further series applying to the sheets of the drawings only and commencing with the first sheet of the drawings; the number of each sheet of the drawings shall consist of two Arabic numerals separated by a slant, the first being the sheet number and the second being the total number of sheets of drawings (for example, 1/3, 2/3, 3/3).