PCT Rule 85 — Absence of Quorum in the Assembly (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
PCT Rule 85 Absence of Quorum in the Assembly
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting PCT Rule 85, 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 § 85 — Absence of Quorum in the Assembly
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Rule 85 Absence of Quorum in the Assembly
85.1 Voting by Correspondence
In the case provided for in Article 53(5)(b) , the International Bureau shall communicate the decisions of the Assembly (other than those concerning the Assembly’s own procedure) to the Contracting States which were not represented and shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the date of the communication. If, at the expiration of that period, the number of Contracting States having thus expressed their vote or abstention attains the number of Contracting States which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect provided that at the same time the required majority still obtains.