PCT Rule 95 — Information and Translations from Designated and Elected (MPEP Index) – BlueIron IP
PCT Rule 95 Information and Translations from Designated and Elected
Source: Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)BlueIron Update:
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting PCT Rule 95, 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 § 95 — Information and Translations from Designated and Elected
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Rule 95 Information and Translations from Designated and Elected Offices
95.1 Information Concerning Events at the Designated and Elected Offices
Any designated or elected Office shall notify the International Bureau of the following information concerning an international application within two months, or as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, of the occurrence of any of the following events:
- (i) following the performance by the applicant of the acts referred to in Article 22 or Article 39 , the date of performance of those acts and any national application number which has been assigned to the international application;
- (ii) where the designated or elected Office explicitly publishes the international application under its national law or practice, the number and date of that national publication;
- (iii) where a patent is granted, the date of grant of the patent and, where the designated or elected Office explicitly publishes the international application in the form in which it is granted under its national law, the number and date of that national publication.
95.2 Furnishing of Copies of Translations
- (a) At the request of the International Bureau, any designated or elected Office shall provide it with a copy of the translation of the international application furnished by the applicant to that Office.
- (b) The International Bureau may, upon request and subject to reimbursement of the cost, furnish to any person copies of the translations received under paragraph (a).