PCT AI Section 302 — Priority Claim Considered Not to Have Been Made (MPEP Index) – BlueIron IP
PCT AI Section 302 Priority Claim Considered Not to Have Been Made
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting PCT AI Section 302, 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 § 302 — Priority Claim Considered Not to Have Been Made
Source: USPTOLast Modified: 10/30/2024 08:50:22
302 Priority Claim Considered Not to Have Been Made
Where the receiving Office declares, under Rule 26bis.2(b) , that a priority claim is considered not to have been made, that Office shall enclose the priority claim concerned within square brackets, draw a line between the square brackets, while still leaving legible the indications concerned, and enter, in the margin, the words “NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PCT PROCEDURE (RO)” or their equivalent in the language of publication of the international application, and shall notify the applicant accordingly. If copies of the international application have already been sent to the International Bureau and the International Searching Authority, the receiving Office shall also notify that Bureau and that Authority.