What are the requirements for restoring the right of priority in a PCT application?
To restore the right of priority in a PCT application, the following requirements must be met: The international application must have an international filing date that is later than the date on which the priority period expired but within two months from that date. The request for restoration must be filed with the receiving Office…
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The process for restoring the right of priority in a PCT application involves the following steps: File a request for restoration within two months from the expiration of the priority period. Submit a statement of reasons for the failure to file the international application within the priority period. Pay any required fee. Provide a declaration…
Read MoreWhat criteria must be met for the restoration of the right of priority in a PCT application?
For the restoration of the right of priority in a PCT application, two main criteria must be met, as outlined in MPEP 1828.01: Due Care Criterion: The failure to file the international application within the priority period occurred in spite of due care required by the circumstances having been taken. Unintentional Criterion: The failure to…
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