How are PCT Demands with multiple applicants handled?

For PCT Demands with multiple applicants, special provisions apply. According to MPEP 1868, which cites PCT Rule 60.1(a-bis) and (a-ter): “For the purposes of Rule 53.4, if there are two or more applicants, it shall be sufficient that the indications referred to in Rule 4.5(a)(ii) and (iii) be provided in respect of one of them…

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How is correspondence addressed in PCT applications with multiple applicants?

The MPEP provides guidance on addressing correspondence in PCT applications with multiple applicants: If there’s a common agent appointed, correspondence is addressed to that agent or the first-mentioned agent. If no common agent is appointed, correspondence is addressed to the common representative at their indicated address. If the common representative has appointed agents, correspondence goes…

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