Administrative Instructions under the Patent Cooperation Treaty

Section 407
The Gazette

(a)  The Gazette referred to in Rule 86.1 shall be published in electronic form on the Internet. It may be made available by any other electronic means as determined by the Director General after consultation with the Offices and Authorities which have a direct interest in the means by which the Gazette is published.

(b)  In respect of each published international application, the Gazette shall contain the contents specified in Rule 86.1(i), the contents specified in Rule 86.1(iv), and  the data indicated in Annex D.

(c)  The information referred to in Rule 86.1(v) shall be that which is indicated in Annex E.

(d)  Details concerning the form and further particular content of the Gazette shall be decided by the Director General after consultation with Offices and Authorities which have a direct interest in those details.