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PCT Circulars 2002

Number Date Concerning
C. PCT 896 December 19, 2002 Questionnaire concerning the protest procedure in cases of lack of unity of invention
C. PCT 895 December 10, 2002 Updated Request and Demand Forms in Spanish with effect as from 1 January 2003
C. PCT 894 December 9, 2002 Updated Request and Demand Forms in German with effect as from 1 January 2003
C. PCT 893 December 11, 2002 Proposed modified text of the Administrative Instructions and to modified, new and deleted forms relating to receiving Offices, International Searching Authorities and the International Bureau
C. PCT 892 December 9, 2002 Clarification concerning Circular C. PCT 876
C. PCT 891 December 5, 2002 Transmission of document PCT/R/WG/3/5, prepared for the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which
was held in Geneva from November 18 to 22, 2002
C. PCT 890 December 5, 2002 Transmission of documents PCT/R/WG/3/2 Add.1 and 3 Add.1, prepared for the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which was held in Geneva from November 18 to 22, 2002
C. PCT 889 December 6, 2002 Invitation to the seventh session of the Meeting of International Authorities under the PCT (PCT/MIA), which will be held in Geneva from February 10 to 14, 2003
C. PCT 888 November 29, 2002 Updated Request and Demand Forms in English with effect as from 1 January 2003
C. PCT 887 December 19, 2002 Questionnaire:  Application of the Criteria of "Due Care" and"Unintentionality" in Cases of Restoration of Rights
C. PCT 885 November 25, 2002 Proposed modifications of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT:  Standard for the electronic filing and processing of international applications
C. PCT 884 November 25, 2002 Proposed modification of Annex F of the Administrative Instructions
C. PCT 882 November 20, 2002 Language(s) accepted by the receiving Office for the filing of the request
C. PCT 881 November 7, 2002 Transmission of documents PCT/R/WG/3/4, prepared for the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from November 18 to 22, 2002
C. PCT 880 November 6, 2002 Language(s) of translation of the international applications for the purposes of international publication
C. PCT 878 October 30, 2002 Transmission of document PCT/R/WG/3/3, prepared for the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from November 18 to 22, 2002
C. PCT 876 October 25, 2002 Compatibility of Rule 49.6 with national laws  (January 1, 2003, entry into force)
C. PCT 875 October 30, 2002 Updated Request and Demand Forms in Russian with effect as from 1 July 2002
C. PCT 874 October 28, 2002 Transmission the report (document PCT/CTC/20/5), adopted by the Committee, for the twentieth session of the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC), which was held in Geneva from September 23 to October 1, 2002
C. PCT 873 October 18, 2002 Transmission of documents PCT/R/WG/3/1 and 2, prepared for the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from November 18 to 22, 2002
C. PCT 872 October 16, 2002 Invitation to the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from November 18 (10 a.m.) to 22, 2002
C. PCT 871 October 16, 2002 Invitation to the eighth session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP), which will be held in Geneva, from November 25 to 29, 2002
C. PCT 870 October 16, 2002 Invitation to the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from November 18 (10 a.m.) to 22, 2002
C. PCT 869 October 9, 2002 Invitation to the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from November 18 (10 a.m.) to 22, 2002
C. PCT 868 October 9, 2002 Invitation to the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from November 18 (10 a.m.) to 22, 2002
C. PCT 867 October 9, 2002 Invitation to the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from November 18 (10 a.m.) to 22, 2002
C. PCT 866 October 9, 2002 Invitation to the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from November 18 (10 a.m.) to 22, 2002
C. PCT 865 October 9, 2002 Invitation to the third session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from November 18 (10 a.m.) to 22, 2002
C. PCT 864 October 10, 2002 Updating PCT Applicant's Guide January 2003
C. PCT 863 September 2, 2002 Promulgation of modified Part 8 of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT to cover sequence listing-related tables
C. PCT 862 October 14, 2002 Promulgation of modified Instructions 102bis and 707 of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT (fee reduction where the international application is filed in electronic form)
C. PCT 861 August 27, 2002 Transmission of  documents PCT/CTC/20/1 Rev., PCT/CTC/20/2 Add.1 and PCT/CTC/20/4, prepared for the twentieth session of the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from September 23 to October 1, 2002
C. PCT 859 July 10, 2002 Transmission of the report (document PCT/R/2/9), adopted by the Committee, for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which was held in Geneva from July 1 to 5, 2002
C. PCT 857 July 22, 2002 Consultation under PCT Rule 89.2(b)
C. PCT 856 July 19, 2002 Transmission of documents PCT/CTC/20/2 and PCT/CTC/20/3, prepared for the twentieth session of the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from September 23 to October 1, 2002
C. PCT 855 July 8, 2002 Invitation and draft agenda for the twentieth session of the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from September 23 to October 1, 2002
C. PCT 854 July 8, 2002 Invitation and draft agenda for the twentieth session of the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from September 23 to October 1, 2002
C. PCT 853 July 8, 2002 Invitation and draft agenda for the twentieth session of the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from September 23 to October 1, 2002
C. PCT 852 July 8, 2002 Invitation and draft agenda for the twentieth session of the PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation (PCT/CTC), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from September 23 to October 1, 2002
C. PCT 851 June 18, 2002 Updated Request and Demand Forms in Spanish with effect as from 1 July 2002
C. PCT 850 June 18, 2002 Updated Request and Demand Forms in German with effect as from 1 July 2002
C. PCT 848 June 7, 2002 Transmission of working documents PCT/R/2/5 to 7, prepared for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from July 1 to 5, 2002
C. PCT 846 May 31, 2002 Transmission of working documents PCT/R/2/2 to 4, prepared for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from July 1 to 5, 2002
C. PCT 845 June 6, 2002 Updated Request and Demand Forms in English with effect as from 1 July 2002
C. PCT 844 May 31, 2002 Invitation and agenda for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 843 May 31, 2002 Invitation and agenda for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 842 May 31, 2002 Invitation and agenda for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 841 May 24, 2002 Invitation and agenda for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 840 May 24, 2002 Invitation and agenda for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 839 May 24, 2002 Invitation and agenda for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 838 May 24, 2002 Invitation and agenda for the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 837 May 24, 2002 Invitation to the second session of the Committee on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from July 1 (10 a.m.) to July 5, 2002
C. PCT 836 May 21, 2002 Transmission of documents PCT/R/WG/2/12 and PCT/R/WG/2/INF/1, prepared for the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from April 29 to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 835 May 21, 2002 Transmission of documents PCT/R/WG/2/1 Add.1, 5 Add.1, 7 Add. 1, 9, 10 and 11, prepared for the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from April 29 to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 832 March 26, 2002 Transmission of documents PCT/R/WG/2/1 to 8, prepared for the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva from April 29 to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 831 March 25, 2002 Updating PCT Applicant's Guide  July 2002
C. PCT 830 April 4, 2002 Proposed modifications of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT:  Standard for the electronic filing and processing of international applications
C. PCT 829 February 28, 2002 Promulgation of modified
RO Forms 153, 154 and 155,
ISA Forms 220, 234, 235 and 236,
IB Forms 301, 308, 329, 333, 334, 367, 368 and 369
IPEA Forms 401, 402, 404, 407, 436, 439, 442 and 444
C. PCT 828 March 13, 2002 Provide information concerning the intention of the International Bureau to make more systematic use of electronic means of communication with Offices and Authorities, and to request relevant information from the Offices and Authorities
C. PCT 827 April 4, 2002 Proposed modifications of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT:  Standard for the electronic filing and processing of international applications: Change procedures for future modifications
C. PCT 826 March 6, 2002 Information concerning recent developments in the international publication of international applications which contain large nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listings in electronic form
C. PCT 825 March 8, 2002 Invitations to the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from April 29 (10 a.m.) to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 824 March 8, 2002 Invitations to the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from April 29 (10 a.m.) to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 823 March 8, 2002 Invitations to the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from April 29 (10 a.m.) to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 822 March 8, 2002 Invitations to the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from April 29 (10 a.m.) to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 821 March 8, 2002 Invitations to the second session of the Working Group on Reform of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which will be held in Geneva, at the headquarters of WIPO, from April 29 (10 a.m.) to May 3, 2002
C. PCT 820 January 18, 2002 Promulgation of revised PCT Receiving Office Guidelines as in force from January 18, 2002
C. PCT 819 January 8, 2002 Modification from 20 to 30 months from the priority date of the time limit fixed in Article 22(1) of the PCT
C. PCT 818 January 7, 2002 Consultation on proposed modifications of
RO Forms 153, 154 and 155,
ISA Forms 220, 234, 235 and 236,
IB Forms 301, 308, 329, 333, 334, 367, 368 and 369,
IPEA Forms 401, 402, 404, 407, 436, 439, 442 and 444