Administrative Instructions under the Patent Cooperation Treaty

Section 804
Notification of Receipt of an Observation to the Applicant and
Comments by the Applicant in Response to an Observation

(a) The International Bureau shall notify the applicant if any third party observations are received in relation to an international application.

(b) The applicant may, within 30 months from the priority date, submit comments in response to any third party observation which has been received. The comments shall be submitted in English, French or the language of publication of the international application, at the choice of the applicant, and shall be promptly made available for public inspection.