Invitation To Correct Defects In Correspondence Submitted By The Applicant {PCT-IPEA-423}

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY From the INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITY To: PCT INVITATION TO CORRECT DEFECTS IN CORRESPONDENCE SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT (PCT Rules 92.1(b) and 92.4(g)(ii)) Date of mailing (day/month/year) Applicants or agents file reference REPLY DUE within months/days from the above date of mailing International application No. International filing date (day/month/year) Applicant 1. The applicant is hereby invited, within the time limit indicated above, to remedy the omission mentioned below. 2. This International Preliminary Examining Authority acknowledges the receipt on:________________________ of papers purporting to be: . 3. However, the said papers were not accompanied by a letter. (Rule 92.1(a)) accompanied by a letter which, nevertheless, was not signed. (Rule 92.1(a)) furnished in the form of a letter which, nevertheless, was not signed. (Rule 92.1(a)) transmitted by facsimile machine, but the original has not been received. (Rule 92.4(d)) 4. The said letter or papers are returned herewith. 5. Failure to remedy the omission within the time limit indicated above will result in the said letter or papers being disregarded or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, considered as not having been submitted. Name and mailing address of the IPEA/ Authorized officer Facsimile No. Telephone No. Form PCT/IPEA/423 (July 1992; reprint January 2004)