Notification Of Transmittal Of Demand To The International Bureau {PCT-IPEA-436}

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY From the INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITY To: PCT NOTIFICATION OF TRANSMITTAL OF DEMAND TO THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OR TO THE COMPETENT INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITY (PCT Rule 59.3(a) and (f) and Administrative Instructions, Section 601) Date of mailing (day/month/year) Applicants or agents file reference IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION International application No. International filing date (day/month/year) Priority date (day/month/year) Applicant 1. This International Preliminary Examining Authority, which has received on the date indicated below a demand for international preliminary examination, is not competent for the international preliminary examination of the international application: _____________________________________________________ (date of receipt) 2. The applicant is hereby notified that: this Authority has transmitted the demand to the International Bureau which will transmit it, as the case may be, directly to the competent International Preliminary Examining Authority and inform the applicant accordingly, or invite the applicant to indicate the competent International Preliminary Examining Authority to which the demand should be transmitted. this Authority has transmitted the demand directly to the competent International Preliminary Examining Authority which is: 3. The date of receipt indicated above has been marked on the demand; the demand will, in accordance with Rule 59.3(e), be considered to have been received by the competent International Preliminary Examining Authority on that date of receipt. ATTENTION: That date of receipt is after the expiration of 19 months from the priority date. Consequently, in respect of some Offices, the demand does not have the effect of postponing the entry into the national phase until 30 months from the priority date (or later in some Offices) (Article 39(1)) and the acts for entry into the national phase must therefore be performed within 20 months from the priority date (or later in some Offices). However, in respect of some other Offices, the time limit of 30 months (or later) may nevertheless apply. See the Annex to Form PCT/IB/301 and, for details about the applicable time limits, Office by Office, see the PCT Applicants Guide, Volume II, National Chapters and the WIPO Internet site. ATTENTION: That date of receipt is after the expiration of the applicable time limit under Rule 54bis.1(a). Any demand made after the expiration of said time limit shall be considered as if it had not been submitted and the International Preliminary Examining Authority shall so declare (Rule 54bis.1(b)). This International Preliminary Examining Authority is not in a position to determine whether that date of receipt is after the expiration of the applicable time limit under Rule 54bis.1(a), that is, three months from the date of transmittal to the applicant of the international search report (or of the declaration referred to in Article 17(2)(a)) and the written opinion established under Rule 43bis.1 or 22 months from the priority date, whichever expires later. (If applicable) The applicant has already been informed accordingly by telephone, facsimile transmission or in person, on: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. A copy of this notification is being sent to the International Bureau or to the competent International Preliminary Examining Authority indicated above, as the case may be. Name and mailing address of the IPEA/ Authorized officer Facsimile No. Telephone No. Form PCT/IPEA/436 (January 2004)