Invitation To Furnish Documents In Connection With Earlier Search {PCT-ISA-238}

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY From the INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY To: PCT INVITATION TO FURNISH DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH EARLIER SEARCH (PCT Rule 12bis.1(b)) Date of mailing (day/month/year) Applicant's or agent's file reference REPLY DUE within month/days from the above date of mailing International application No. International filing date (day/month/year) Applicant 1. The applicant has requested, by marking the request form accordingly (see Box No. VII of Form PCT/RO/101), that this International Searching Authority take into account the results of an earlier search carried out by another International Searching Authority or a national Office (Rule 4.12). Moreover, where applicable, even though the applicant had marked certain documents as being available to this International Searching Authority, they are in fact not available in a form and manner acceptable to this Authority. 2. In the case where the request to take into account the results of an earlier search concerns multiple earlier searches, this Invitation relates to the following earlier search: Filing date (day/month/year) Application Number Country (or regional Office) 3. The applicant is hereby invited, within the prescribed time limit indicated above, to furnish this Authority with: a copy of the earlier application, a translation of the earlier application into the following ____________________________ language which is accepted by this Authority, a translation of the results of the earlier search into the following language ___________________________________ which is accepted by this Authority, a copy of all, or certain documents, cited in the results of the earlier search, as listed below in 5. Further observations. 4. Failure to comply with this Invitation may result in this Authority not taking into account the results of the earlier search as requested by the applicant in the request form. 5. Further observations (if necessary): Name and mailing address of the ISA/ Authorized officer Facsimile No. Form PCT/ISA/238 (July 2008) Telephone No. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com