GL-PCT B II 1 International search and written opinion under Chapter I

The procedure through which a PCT application proceeds from the filing of the application to the conclusion of the international phase comprises the international search and written opinion under Chapter I, which is mandatory for applicants, and the international preliminary examination under Chapter II, which is optional.[Art. 15; Art. 33; ]

The objective of the international sear

GL-PCT B II – General

1. International search and written opinion under Chapter I

2. Objective of the search

3. Search documentation

4. Search report

5. Time limit

GL-PCT B I 2.2 Search Division consisting of more than one examiner

Section B‑I, 2.2, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.[GL/ISPE 15.08; ]

GL-PCT B I 2.1 Consultation with other examiners

Section B‑I, 2.1, in the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO applies mutatis mutandis.

GL-PCT B I 2 The examiner

The examiner appointed to carry out the search and establish the written opinion normally works alone; at the discretion of the director, a prospective Examining Division can be appointed.[GL/ISPE 15.08; 15.09; ]

2.1 Consultation with other examiners

GL-PCT B I 1 Purpose of Part B

Part B is drafted for and applies to searches and written opinions established by the EPO as ISA or SISA in the context of Chapter I of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

GL-PCT B I – Introduction

1. Purpose of Part B

2. The examiner

GL-PCT B Purpose of Part B

Contents

Chapter I – Introduction

2.The examiner

2.1

GL-PCT A VI 1.5 Restoration of the right of priority

Where the international application has an international filing date which is later than, but within two months of, the date on which the priority period expired, the applicant may request restoration of the right of priority with the RO. This request may be made directly on the request form (Box No.

GL-PCT A VI 1.4.2 Failure to correct

If, in response to the invitation to correct a priority claim, the applicant does not submit a notice correcting the priority claim before expiry of the applicable time limit (see GL/PCT-EPO A-VI, 1.4.1), that priority claim is, for the purposes of the PCT procedure, considered void and the RO so declares using Form PCT/RO/111.