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The contents of the international application are set out in Article 3(2).

GL-PCT F II – Content of an international application (other than claims)

1. General

2. Abstract

3. The title

4. Description (formal requirements)

5. Drawings

6. Nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings

GL-PCT F I – Introduction Apart from the requirements of novelty, inventive step and industrial application, and the exclusion of subject-matter for which the ISA and/or IPEA is not required to carry out search and international preliminary [..]

GL-PCT F General

Contents

Chapter I – Introduction

Chapter II – Content of an international application (other than claims)

2.Abstract

GL-PCT E III 3 PPH based on an IPER established by the EPO as IPEA

Under the PPH pilot programme, a PPH request can also be based on an IPER established by the EPO as IPEA.

GL-PCT E III 2 PPH based on a WO‑ISA established by the EPO as ISA

Where the EPO is the ISA and the international application contains claims that are determined to be patentable/allowable by the EPO as ISA, the applicant may under the PPH pilot programme request accelerated examination at the EPO's PPH partner offices when the application has entered the national phase before these offices.

GL-PCT E III 1 General

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) enables an applicant whose claims have been determined to be patentable/allowable to have a corresponding application which has been filed with a PPH partner office processed in an accelerated manner while at the same time allowing the offices involved to exploit available work results.

Currently, the EPO's PPH partner offices are: JPO (Japan), KIPO (South Korea), CNIPA (China), USPTO (USA), ILPO (Israel), CIPO (Canada), IMPI (Mexico), IPOS (Singapore), IPA (Australia), SIC (Colombia), ROSPATENT (Russian Federati

GL-PCT E III – Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

1. General

2. PPH based on a WO‑ISA established by the EPO as ISA

3. PPH based on an IPER established by the EPO as IPEA

GL-PCT E II – Observations by third parties Third parties may, anonymously if so desired, file observations under the PCT which, unlike observations under the EPC, should exclusively refer to prior art relevant to the novelty and/or inventive [..]

GL-PCT F II 2 Abstract

GL-PCT F II 1 General