Szabadalmi Közlöny és Védjegyértesítő, 2003. január-március (108. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2003-01-01 / 1. szám
2003/1 - SZKV 25 (v) subject to paragraph g), the international search report or the declaration under Article 17(2) a); the publication of the international search report in the pamphlet shall, however, not be required to include the part of the international search report which contains only matter referred to in Rule 43 already appearing on the front page of the pamphlet, (vi) any statement filed under Article 19(1), unless the International Bureau finds that the statement does not comply with the provisions of Rule 46.4, (vii) any request for rectification referred to in the third sentence of Rule 91.1 f), (viii) the relevant data from any indications in relation to deposited biological material furnished under Rule 13bis separately from the description, together with an indication of the date on which the International Bureau received such indications, (ix) any information concerning a priority claim considered not to have been made under Rule 26bis.2 b), the publication of which is requested under Rule 26bis.2 c), (x) any declaration referred to in Rule 4.17 (v), and any correction thereof under Rule 26ter.l, which was received by the International Bureau before the expiration of the time limit under Rule 26ter. 1. b) Subject to paragraph c), the front page shall include: (i) data taken from the request sheet and such other data as are prescribed by the Administrative Instructions, (ii) a figure or figures where the international application contains drawings, unless Rule 8.2 b) applies, (Hi) the abstract; if the abstract is both in English and in another language, the English text shall appear first, (iv) an indication that the request contains any declaration referred to in Rule 4.17 which was received by the International Bureau before the expiration of the time limit under Rule 26ter. 1. c) Where a declaration under Article 17(2)q) has issued, the front page shall conspicuously refer to that fact and need include neither a drawing nor an abstract. d) The figure or figures referred to in paragraph b) (ii) shall be selected as provided in Rule 8.2. Reproduction of such figure or figures on the front page may be in a reduced form. e) If there is not enough room on the front page for the totality of the abstract referred to in paragraph b) (iii), the said abstract shall appear on the back of the front page. The same shall apply to the translation of the abstract when such translation is required to be published under Rule 48.3 c). j) If the claims have been amended under Article 19, the publication shall contain either the full text of the claims both as filed and as amended or the full text of the claims as filed and specify the amendments. Any statement referred to in Article 19(1) shall be included as well, unless the International Bureau finds that the statement does not comply with the provisions of Rule 46.4. The date of receipt of the amended claims by the International Bureau shall be indicated. g) If, at the time of the completion of the technical preparations for international publication, the international search report is not yet available (for example, because of publication on the request of the applicant as provided in Articles 21(2) b) and 64(3) c) (i)), the pamphlet shall contain, in place of the international search report, an indication to the effect that that report was not available and that either the pamphlet (then also including the international search report) will be republished or the international search report (when it becomes available) will be separately published. h) If, at the time of the completion of the technical preparations for international publication, the time limit for amending the claims under Article 19 has not expired, the pamphlet shall refer to that fact and indicate that, should the claims be amended under Article 19, then, promptly after such amendments, either the pamphlet (containing the claims as amended) will be republished or a statement reflecting all the amendments will be published. In the latter case, at least the front page and the claims shall be republished and, if a statement under Article 19(1) has been filed, that statement shall be published as well, unless the International Bureau finds that the statement does not comply with the provisions of Rule 46.4. i) The Administrative Instructions shall determine the cases in which the various alternatives referred to in paragraphs g) and h) shall apply. Such determination shall depend on the volume and complexity of the amendments and/or the volume of the international application and the cost factors. 48.3 Languages of Publication a) If the international application is filed in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian or Spanish („languages of publication”), that application shall be published in the language in which it was filed. b) If the international application is not filed in a language of publication and a translation into a language of publication has been furnished under Rule 12.3 or 12.4, that application shall be published in the language of that translation. c) If the international application is published in a language other than English, the international search report to the extent that it is published under Rule 48.2 a) (v), or the declaration referred to in Article 17(2) a), the title of the invention, the abstract and any text matter pertaining to the figure or figures accompanying the abstract shall be published both in that language and in English. The translations shall be prepared under the responsibility of the International Bureau. 48.4 Earlier Publication on the Applicant’s Request a) Where the applicant asks for publication under Articles 21(2) b) and 64(3) c) (i) and the international search report, or the declaration referred to in Article 17(2) a), is not yet available for publication together with the international application, the International Bureau shall collect a special publication fee whose amount shall be fixed in the Administrative Instructions. b) Publication under Articles 21(2) b) and 64(3) c) (i) shall be effected by the International Bureau promptly after the applicant has asked for it and, where a special fee is due under paragraph a), after receipt of such fee. 48.5 Notification of National Publication Where the publication of the international application by the International Bureau is governed by Article 64(3) c) (ii), the national Office concerned shall, promptly after effecting the national publication referred to in the said provision, notify the International Bureau of the fact of such national publication. 48.6 Announcing of Certain Facts a) If any notification under Rule 29.1 a) (ii) reaches the International Bureau at a time later than that at which it was able to prevent the international publication of the international application, the International Bureau shall promptly publish a notice in the Gazette reproducing the essence of such notification. b) [Deleted] c) If the international application, the designation of any designated State or the priority claim is withdrawn under Rule 90bis after the technical preparations for international publication have been completed, notice of the withdrawal shall be published in the Gazette. Rule 49 Copy, Translation and Fee Under Article 22 49.1 Notification a) Any Contracting State requiring the furnishing of a translation or the payment of a national fee, or both, under Article 22, shall notify the International Bureau of: (i) the languages from which and the language into which it requires translation, (ii) the amount of the national fee. a-bis) Any Contracting State not requiring the furnishing, under Article 22, by the applicant of a copy of the international application (even though the communication of the copy of the international application by the International Bureau under Rule 47 has not taken T