Szabadalmi Közlöny és Védjegyértesítő, 2003. január-március (108. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2003-01-01 / 1. szám
2003/1 - SZKV 45 g) If the applicant fails to comply with an invitation under paragraph e) (ii) or f)\ (i) where the document concerned is the international application, the latter shall be considered withdrawn and the receiving Office shall so declare; (ii) where the document concerned is a document subsequent to the international application, the document shall be considered as not having been submitted. h) No national Office or intergovernmental organization shall be obliged to receive any document submitted by a means referred to in paragraph a) unless it has notified the International Bureau that it is prepared to receive such a document by that means and the International Bureau has published information thereon in the Gazette. Rule 9fis Recording of Changes in Certain Indications in the Request or the Demand 92bis.l Recording of Changes by the International Bureau a) The International Bureau shall, on the request of the applicant or the receiving Office, record changes in the following indications appearing in the request or demand: (i) person, name, residence, nationality or address of the applicant, (ii) person, name or address of the agent, the common representative or the inventor. b) The International Bureau shall not record the requested change if the request for recording is received by it after the expiration: (i) of the time limit referred to in Article 22(1), where Article 39(1) is not applicable with respect to any Contracting State; (ii) of the time limit referred to in Article 39(1) a), where Article 39(1) is applicable with respect to at least one Contracting State. Rule 93 Keeping of Records and Files 93.1 The Receiving Office Each receiving Office shall keep the records relating to each international application or purported international application, including the home copy, for at least 10 years from the international filing date or, where no international filing date is accorded, from the date of receipt. 93.2 The International Bureau a) The International Bureau shall keep the file, including the record copy, of any international application for at least 30 years from the date of receipt of the record copy. b) The basic records of the International Bureau shall be kept indefinitely. 93.3 The International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities Each International Searching Authority and each International Preliminary Examining Authority shall keep the file of each international application it receives for at least 10 years from the international filing date. 93.4 Reproductions For the purposes of this Rule, records, copies and files may be kept as photographic, electronic or other reproductions, provided that the reproductions are such that the obligations to keep records, copies and files under Rules 93.1 to 93.3 are met. Rule 94 Access to Files 94.1 Access to the File Held by the International Bureau a) At the request of the applicant or any person authorized by the applicant, the International Bureau shall furnish, subject to reimbursement of the cost of the service, copies of any document contained in its file. b) The International Bureau shall, at the request of any person but not before the international publication of the international application and subject to Article 38, furnish, subject to the reimbursement of the cost of the service, copies of any document contained in its file. 94.2 Access to the File Held by the International Preliminary Examining Authority At the request of the applicant or any person authorized by the applicant, or, once the international preliminary examination report has been established, of any elected Office, the International Preliminary Examining Authority shall furnish, subject to reimbursement of the cost of the service, copies of any document contained in its file. 94.3 Access to the File Held by the Elected Office If the national law applicable by any elected Office allows access by third parties to the file of a national application, that Office may allow access to any documents relating to the international application, including any document relating to the international preliminary examination, contained in its file, to the same extent as provided by the national law for access to the file of a national application, but not before the international publication of the international application. The furnishing of copies of documents may be subject to reimbursement of the cost of the service. Rule 95 Availability of Translations 95.1 Furnishing of Copies of Translations a) At the request of the International Bureau, any designated or elected Office shall provide it with a copy of the translation of the international application furnished by the applicant to that Office. b) The International Bureau may, upon request and subject to reimbursement of the cost, furnish to any person copies of the translations received under paragraph a). Rule 96 The Schedule of Fees 96.1 Schedule of Fees Annexed to Regulations The amounts of the fees referred to in Rules 15 and 57 shall be expressed in Swiss currency. They shall be specified in the Schedule of Fees which is annexed to these Regulations and forms an integral part thereof.
