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§ 20.4 Negative Determination Under - none Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 20.4 Negative Determination Under Article 11(1)
If the receiving Office does not receive, within the applicable time limit under Rule 20.7, a correction or confirmation referred to in Rule 20.3(a), or if a correction or confirmation has been received but the application still does not fulfill the requirements of Article 11(1), the receiving Office shall:
(i) promptly notify the applicant that the application is not and will not be treated as an international application and shall indicate the reasons therefor;
(ii) notify the International Bureau that the number it has marked on the papers will not be used as an international application number;
(iii) keep the papers constituting the purported international application and any correspondence relating thereto as provided in Rule 93.1; and
(iv) send a copy of the said papers to the International Bureau where, pursuant to a request by the applicant under Article 25(1), the International Bureau needs such a copy and specially asks for it.
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