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§ 70.12 Mention of Certain Defects and Other Matters - none Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 70.12 Mention of Certain Defects and Other Matters
If the International Preliminary Examining Authority considers that, at the time it prepares the report:
(i) the international application contains any of the defects referred to in Rule 66.2(a)(iii), it shall include this opinion and the reasons therefor in the report;
(ii) the international application calls for any of the observations referred to in Rule 66.2(a)(v), it may include this opinion in the report and, if it does, it shall also indicate in the report the reasons for such opinion;
(iii) any of the situations referred to in Article 34(4) exists, it shall state this opinion and the reasons therefor in the reports;
(iv) a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing is not available to it in such a form that a meaningful international preliminary examination can be carried out, it shall so state in the report.
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