[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.471]

[Page 123]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--International Processing Provisions
 
Sec. 1.471  Corrections and amendments during international processing.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all corrections 
submitted to the United States Receiving Office or United States 
International Searching Authority must be in English, in the form of 
replacement sheets in compliance with PCT Rules 10 and 11, and 
accompanied by a letter that draws attention to the differences between 
the replaced sheets and the replacement sheets. Replacement sheets are 
not required for the deletion of lines of text, the correction of simple 
typographical errors, and one addition or change of not more than five 
words per sheet. These changes may be stated in a letter and, if 
appropriate, the United States Receiving Office will make the deletion 
or transfer the correction to the international application, provided 
that such corrections do not adversely affect the clarity and direct 
reproducibility of the application (PCT Rule 26.4). Amendments that do 
not comply with PCT Rules 10 and 11.1 to 11.13 may not be entered.
    (b) Amendments of claims submitted to the International Bureau shall 
be as prescribed by PCT Rule 46.
    (c) Corrections or additions to the Request of any declarations 
under PCT Rule 4.17 should be submitted to the International Bureau as 
prescribed by PCT Rule 26ter.

[43 FR 20466, May 11, 1978, as amended at 63 FR 29619, June 1, 1998; 66 
FR 16006, Mar. 22, 2001]