另,file amendment的时间限制:
amendment under article 19 (2个月或16个月):
PCT RULE 46.1.
Time Limit
The time limit referred to in Article 19 shall be two months from the date of transmittal of the international search report to the International Bureau and to the applicant by the International Searching Authority or 16 months from the priority date, whichever time limit expires later, provided that any amendment made under Article 19 which is received by the International Bureau after the expiration of the applicable time limit shall be considered to have been received by that Bureau on the last day of that time limit if it reaches it before the technical preparations for international publication have been completed.
2004年之后file的申请,amendment under article 34 after filing a Demand for Chapter II (3个月或22个月):
– 3 months from the date of transmittal to the applicant of the International
Search Report (or of the declaration under Article 17.2(a) that no
International Search Report will be established) and the Written Opinion
by the International Searching Authority; or
– 22 months from the priority date, whichever expires later. |