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Easy
- Simply ask the Office of first filing to add the priority document into the system, and request Offices of second filing to use the service for obtaining access.
- Enable access by Offices of second filing by marking checkboxes through the on-line service.
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Valuable
- Share documents with other Offices.
- Offer a new service at low cost for local applicants wishing to file applications in other countries.
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Quick
- No need to provide a certified copy of a priority document separately to each Office of second filing.
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Flexible
- Three alternative routes for making a priority document available through the service, taking national legal constraints into account.
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Secure
- Use of an access code to authorize access.
- Data exchange via secure channels.
- Service hosted and administered by WIPO.
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Easy
- No or reduced need to prepare, check or scan certified copies on paper.
- No need to deal with different transmission and document formats.
- No need to establish secure connections to multiple Offices.
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Flexible
- Modify at any time the list of Offices of second filing that are entitled to access.
- Change the access code generated by the service to a code of your choice.
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Secure
- Exchanges via secure channels.
- Service hosted by WIPO.
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Inexpensive
- No need to pay for multiple copies of paper priority documents.
- No charges by WIPO. Offices can charge, but it is expected that most will not.
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Inexpensive
- Simple service delivered through channels already existing at most automated Offices.
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