The CAF requires that paragraphs of the description be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. The title of the invention and section titles (such as "Summary of Invention" and "Example 1") are not numbered. The order of elements in a PCT application is prescribed by
Section 207
of the Administrative Instructions.

The CAF requires that paragraphs of the description be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. The title of the invention and section titles (such as "Summary of Invention" and "Example 1") are not numbered. The order of elements in a PCT application is prescribed by

Section 207

Description
Title of the Invention
Technical Field
 0001
Background Art
0002
Summary of Invention
Technical Problem
0003
Solution to Problem
0004
0005
Advantageous Effects of Invention
0006
Brief Description of Drawings
0007
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Description of Embodiments
0008
Examples
0009
0010
Example 1
0011
Example 2
0012
Industrial Applicability
0013
Reference Signs List
0014
Reference to Deposited Biological Material
0015
Sequence Listing Free Text
0016
Citation List
Patent Literature
0017
Non Patent Literature
0018
Claims
Claim 1
Claim 2
Abstract
Drawings
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Sequence Listing

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