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PFCs already processed 2008

The following proposals for change were received by the International Bureau and made available as PFC files. Received comments have been included as Annexes to the PFC files concerned.

  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/010: Changes to Annex F (relating to the filing and processing of sequence listings)
    proposal by the International Bureau  (extract from circular C. PCT 1149 - SCIT 2652)
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/009: Changes to Annex F (transmission protocol and formatting requirements)
    proposal by the United States Patent Office
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/008: Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (CAF)
    proposal by the European Patent Office, the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent Office
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/007: Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (sequence listings)
    proposal by the International Bureau
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/006: Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (e-mail)
    proposal by the International Bureau 
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/005: Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (The XML tagging of corrections and changes)
    proposal by the European Patent Office and the International Bureau  
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/004: Updates to package-data DTD adding some of the missing document types xmit-receipt, ro-requestreceiving-info and pre-conversion-filespackage
    proposal by the International Bureau 
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/003: Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (PCT 2008 Rule Changes)
    proposal by the International Bureau 
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/002: Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (Priority Document Digital Access Service)
    proposal by the International Bureau 
  • PCT/EF/PFC 08/001: Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (power of attorney)
    proposal by the International Bureau

Attention is drawn to the following circular, whose contents may have relevance to electronic processing of applications:

  • C. PCT 1132 (21 February 2008): Proposed modifications of certain Forms relating to the Receiving Office, the International Searching Authority and the International Bureau