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arranged in an upright position, they shall be presented sideways<br />
with the top of the figures at the left side of the sheet.<br />
(k) <strong>The</strong> differentfiguresshall be numbered in Arabic numerals<br />
consecutively and independently of the numbering of the<br />
sheets.<br />
(1) Reference signs not mentioned in the description shall<br />
not appear in the drawings, andvice versa.<br />
(m) <strong>The</strong> same features, when denoted by reference signs,<br />
shall, throughout the international application, be denoted by the<br />
samesigns.<br />
(n) If the drawings contain a large number of reference<br />
signs, it is stronglyrecommended to attach a separate sheet listing<br />
all reference signs andthe features denotedby them.<br />
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37 CFR 1.437. <strong>The</strong> drawings.<br />
(a) <strong>Subject</strong> to paragraph (b) of this section, when drawings<br />
are necessary f<strong>or</strong> the understanding of the invention, <strong>or</strong> are mentioned<br />
in the description, they must be part.of an international<br />
application as. <strong>or</strong>iginally filed in the United States Receiving<br />
Office in <strong>or</strong>dert<strong>or</strong>riaintain the international filing date duringthe<br />
national stage (PCT Art. 7).<br />
(b) Drawings missing from the application upon filing will<br />
be accepted if such drawings are received within 30 days of the<br />
date of firstreceipt of the incompletepapers.Ifthe missing drawings<br />
arereceived within the 30-day period,the international filing<br />
date shall be the dateon which such drawingsarereceived.Ifsuch<br />
drawings arenot timely received, all,references to drawings in the<br />
international application shall be considered non-existent (peT<br />
Art. 14(2), Administrative Instruction 310).<br />
(c) <strong>The</strong> physical requirements f<strong>or</strong> drawings are set f<strong>or</strong>th in<br />
PCT Rule 11 and shall he adhered to.<br />
<strong>The</strong> international application must contain drawings<br />
when they are necessary f<strong>or</strong> the understanding of<br />
the invention. M<strong>or</strong>eover where, without drawings<br />
being actually necessary f<strong>or</strong> the understanding of the<br />
invention, its nature admits of illustration by drawings,<br />
the applicant may include such drawings and<br />
any designated Office may require the applicant to file<br />
such drawings during the national phase. Flow sheets<br />
and diagrams are considered drawings. "Guidelines<br />
f<strong>or</strong> Drawings Under the <strong>Patent</strong> Cooperation Treaty,"<br />
published in the PCl' Gazette (No. 711978), may be<br />
obtained, in English and French, from the International<br />
Bureau.<br />
Drawings must be presented on one <strong>or</strong> m<strong>or</strong>e separate<br />
sheets. <strong>The</strong>y may not be included in the description,<br />
the claims <strong>or</strong> the abstract. <strong>The</strong>y may not contain<br />
text matter, except a single w<strong>or</strong>d <strong>or</strong> w<strong>or</strong>ds when absolutely<br />
indispensable. Note that if the drawings contain<br />
text matter not in English but in a language accepted<br />
under PCT Rule 12.I(a) by the International Bureau<br />
as a Receiving Office, the international application<br />
PATENT COOPERATION TREATY 1825<br />
will be transmitted to the International Bureau f<strong>or</strong><br />
processing in its capacity as a Receiving Office. See<br />
37 CFR 1.412(c)(6)(ii). If the drawings contain text<br />
matter not in a language accepted under PCT Rule<br />
12.I(a) by the International Bureau as a Receiving<br />
Office, the application will be denied an international<br />
filing date.<br />
All lines in the drawings must, <strong>or</strong>dinarily, be drawn<br />
with the aid ofa drafting instrument and must be executed<br />
in black, unif<strong>or</strong>mly thick and well-defined lines.<br />
PCT Rules 11.10 to 11.13 contain detailed requirements<br />
as to further physical requirements of drawings.<br />
Drawings newly executed acc<strong>or</strong>ding to national standards<br />
may not be required during the national phase if<br />
the drawings filed with the international application<br />
comply with PCTRule 11. <strong>The</strong> examiner may require<br />
new drawings where the drawings which were<br />
accepted during the international phase did not comply<br />
with PCT Rule II. A file referencemay be indicated<br />
in the upper left comer on each sheet of the<br />
drawings as f<strong>or</strong> the description.<br />
All of the figures constituting the drawings must be<br />
grouped together on a sheet <strong>or</strong> sheets without waste of<br />
space, preferably in an upright position and clearly<br />
separated from each other. Where the drawings <strong>or</strong><br />
tables cannot be presented satisfact<strong>or</strong>ily in an upright<br />
position, they may be placed sideways, with the tops<br />
of the drawings <strong>or</strong> tables on the left-hand side of the<br />
sheet.<br />
<strong>The</strong> usable surface of sheets (which must be of A4<br />
size) must not exceed 26.2 em x 17.0 ern. <strong>The</strong> sheets<br />
must not contain frames around the usable surface.<br />
<strong>The</strong> minimum margins which must be observed are:<br />
top and left side: 2.5 em; right side: 1.5 em; bottom:<br />
1.0 ern.<br />
All sheets of drawings must be numbered in the<br />
center of either the top <strong>or</strong> the bottom of each sheet but<br />
not in the margin in numbers larger than those used as<br />
reference signs in <strong>or</strong>der to avoid confusion with the<br />
latter. F<strong>or</strong> drawings, a separate series of page numbers<br />
is to be used. <strong>The</strong> number of each sheet of the<br />
drawings must consist of two Arabic numerals separated<br />
by an oblique stroke, the first being the sheet<br />
number and the second being the total number of<br />
sheets of drawings. F<strong>or</strong> example, "2/5" would be used<br />
f<strong>or</strong> the second sheet of drawings where there are five<br />
in all.<br />
1800-35 August2001