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comply with the provisions of 37 CPR 1.10 will result<br />
in the paper <strong>or</strong> fee being acc<strong>or</strong>ded the date of receipt<br />
and not the date of deposit. See MPEP § 513.<br />
Demand f<strong>or</strong> international preliminary examination<br />
may be submitted to the USPTO via facsimile. <strong>The</strong><br />
Certificate of Mailing <strong>or</strong> Transmission practice under<br />
37 CFR 1.8 CANNOT be used to file a Demand if the<br />
date of deposit is desired. If used, the date of the<br />
Demand will be the date of receipt in the USPTO. See<br />
MPEP § 513, § 1834, and § 1834.oI.<br />
All Demands filed in the USPTO must be in the<br />
English language.<br />
PCT Rule 59.3 was amended July I, 1998 to provide<br />
a safeguard in the case of a Demand filed with an<br />
International Preliminary Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity which<br />
is not competent f<strong>or</strong> the international preliminary<br />
examination of a particular international application.<br />
<strong>The</strong> USPTO may f<strong>or</strong>ward such a Demand to the International<br />
Bureau and the International Bureau will f<strong>or</strong>ward<br />
the Demand to a competent International<br />
Preliminary Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity pursuant to PCT<br />
PATENT COOPERATION TREATY 1865<br />
Rule 59.3(c). <strong>The</strong> competent International Preliminary<br />
Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity will process the Demand<br />
based on the date of receipt in the USPTO. See<br />
37 CFR 1.416(c)(2).<br />
CHOICE OF EXAMINING AUTHORITY<br />
U.S. residents and nationals may choose to have the<br />
International Preliminary Examination done either by<br />
the IPEA/EP <strong>or</strong>. the IPEAfUS. <strong>The</strong> IPEA/EP has<br />
agreed that it would act as International Preliminary<br />
Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity f<strong>or</strong> any Chapter II case in which<br />
it served as the ISA. <strong>The</strong> IPEAfUS will serve as International<br />
Preliminary Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity f<strong>or</strong> U.S.<br />
residents and nationals if the U.S. <strong>or</strong> EPO served as<br />
ISA.<br />
<strong>The</strong> IPEAfUS will also serve as International Preliminary<br />
Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity f<strong>or</strong> residents <strong>or</strong> nationals<br />
of Barbados, Brazil; India, Israel, Mexico, New<br />
Zealand, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago if the<br />
U.S. was the International Searching Auth<strong>or</strong>ity.<br />
1800-89 August2001