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1893.01(b)(2) MANUAL OFPATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE<br />
and (2) as in national practice under 37 CPR 153,<br />
enable applicants to extend the period of time.<br />
under 37CFR 1.I36(a) f<strong>or</strong> submission of a proper<br />
oath, declaration, <strong>or</strong> translation. <strong>The</strong> international<br />
application enters the national stage under 35 U.S.C.<br />
371 when the last of the items indicated in 35 U.S.c.<br />
37l(c) and 37 CPR 1.491 is timely received by the<br />
office.<br />
An international application becomes abandoned if<br />
the copy of the international application Or the basic<br />
national fee has not been received by the U.S. Designated<br />
Office pri<strong>or</strong>to expiration of 30 months from the<br />
pri<strong>or</strong>ity date. A notification of any missing requirements<br />
pursuant to 37 CPR 1.495 will only be mailed<br />
in those instances where the applicant has paid the<br />
basic national fee within 30 months from the pri<strong>or</strong>ity<br />
date.<br />
<strong>The</strong> notice of missing requirements lists several<br />
items which 37 CPR 1.497(a) and (b) require and all<br />
of those items will have to be satisfied bef<strong>or</strong>ethe oath<br />
<strong>or</strong> declaration is considered accepted. Similarly, the<br />
translation must be a translation of the international<br />
application. ,\translation ofless than all of the international<br />
application (e.g., untranslated w<strong>or</strong>ds in the<br />
drawings <strong>or</strong> translations of thoseuntranslatedw<strong>or</strong>ds<br />
in a different part of thedocnment) <strong>or</strong> a translation<br />
that includes modifications, e.g., the insertion of<br />
headings, is unacceptable. "Sequeuce Listing" need<br />
not be trauslated if the "Sequence Listing" complies<br />
with PCT Rule l2.l(d) and the description complies<br />
with PCT Rule 5.2(b). See 37 CFR 1.495(c).<br />
1893.01(b)(2)ArticIe 19 and Article 34<br />
Amendments (Filed with the<br />
International Preliminary<br />
Examining Auth<strong>or</strong>ity)<br />
Paragraph. (d) of 37 CPR 1.495 states that if an<br />
Article 19 amendment is not received bef<strong>or</strong>e expiration<br />
of 30 months from the pri<strong>or</strong>ity date, it.is considered<br />
to be canceled. Nevertheless, applicant may<br />
submit a preliminary amendmentin acc<strong>or</strong>dance with<br />
37 CFR 1.121 adding the substance of the Article 19<br />
amendment to the national stage application. In some<br />
instances, entry. of the subject matter via an amend"<br />
ment under 37 CFR 1.121 may be preferable to entry<br />
via Atticle 19. F<strong>or</strong> example, where the Article 19<br />
amendment was hot filed in English the amendment<br />
August 2001<br />
1800-138<br />
would have to be translated into English in <strong>or</strong>der that<br />
it be submitted f<strong>or</strong> entry into the national stage. <strong>The</strong><br />
translation must be submitted bef<strong>or</strong>e expiration of<br />
30 months from the pri<strong>or</strong>ity date and the substitute<br />
pages must be capable of insertion into the text of the<br />
international application. Thus, where an Article 19<br />
amendment was made in the international stage the<br />
same amendment may be 'entered f<strong>or</strong> the national<br />
stage either in acc<strong>or</strong>dance with 35 U.S.C. 37l(c)(3) <strong>or</strong><br />
the amendments may be added via a preliminary<br />
amendment in acc<strong>or</strong>dance with 37 CFR 1.121.<br />
TRANSLATION OF AN ANNEX TO THE IN<br />
TERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINA<br />
TIONREPORT<br />
<strong>The</strong> translation of an Annex to the international<br />
preliminary examination rep<strong>or</strong>t must be submitted so<br />
that the translation of the <strong>or</strong>iginally filed application<br />
can be changed by replacing the <strong>or</strong>iginally filed application<br />
page(s) (of translationjwith substitute page(s)<br />
of translation of the annex. Where applicant chooses<br />
to submit an English translation of the annex, applicant<br />
should check to be sure that the English translation<br />
can be entered by substituting the pages of<br />
translation f<strong>or</strong> c<strong>or</strong>responding pagesof the claims of<br />
the international application without leaving an inconsistency.<br />
If entry of the page of translation causes<br />
inconsistencies in the specification <strong>or</strong> claims of the<br />
international. applicati0 Il the translation will not be<br />
entered. F<strong>or</strong> example, if the translation of the <strong>or</strong>iginally<br />
filed application has a page which begins with<br />
claim r and ends. with a first part of claim 2 with the<br />
remainder of claim 2 on the next page then translation<br />
of the annex to only claim 1 must include a substitute<br />
page <strong>or</strong> pages beginning with the changes to claim 1<br />
and ending with thelast of the exactsame first part of<br />
claim 2. This enables the <strong>or</strong>iginal translated first page<br />
of claims to be replaced by the translation of the<br />
annex without changing the subsequent unamended<br />
page(s). Alternatively applicant may submit a preliminary<br />
amendment in acc<strong>or</strong>dance with 37 CFR 1.121.<br />
1893.01(c) Fees<br />
Because the national stage fees are subject to<br />
change, applicants and examiners should always consult<br />
the Official Gazette f<strong>or</strong> the current fee listing,<br />
Applicants are cautioned that national stage fees are<br />
specifically provided f<strong>or</strong> in 37CFR 1.492 and autho-