PCT Article 32 — The International Preliminary Examining Authority
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
- (1) International preliminary examination shall be carried out by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
- (2) In the case of demands referred to in Article 31(2)(a) , the receiving Office, and, in the case of demands referred to in Article 31(2)(b) , the Assembly, shall, in accordance with the applicable agreement between the interested International Preliminary Examining Authority or Authorities and the International Bureau, specify the International Preliminary Examining Authority or Authorities competent for the preliminary examination.
- (3) The provisions of Article 16(3) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in respect of International Preliminary Examining Authorities.
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1862 Agreement With the International Bureau To Serve as an International Preliminary Examining Authority
- 1865 Filing of Demand
- 1879.02 Transmittal of the International Preliminary Examination Report and Related Documents
- PCT Article 31 Demand for International Preliminary Examination
- PCT Rule 59 The Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority
- PCT Rule 63 Minimum Requirements for International Preliminary Examining Authorities
- PCT Rule 71 Transmittal of the International Preliminary Examination Report and Related Documents
- PCT AI Section 103 Languages of the Forms Used by International Authorities