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1 99 Annual Index Subject Index Subject Issue Page Subject Issue Page Abstract - late receipt has no consequence on international filing date Accessions - to Budapest Treaty, see Budapest Treaty and Index of Countries and Offices - to Eurasian Patent Convention, see Eurasian Patent Convention and Index of Countries and Offices - to European Patent Convention, see European Patent Convention and Index of Countries and Offices - to Paris Convention, see Paris Convention, and Index of Countries and Offices - to PCT, see New PCT Contracting States and Index of Countries and Offices Administrative Instructions under the PCT - new consolidated text Agents and attorneys - address of agent - - discrepancy between agent's address on request form and agent's address on general power of attorney appointment of agent to represent applicant in relation to any international application filed by that applicant. - entitlement to practice before the International Bureau as receiving Office when application assigned to new applicant from another country.. - national phase agent may ask for copies of documents in applicant's file for his own file - no common agent (representation by agent of "deemed" common representative) representation - - before all International Authorities - - specifically before International Searching andlor Preliminary Examining Authority Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, see TRIPS Agreement Agricultural chemical products, patent protection of, see TRIPS Agreement Amendment - of application under PCT Article - - missing drawings may be filed under PCT Article of claims under PCT Article missing drawings may not be filed under PCT Article Annual index, PCT Newsletter (99), see Indexes Applicant's Guide, PCT, see PCT Applicant's Guide and footnote to Index of Countries and Offices Appointment of agent, see Agents and attorneys Assignment of application - consequence on agent's entitlement to practice before International Bureau as receiving Office "Black box" provision, see TRIPS Agreement Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure - accessions - - CA Canada EE Estonia IL Israel institutions with which deposits may be made (corrigendum) list of Contracting States new institution with status of international depositary authority 0 0 CD-ROMs - IPC:CLASS (International Patent Classification Cumulative and Linguistic Advanced Search System) in Windows version Chapter II - election of a State whose precautionary designation is confirmed after filing demand 0 - Greece to become bound by Chapter II Common representative - "deemed" common representative representation by agent of "deemed" common representative

2 99 pet Newsletter Annual Index Subject Issue Page Subject Issue Page [Common representative, continued] - - withdrawal by "deemed" common representative (not permitted)... 0 Confirmation of precautionary designations, see Precautionary designations Contracting States, see also New Contracting States and Index of Countries and Offices - map, list and two-letter codes (in English) All - map, list and two-letter codes (in French, German and Spanish)... "Countries in transition" - change in criteria for determining entitlement to EPO fee reductions. Demand form (PCTII PEA/0) - reprint July reprint January 99. Designatedlelected Offices - special requirements Designations - extension of European patents to States not specifically designated in request. 0 - for European patent (include Finland).. 0 Drawings - missing upon filing the international application Elected Offices, see Designatedlelected Offices Elections - election of a State whose precautionary designation is confirmed after filing a demand 0 - election for the purpose of European patent - consequences for regional phase entry before EPO in respect of States not bound by Chapter II EPIDOS (new on-line service from EPO on patent information and documentation). Eurasian Patent Convention - list of Contracting States. 0 - new Contracting State - - Armenia (ratification) Patent Regulations under the Eurasian Patent Convention starting of operations at Eurasian Patent Office Eurasian patents - confirmation of precautionary designation for Eurasian patent. 0 Euro-PCT applications, see European patents European Patent Convention - new Contracting State - - Finland (accession) European Patent Office's program for accelerated prosecution of applications, see EP under Index of Countries and Offices European patents - designations for (include Finland) election for the pupose of European patent-consequences for regional phase entry before EPO in respect of States not bound by Chapter II extensions, see Extension of European patents Extension of European Patents - to Albania (corrigendum). - to Albania (entry into force). - to Romania (entry into force) - to States not specifically designated in request form Extension of PCT applications to certain successor States of the former Soviet Union - notification to applicant Fees - fee tables All - PCT Schedule of Fees 0 - reductions - - % reduction in transmittal fee for certain applicants filing at ROIlS change in criteria for determining entitlement to EPO fee reductions Forms, see Demand form and Request form Frequent PCT users, see Users General power of attorney - agent's address 0 - in general Indexes - of names of applicants, international application numbers and international publication numbers, see PCT Gazette Index for 99 - PCT Newsletter Annual Index (99) (loose-leaf) International filing date - changed to date of receipt of missing drawings International Patent Classification (IPC) - IPC:CLASS in Windows version International Preliminary Examination Report (IPER) - applicant not required to furnish copy of IPER during national phase International Preliminary Examining Authorities - filing of general power of attorney - representation before International processing - reference to missing drawings considered non-existent International publication - publication of inventor's name and address International Search, see Search page

3 99 pet Newsletter Annual Index Subject Issue Page Subject Issue Page International Searching Authorities - filing of general power of attorney - representation before. Inventor - inventor's name and address in request form. language - bilingual PCT Gazette (proposal at PCT/CAl Meeting). - liberalization in filing languages (proposal at PCTICAl Meeting)... "Mailbox" provision, see TRIPS Agreement Mail disruption (affecting USPTOl, see US under Index of Countries and Offices Meetings - PCT Committee for Administrative and legal Matters (PCT/CAl).... National phase - entry into national phase before USPTO (changes), see US under Index of Countries and Offices - requirement to indicate inventor's name and address in request (table). - special requirements of designatedl elected Offices. - time limits - - for entering national phase (table) - - for entering national phase in PCT Contracting States not bound by Chapter II. - types of protection available (table). Nationality (of applicant) - used to determine agent having right to practice before International Bureau as receiving Office. New PCT Contracting States, see also Index of Countries and Offices - BA Bosnia and Herzegovina (accession). - CU Cuba (accession) GH Ghana (accession) Il Israel (ratification). - lc Saint lucia (accession). - YU Yugoslavia (ratification).. Newsletter, PCT, see PCT Newsletter Non-working days - International Bureau Israel Patent Office. 0,, Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property - list of member States 8 - new member States - - AE United Arab Emirates (accession) - - CO Colombia (accession) - - NI Nicaragua (accession) PA Panama (accession) Patent Cooperation Treaty and Regulations - in German and Russian Patent information - EPO's EPIDOS Information Register on-line PCT Administrative Instructions see Administrative Instructions under the PCT PCT Applicant's Guide - national chapter summary sheets - update sheets, January update sheets, July 99 PCT forms, see Demand form and Request form PCT Gazette - bilingual PCT Gazette (proposal at PCT/CAl Meeting). - special issues - - general information on Contracting States, national and regional Offices and International Authorities Index for PCT Minimum Documentation: List of periodicals. 0 PCT Minimum Documentation, see PCT Gazette, special issues PCT Newsletter - subscriptions for PCT publications, see Administrative Instructions under the PCT, Patent Cooperation Treaty and Regulations, PCT Applicant's Guide, PCT Gazette and PCT Minimum Documentation PCT Schedule of Fees (annexed to PCT Regulations). 0 PCT seminars - calendars All PCT statistics, see Statistics, PCT PCT Wheel - description and instructions for use. Pharmaceutical products, patent protection of, see TRIPS Agreement Post vacancy at WIPO. Power of attorney, see also Agents and attorneys - general power of attorney agent's address to represent applicant before all International Authorities to represent applicant specifically before International Searching andlor Preliminary Examining Authority model forms for separate and general power of attorney page

4 99 pet Newsletter Annual Index Subject Issue Page Subject Issue Page Precautionary designations - confirmation of precautionary designation - - after filing demand for regional (Eurasian) patent of States in respect of which extension of a European patent will be requested Priority claim - based on US provisional applications. 0 - cancelled if missing drawings furnished within applicable time limit but outside priority year some designated Offices disregard priority claim in respect of which the priority document has not been furnished Priority document - applicant not required to furnish (copy of) priority document during national phase - obligation to furnish priority document where receiving Office is not Office with which the priority application was filed - time limit for submitting if there is more than one priority claim transmission by fax to International Bureau Protection - types of protection available in PCT Contracting States (table).,, Protest against finding of lack of unity (at EPO) - time limit for payment of protest fees. Provisional applications - priority effect of US provisional application in respect of Euro-PCT applications Publication, international, see International publication Publications, PCT, see PCT publications Ratifications, see Accessions Reduction in fees, see Fees "Reform States," see "Countries in transition" Regional patents - confirmation of a precautionary designation for a regional patent.. 0 Representation, see Agents and attorneys and a/so Power of attorney Request form (PCT/RO/ 0) - agent's address 0 - "blackbox" protection: no need to include statement in request check-box for requesting receiving Office to prepare and transmit priority document to International Bureau - inventor's name and address [Request form, continued] - modified July tear-out sheets... - modified January tear-out sheets... Residence (of applicant) - used to determine agent having right to practice before International Bureau as receiving Office Right to practice, see Agents and attorneys and IB International Bureau under Countries and Offices Search - supplementary international search system (proposal at PCT/CAL Meeting) Seminar calendar, see PCT seminars Special requirements - of designated/elected Offices Statistics, PCT - 0,000 international applications 0 - January to December January to March January to 0 June January to 0 September most frequent PCT users..., - population of PCT Contracting States. Supplementary international search system (proposal at PCT/CAL Meeting) Time limits - entry into national phase - - in all States (table) in States not bound by Chapter II for filing drawings missing at time of filing application... - for furnishing inventor's name and address if not included in request form - for furnishing priority documents if there is more than one priority claim 0 TRIPS Agreement - patent protection for pharmaceutical or agricultural chemical products in certain States which do not yet provide patent protection for such products ("black box" or "mailbox" provision) Unity of invention - EPO Board of Appeal decision. 0 0 Users, PCT - most frequent PCT users..., Wheel, see PCT Wheel WIPO post vacancy. Withdrawal - by "deemed" common representative (not permitted) page

5 99 pet Newsletter Annual Index Index of Countries and Offices * Countries and Offices Issue Page Countries and Offices Issue Page AE AL BR BY CA CH CN United Arab Emirates - accession to Paris Convention Albania - extension of European patents extension of European patents (corrigendum). 0 AM Armenia AP AT AU AZ BA BE BG CO CU - ratification of Eurasian Patent Convention. - telephone numbers ARIPO - fax number. Austria - who may act as agent. Australia - fees. Azerbaijan - general information.. Bosnia and Herzegovina - accession to PCT Belgium - address Bulgaria Brazil - fees Belarus - fees telephone and fax numbers 0 Canada - accession to Budapest Treaty. Switzerland - means of filing documents. - telephone and fax numbers China - furnishing name and address of inventor special requirements telephone and fax numbers Colombia - accession to Paris Convention Cuba - accession to PCT - fax numbers... - general information DE EA EE EP ES FI Germany.. 0 Eurasian Patent Office - address, telephone and fax numbers 0 - competent International Authorities. 0 - fees general information language of filing 0 - Patent Regulations under the Eurasian Patent Convention starting of operations 0 - telephone number.. ' time limit for entering national phase 0 Estonia - accession to Budapest Treaty..... European Patent Office - Board of Appeal decisions concerning PCT - - obligation to specify reasons why unity of invention requirement has not been fulfilled in view of PCT Search Guidelines obligation under PCT Rules 8. and 8.(e) to provide justification for a finding of lack of unity of invention time limit for payment of protest fee relating to additional examination fees paid under protest extension of European Patents, see Extensions under Subject Index - fees change in criteria for determining entitlement to EPO fee reductions - new on-line service (EPIDOS Information Register on-line). - Program for Accelerated Prosecution of European Applications (PACE) Spain - election for the purpose of European patent-consequences for national phase entry. - fax. Finland - accession to European Patent Convention. - address , A list of provisional sheets for the pet Applicant's Guide appears at the end of this index. page

6 99 pet Newsletter Annual Index Countries and Offices Issue Page Countries and Offices Issue Page [FI FR GB GE GH GR HU IB IE IL IS Finland, continued] - telephone and fax numbers France - means of filing documents - telephone and fax numbers - telephone number... - who may act as agent. United Kingdom - institutions with which deposits of microorganisms may be made (corrigendum). Georgia - telephone and fax numbers Ghana - accession to PCT - availability by way of designation for ARIPO patent Greece - election for the purpose of European patent-consequences for European regional phase entry - telephone numbers. - to become bound by Chapter II.. Hungary - telephone number - who may act as agent. International Bureau - as receiving Office - - % reduction in transmittal fee for certain applicants. - - entitlement to practice before the International Bureau as receiving Office when application assigned to new applicant from another country. - - obligation to furnish the priority document. - non-working days (99).. - non-working days (99).. - payment of fees. Ireland Israel - accession to Budapest Treaty. - address. - general information - non-working days - ratification of PCT. - telephone and fax numbers Iceland - submittal of priority document IT JP KP KR LC LS LU LV MG RU SE Italy. - institutions with which deposits of microorganisms may be made. 0 0 (corrigendum) Madagascar - address MK The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - fees.... MN Mongolia.. NI NZ PA PT RO Japan - fees Democratic People's Republic of Korea - fees special requirements under PCT Rule b;s (assignment of priority rights) telephone and fax numbers... Republic of Korea - revised patent and utility model laws. Saint Lucia - accession to PCT.... Lesotho - competent International Authorities. 0 Luxembourg - fax number Latvia - address, telephone and fax numbers 0 MC Monaco - name of Office telephone and fax numbers Nicaragua - accession to Paris Convention 0 New Zealand - competent International Authorities. - fees Panama - accession to Paris Convention Portugal - fees Romania - extension of European patents 0 Russian Federation - fees Sweden. 0 8, page

7 99 pet Newsletter Annual Index Countries and Offices Issue Page Countries and Offices Issue Page SG Singapore [TR Turkey, continued] - fees. - competent International Authorities. SI Slovenia TT Trinidad and Tobago - address - fax number... - telephone and fax numbers UA Ukraine SK TJ TM TR Slovakia - address, telephone and fax numbers Tajikistan - evidence of mailing.. - fees. - re-registration of patents and patent US - fees... United States of America - changes relating to entry into national phase 0 applications - fees special requirements telephone and fax numbers 0 Turkmenistan - address, telephone and fax numbers... UZ Uzbekistan - mail disruption (July 99)... - World Wide Web address. Turkey - telephone number.. - competent International Authorities. 0 YU Yugoslavia 0 - ratification of pet. page

8 ' I 99 pet Newsletter Annual Index Provisional sheets for PCT Applicant's Guide Note that some provisional sheets issued with the PCT Newsletter in 99 have already been superseded by the July 99 update of the Guide; all 99 provisional sheets will in any event be superseded by the January 99 update of the Guide. Vol.IIA Annex A Annex 8 Annex 8 Vol. lib Annex C Annex X Issue 0; 0; ; AZ (0); CU (); IL () EA (0) AZ (0); CU (); EA (0); IL () ; Vol. lila National Chapter Summaries Vol.IIIB National Chapter Summaries Vol.IIIC National Chapter Summaries AZ (0); CU (); EA (0) IL () US () Inserts and tear-out sheets other than provisional sheets for PCT Applicant's Guide Information on PCT presentations at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. PCT Contracting States (map, list and two-letter codes in French, German and Spanish) The PCT in 99 (WIPO Press Release PCT/9) PCT Newsletter Annual Index (99) PCT Newsletter binders order form PCT Newsletter subscription form PCT Schedule of Fees. PCT Wheel. WIPO post vacancy announcement No. P page 8