national of PCT Procedure Does DO, national law applied by it, allow: same day priority claims (“priority” yes/no)? incorporation by reference of missing elements or (“incorporation” yes/no)? Priority yes / Priority yes / Priority no Incorporation yes Incorporation no (if DO has not submitted (if DO has a notification of submitted a notification incompatibility of incompatibility under Rule 20.8(b)) Rule 20.8(b)) Valid Priority Claim? Yes Yes No Incorporation by Yes No No Reference of Missing (either international filing (either international filing Element or Part? date would change or date would change or material incorporated by material incorporated by reference would be reference would be ignored) ignored) International Search Yes No No Report Useful for (since international international search international search DO? search took into account took into account the took into account the the missing element or missing element or part missing element or part part incorporated by incorporated by incorporated by reference) reference, or was based reference, or was based on an earlier on an earlier international filing date international filing date than that accepted by than that accepted by the DO) the DO) The Working Group is invited to comment on the proposed amendments to the PCT Regulations set out in the Annex to this document. [Annex follows]
national of PCT Procedure Does DO, national law applied by it, allow: same day priority claims (“priority” yes/no)? incorporation by reference of missing elements or (“incorporation” yes/no)? Priority yes / Incorporation yes (if DO has not submitted a notification of incompatibility Rule 20.8(b)) Priority yes / Incorporation no (if DO has submitted a notification of incompatibility under Rule 20.8(b)) Priority no Valid Priority Claim? Yes Yes No Incorporation by Reference of Missing Element or Part? Yes No (either international filing date would change or material incorporated by reference would be ignored) No (either international filing date would change or material incorporated by reference would be ignored) International Search Report Useful for DO? Yes (since international search took into account the missing element or part incorporated by reference) No international search took into account the missing element or part incorporated by reference, or was based on an earlier international filing date than that accepted by the DO) No international search took into account the missing element or part incorporated by reference, or was based on an earlier international filing date than that accepted by the DO) The Working Group is invited to comment on the proposed amendments to the PCT Regulations set out in the Annex to this document. [Annex follows]
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