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Revision of Procedures Relating to Amending PCT Applications

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Christopher P. Singer -- In a notice published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 31372), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published rule changes relating to amendment practice in PCT applications, which took effect on July 1, 2009. The revision is specific to 37 C.F.R. § 1.485 (corresponding to amended PCT Rule 66.8), which will be amended to recite: The applicant may make amendments at the time of filing the Demand. The applicant may also make amendments within the time limit set by the International Preliminary Examining Authority for reply to any notification...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on July 02, 2009 (boomark / email).