Ancillary Regulations Part I: Article 154 OJ 1990, 443

Article 154 OJ 1990, 443: PCT The EPO as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority (for the US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE)

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Foreword

Ancillary Regulations

Part I

Article 154

Article 154 OJ 1990, 443: PCT The EPO as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority (for the US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE)

Article 154 OJ 1987, 266: PCT Withdrawal by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA of the reservation concerning Chapter II PCT (International Preliminary Examination)

Article 154 OJ 1985, 331: PCT Specification of the EPO as an International Searching and International Preliminary Examining Authority by the JAPANESE PATENT OFFICE

Article 154 - OJ 1990, 443

PCT
The EPO as International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority
(for the US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE)

- OJ 1990, 443 -

From 1 July 1990 the EPO continues to act as IPEA in respect of international applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for which the EPO has established an international search report. The limit of 500 international applications per year accepted by the EPO no longer applies.