Ancillary Regulations Part II

Rule 27a OJ 2005, 225: Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 January 2005 concerning the late furnishing fee under Rule 13ter PCT

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Foreword

Ancillary Regulations

Part II

Rule 27a

Rule 26(2)(b) OJ 1991, 224: Notice dated 13 March 1991 concerning the amendment of the title of the invention in European patent applications

Rule 27a OJ 2005, 225: Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 January 2005 concerning the late furnishing fee under Rule 13ter PCT

Rule 27a OJ 1998, Suppl. No. 2 to OJ 11/1998, page 59: Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 October 1998 concerning the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequences in patent applications and the filing of sequence listings

Rule 27a OJ 1992, 312: Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 May 1992 concerning the computer program PatentIn

Rule 27a - OJ 2005, 225

Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 January 2005 concerning the late furnishing fee under Rule 13ter PCT

- OJ 2005, 225 -

The President of the European Patent Office, having regard to Rule 13ter PCT as revised which will enter into force on 1 April 2005¹, has decided as follows:

Article 1

Where the EPO acting as International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority invites the applicant to furnish a sequence listing pursuant to Rule 13ter.1(a) or (b) PCT or Rule 13ter.2 PCT, such furnishing shall be subjected to the payment of a late furnishing fee of EUR 200.

Article 2

Entry into force

This decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2005.

Done at Munich on 26 January 2005

Professor Alain POMPIDOU

President

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Note: Rule 13ter.1 as revised will apply to international applications whose filing date is on or after 1 April 2005. However by Decision of the PCT Assembly, Rule 13ter.2 as revised shall apply to international applications in respect of which a demand is filed on or after1 April 2005 even if the application was filed before that date.

For information on the applicable technical requirements regarding sequence listings in electronic form, see PCT Gazette 48/2004, Section IV, 28050.