WIPO PCT/EF/PFC 08/008STATUS AT: June 9, 2008SITUATION AU : 9 juin 2008OMPIW O R L D I N T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E R T Y O R G A N I Z A T I O NO R GA N I S A T I O N M O N D I A L E D E L A P R O P R IÉ T É I N T E L L E C T U E L L EGENEVA/GENÈVEADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THEPATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)STANDARD FOR THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND PROCESSINGOF INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONSINSTRUCTIONS ADMINISTRATIVES DUTRAITÉ DE COOPÉRATION EN MATIÈRE DE BREVETS (PCT)NORME CONCERNANT LE DÉPÔT ET LE TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRONIQUESDES DEMANDES INTERNATIONALESPROPOSAL FOR CHANGE FILEDOSSIER RELATIF À LA PROPOSITION DE MODIFICATIONChanges to Annex F, Appendix I (CommonSUBJECT: PROPOSED BY:Application Format) EP / JP / USSUJET : Modifications de l’appendice I de l’annexe F (Common PROPOSÉE PAR :Application Format)HANDLING: Expedited cycle PROPOSED DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE:01.01.2009TRAITEMENT : Cycle accéléré DATE PROPOSÉE D’ENTRÉE EN VIGUEUR :ANNEX/ ORIGIN/CONTENT/CONTENU DATEANNEXE ORIGINE1 Changes to the description element in Annex F DTDs (and EP / JP / US 19.03.2008ST.36)2 Comment from ROSPATENT RU 27.05.20083 Comment from the International Bureau IB 09.06.2008[Annex follows/L’annexe suit]NEXT ACTION: Entry into force BY:01.01.2009PROCHAINE ACTION : Entrée en vigueur POUR LE :PCT/EF/PFC 08/008ANNEX I/ANNEXE ICOMMON APPLICATION FORMAT CHANGESChange:1-1)
PCT/EF/PFC 08/008 STATUS AT:June 9, 2008 SITUATION AU :9 juin 2008
W O R L DI N T E L L E C T U A LP R O P E R T YO R G A N I Z A T I O N O R G A N I S A T I O NM O N D I A L ED EL AP R O P R I É T ÉI N T E L L E C T U E L L E GENEVA/GENÈVE
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) STANDARD FOR THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND PROCESSING OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS
INSTRUCTIONS ADMINISTRATIVES DU TRAITÉ DE COOPÉRATION EN MATIÈRE DE BREVETS (PCT) NORME CONCERNANT LE DÉPÔT ET LE TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRONIQUES DES DEMANDES INTERNATIONALES
PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE FILE DOSSIER RELATIF À LA PROPOSITION DE MODIFICATION
Changes to Annex F, Appendix I (Common SUBJECT: PROPOSEDBY: Application Format) SUJET :Modifications de l’appendice I de l’annexe F (CommonPROPOSÉE PAR : Application Format) HANDLING:Expedited cyclePROPOSED DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE: TRAITEMENT :Cycle accéléréDATE PROPOSÉE D’ENTRÉE EN VIGUEUR : ANNEX/ ORIGIN/ CONTENT/CONTENU ANNEXE ORIGINE 1 Changesto the description element in Annex F DTDs (andEP / JP / US ST.36) 2 Commentfrom ROSPATENTRU 3 Commentfrom the International BureauIB
Comment by The Federal Service for Intellectual Proprty, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT)
ROSPATENT has carefully considered the proposed modifications of the Standard for the Electronic Filing and Processing of International Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and has no objections to them.
ROSPATENT would like to state that it is interested in speeding up the integration process between Annex F DTDs and ST.36 DTDs.In order to put the development of ROSPATENT internal system s in line with WIPO recommendations, ROSPATENT would highly appreciate if the WIPO plans on harmonization and future integration of abovementioned XML resources for patent information could be communicated.
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PCT/EF/PFC 08/008
ANNEX III/ANNEXE III Comment by the International Bureau
Following the close of the consultation period, this PFC will be implemented as proposed in version 1.7 of the Annex F DTDs and will enter into force on January 1, 2009.
Offices should note that this change is backwardly compatible and the use of the new elements is optional; thus the output from existing systems will remain valid and an upgrade to utilize the new elements can be performed at a time that is convenient to the office.
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