Non-member submission from ["Keegan, Rachel." <Keegan@bp.com>]
Swami
I can assure you that you are not the only one who has been caught out by
the Australian PCTs!
Yes, it is very useful to know that Japanese originating PCTs which are
converted to the regional phase in Europe are republished in one of the
official EPO languages since in my experience this is usually English.
Regards
Rachel
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>From:
>subramaniyan_narayanaswami@sandwich.pfizer.com[SMTP:subramaniyan_narayanas
>wami@sandwich.pfizer.com]
>Sent: 19 January 2000 11:02
>To: PIUG-L@derwent.tecc.co.uk
>Subject: Re: Designated States
>
>
>It is worth mentioning that the transferred PCTs into Australian national
>phase , the specifications are not published as "a" documents. Even if the
>PCTs are not in English, taking into account of the fact that , the
>language
>is English for the Australian national filings.
>
>On the other hand, if the transfers PCTs into EP regional phase, are in
>any
>language other than the three official languages of EP, namely English,
>German and French, then they are published as "A" specification, in one of
>the official languages of the European patent office.
>
>In the past, I have made mistakes of ordering Australian equivalent of
>PCT,
>only to find that it is the transferred WO application in Japanese.
>
>By the way, do the transfers into Australian Transfers take place much
>more
>rapidly than into other designated countries? Is it true, even if an
>application has been made to delay the examination, prior to the expiry of
>19 months from the priority date under chapter II?
>
>Swami
>
>S. Naraynaswami
>Pfizer Central Research,
>Sandwich, Kent
>UK, CT13 9NJ
>e-mail: subramaniyan_narayanaswami
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