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65.—(1) An international application for a patent filed at the Patent Office as a competent receiving Office under the Patent Co-operation Treaty must [F1be filed in English or Welsh.]
F2(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) Where the Patent Office was acting on behalf of the International Bureau as the receiving Office, the comptroller shall only transmit an international application for a patent filed at the Patent Office to the International Bureau and the International Searching Authority after the appropriate fee has been paid.
(4) A request under the Treaty for a certified copy of an international application for a patent (including any corrections to that application) filed at the Patent Office as the competent receiving Office must be filed on Patents Form 23.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in rule 65(1) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Patents (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/892), rules 1(2), 11(a)
F2Rule 65(2) omitted (1.10.2016) by virtue of The Patents (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/892), rules 1(2), 11(b)