专利合作条约英文版.docx

Executive summa ry：This document contains a ver ion of the Patent Coope ration Tr eaty, last modified on Octobe r 3, 2001. This ver sion is curr ent as of the summe r of 2007. An index is pr ovidedbelow.Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)Done at Washington on June 19, 1970,amended on Octobe r 2, 1979,modified on Feb ruary 3, 1984,and Octobe r 3, 2001Index：Pr eambleInt roduct ory Pr ovisionsAr ticle 1： Establishment of a UnionAr ticle 2： DefinitionsChapte r I： Inte「national Application and Inte「national Sea rchAr ticle 3： The Inte「national ApplicationAr ticle 4： The RequestAr ticle 5： The Desc riptionAr ticle 6： The ClaimsAr ticle 7： The Dr awingsAr ticle 8： Claiming Pr iorityAr ticle 9： The ApplicantAr ticle 10： The Receiving OfficeAr ticle 11： Filing Date and Effects of the Inte「national ApplicationAr ticle 12： Tr ansmittal of the Inte「national Application to the Inte「national Bur eau and the Inte「national Sea rching Autho rityAr ticle 13： Availability of Copy of the Inte「national Application to the Designated OfficesAr ticle 14： Cer tain Defects in the Inte「national ApplicationAr ticle 15： The Inte「national Sea rchAr ticle 16： The Inte「national Sea rching Auth or ityAr ticle 17： Pr oced ure Before the Inte「national Sea rching Auth or ityAr ticle 18： The Inte「national Sea rch Rep ortAr ticle 19： Amendment of the Claims Befo re the Inte「national Bur eauAr ticle 20： Communication to Designated OfficesAr ticle 21： Inte「national PublicationAr ticle 22： Copy, Translation, and Fee, to Designated OfficesAr ticle 23： Delaying of National Pr oced ureAr ticle 24： Possible Loss of Effect in Designated StatesAr ticle 25： Review by Designated OfficesAr ticle 26： Oppor tunity to Corr ect Before Designated OfficesAr ticle 27： National Requi rementsArticle 28: Amendment of the Claims , the Description, and the Drawings, Before Designated OfficesAr ticle 29： Effects of the Inte「national PublicationArticle 30： Confidential Nature of the Inte「national ApplicationChapte r II： Inte「national Pr elimina ry Examinationhttp://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/a rticles/atoc.htmAr ticle 31： Demand for Inte「national Pr elimina ry Examination1) On the demand of the applicant, his international application shall be the subject of an international preliminary examination as provided in the following provisions and the Regulations.(2) (a) Any applicant who is a resident or national, as defined in the Regulations, of a Contracting State bound by Chapter II, and whose international application has been filed with the receiving Office of or acting for such State, may make a demand for international preliminary examination.(b) The Assembly may decide to allow persons entitled to file international applications to make a demand for international preliminary examination even if they are residents or nationals of a State not party to this Treaty or not bound by Chapter II.(3) The demand for international preliminary examination shall be made separately from the international application. The demand shall contain the prescribed particulars and shall be in the prescribed language and form.(4) (a) The demand shall indicate the Contracting State or States in which the applicant intends to use the results of the international preliminary examination ("elected States"). Additional Contracting States may be elected later. Election may relate only to Contracting States already designated under Article 4.(b) Applicants referred to in paragraph (2)(a) may elect any Contracting State bound by Chapter II. Applicants referred to in paragraph (2)(b) may elect only such Contracting States bound by Chapter II as have declared that they are prepared to be elected by such applicants.(5) The demand shall be subject to the payment of the prescribed fees within the prescribed time limit.(6) (a) The demand shall be submitted to the competent International Preliminary Examining Authority referred to in Article 32.(b) Any later election shall be submitted to the International Bureau.(7) Each elected Office shall be notified of its election.Ar ticle 32： The Inte「national Pr elimina ry Examining Autho rity1) International preliminary examination shall be carried out by the International Preliminary Examining Authority.(2) In the case of demands referred to in Article 31(2)(a), the receiving Office, and, in the case of demands referred to in Article 31(2)(b), the Assembly, shall, in accordance with the applicable agreement between the interested International Preliminary Examining Authority or Authorities and the International Bureau, specify the International Preliminary Examining Authority or Authorities competent for the preliminary examination.(3) The provisions of Article 16(3) shall apply, mutatis mutandis in respect of International Preliminary Examining Authorities.Ar ticle 33： The Inte「national Pr elimina ry Examination1) The objective of the internationa。