April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is revising the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform them to certain amendments made to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) that took effect on April 1, 2007. These amendments result in the addition of a mechanism to the PCT system whereby applicants may request that the right to claim priority be restored in applications that meet certain requirements. In addition, these amendments provide a means for applicants to insert a missing portion of an international application without the loss of the international filing date. These amendments also clarify the circumstances and procedures under which the correction of an obvious mistake may be made in an international application. Finally, the Office is revising the search fee for international applications.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/09/10/E7-17711/april-2007-revision-of-patent-cooperation-treaty-procedures (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- 2007-09-10
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- Rule
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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