Taking into Account Results of Earlier Search. If the applicant wishes the International Searching Authority to take into account, in carrying out the international search, the results of an earlier international, international-type or national search carried out by the same or another International Searching Authority or by a national Office (“earlier search”): (i) the request shall so indicate and shall specify the Authority or Office concerned and the application in respect of which the earlier search was carried out; (ii) the request may, where applicable, contain a statement to the effect that the international application is the same, or substantially the same, as the application in respect of which the earlier search was carried out, or that the international application is the same, or substantially the same, as that earlier application except that it is filed in a different language.
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Samples: Patent Cooperation Treaty (Pct), Patent Cooperation Treaty (Pct), Patent Cooperation Treaty
Taking into Account Results of Earlier Search. If the applicant wishes the International Searching Authority to take into account, in carrying out the international search, the results of an earlier internationalinterna- tional, international-type or national search carried out by the same or another International Searching Authority Auth ority or by a national Office (“earlier search”):
(i) the request shall so indicate and shall specify spec- ify the Authority or Office concerned and the application applica- tion in respect of which the earlier search was carried out;
(ii) the request may, where applicable, contain a statement to the effect that the international application applica- tion is the same, or substantially the same, as the application in respect of which the earlier search was carried out, or that the international application is the same, or substantially the same, as that earlier application appli- cation except that it is filed in a different language.
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Samples: Patent Cooperation Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty
Taking into Account Results of Earlier Search. If the applicant wishes the International Searching Authority to take into account, in carrying out the international search, the results of an earlier international, international-type or national search carried out by the same or another International Searching Authority Auth ority or by a national Office (“earlier search”):
(i) the request shall so indicate and shall specify the Authority or Office concerned and the application in respect of which the earlier search was carried out;
(ii) the request may, where applicable, contain a statement to the effect that the international application is the same, or substantially the same, as the application in respect of which the earlier search was carried out, or that the international application is the same, or substantially the same, as that earlier application except that it is filed in a different language.
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Samples: Patent Cooperation Treaty