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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | Print This Notice 1349 CNOG 2328 |
| PCT, International Applications | Referenced Items (286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305) |
(293) Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO Effective January 1, 2006, the Korean Intellectual Property Office will act as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for international applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a Receiving Office provided that the applications are submitted in the English language and the Korean Intellectual Property Office is chosen as a competent authority by the applicants of said applications. The USPTO will collect the search fees from the applicants, and will transmit the search fees to the Korean Intellectual Property Office. The search fee for the Korean Intellectual Property Office acting as an ISA for international applications received by the USPTO is $218 effective January 1, 2006. Any other fees necessary for search or examination or incidental thereto will be paid by applicants directly to the Korean Intellectual Property Office. All correspondence between the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the USPTO or the applicants will be in English. The concluded agreement between the USPTO and the Korean Intellectual Property Office for the establishment of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority follows. December 22, 2005 JON W. DUDAS Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office [1302 OG 1278]