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PCT, International Applications Referenced Items (393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417)
(410)              Notice Concerning European Patent Office
                            Competence to Act as a
                     Patent Cooperation Treaty Authority

   The European Patent Office (EPO) has notified the International
Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the EPO will
resume its competence to act as both an International Searching
Authority and an International Preliminary Examining Authority for
applications relating to the fields of biotechnology and
telecommunications filed by applicants who are U.S. residents or
nationals. However, the EPO will continue not to be a
competent International Searching Authority and an International
Preliminary Examining Authority for business methods applications. For
the definition of what the EPO considers to be precluded subject matter
in the field of business methods, applicants should see the "Notice
from the President of the European Patent Office" dated 26 November
2001, and which is attached to this Notice as Annex A. The text of the
letter is attached to this Notice as Annex B.

   The EPO will resume acting as a competent International Searching
Authority (ISA), within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after 01 January 2004 in the USPTO or International Bureau (IB) as
receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of biotechnology. However, the EPO will
not be a competent ISA for international applications filed
by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or International Bureau
(IB) as receiving Office on or after 01 March 2002 and before 01
January 2004, where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of biotechnology. See Notice Concerning EPO
Competence to Act as PCT Authority, 1255 Off. Gaz. Pat.
Office 878 (Feb. 19, 2002). Furthermore, the EPO will continue
not to be a ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3),
for international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on
or after 01 March 2002 in the USPTO or International Bureau (IB) as
receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of business methods.

   The EPO will resume acting as a competent International
Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), within the meaning of PCT
Article 32(3), for international applications filed by U.S. residents
or nationals on or after 01 January 2004 in the USPTO or IB as
receiving Office, where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of biotechnology and where the EPO acted as the
ISA. However, the EPO will not be a competent IPEA for
international applications filed before 01 January 2004 by U.S.
residents or nationals in the USPTO or International Bureau (IB) as
receiving Office where the corresponding demand was filed with the EPO
on or after 01 March 2002, where the application contains one or more
claims directed to the field of biotechnology.

   As of 01 July 2004, the EPO will resume acting as a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for demands filed by
U.S. residents or nationals on or after 01 July 2004 for international
applications filed in the USPTO or IB as receiving Office, where the
application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
telecommunication and where the EPO acted as the ISA. However, the EPO
will not be a competent IPEA for international applications
filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or International
Bureau (IB) as receiving Office where the corresponding demand was
filed with the EPO on or after 01 March 2002 and before 01 July 2004,
where the application contains one or more claims directed to the field
of telecommunications.

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   The EPO will continue not to be a competent IPEA,
within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international applications
filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as receiving
Office where the corresponding demand is filed with the EPO on or after
01 March 2002, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of business methods. This limitation applies to
all demands received at the EPO on or after 01 March 2002 including
demands in applications that were filed before 01 March 2002 for which
the EPO was still the competent ISA.

   Residents or nationals of the U.S. should not select the EPO
as the ISA/IPEA when filing applications in the field of business
methods nor select the EPO as the IPEA prior to 01 July 2004 when
filing a demand in an international application in the field of
telecommunications. The classification of an international application
is a function of the ISA (PCT Rule 43.3(b)), and as such, the United
States Receiving Office (RO/US) has neither the resources nor the
authority to determine if applications fall within the above
International Patent Classification Units. Therefore, the RO/US will
rely solely on applicant determinations as to the area of
classification and the resulting competency of the EPO, and as such,
the RO/US will forward to the EPO all applications in which the EPO is
indicated as the ISA/IPEA in our normal course of doing business.

                                                           STEPHEN G. KUNIN
                                                    Deputy Commissioner for
                                                  Patent Examination Policy

Annex A

   Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated
26 November 2001 concerning limitation of the EPO's competence as a PCT
authority

Limitation criteria

   1. Pursuant to Article 3(4)(a)(ii) of the PCT Agreement between the
European Patent Organization and the International Bureau of the World
Intellectual Property Organization, as amended with effect from 1
November 2001 (OJ EPO 2001,601), the European Patent Office (EPO) will
not carry out


   (a) international search in respect of any international application
filed on or after 1 March 2002 by a national or resident of the United
States of America with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) or the International Bureau (IB) as receiving Office where such
application contains one or more claims relating to the fields of
biotechnology or business methods, as defined by the International
Patent Classification units indicated below in paragraphs 3 and 4.


   (b) international preliminary examination in respect of any
international application filed by a national or resident of the United
States of America with the USPTO or the IB as receiving Office where
the corresponding demand is filed with the EPO on or after 1 March 2002
and the application contains one or more claims relating to the fields
of biotechnology or business methods as referred to in sub-paragraph
(a) above or to the field of telecommunication as defined by the
International Patent Classification unit indicated below in paragraph
5.

   2. Without prejudice to the right of the EPO to issue any further
notice under Article 3(4) of the PCT Agreement which it may consider
necessary, the initial duration of these limitations will be three
years (Article 3(4)(c) of the PCT Agreement).
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International Patent Classification

   3. Biotechnology

      C12M      Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology

      C12N      Micro-organisms or enzymes; compositions thereof

      C12P      Fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a
                desired chemical compound or composition or to separate
                optical isomers from a racemic mixture

      C12Q      Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or
                micro-organisms; compositions or test papers therefor;
                processes of preparing such compositions; condition-
                responsive control in microbiological or enzymological
                processes

      C07K      Peptides

      G01N33/50 (including subdivisions) Chemical analysis of
                biological material, e.g. blood, urine; testing involving
                biospecific ligand binding methods; immunological testing

      A61K39    Medicinal preparations containing antigens or
                antibodies

      A61K48    Medicinal preparations containing genetic material
                which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat
                genetic diseases; gene therapy

      A01H      New plants or processes for obtaining them; plant
                reproduction by tissue culture techniques

   For information: U.S. classes covering corresponding subject-matter

      424 Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

      435 Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

      436 Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing

      514 Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

      530 Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or
          proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof

      536 Organic compounds-part of the class 532-570 series

      800 Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof

      930 Peptide or protein sequence

   4. Business method related inventions

      GO6F17/60 Digital computing or data processing equipment or
                methods, specially adapted for specific functions:
                administrative, commercial, managerial, supervisory or
                forecasting purposes. If an application falls within this
                subgroup but does not relate to business methods, the EPO's
                competence is not affected.

   For information: U.S. class covering corresponding subject-matter


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      705 Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or
          cost/price determination

   5. Telecommunication

      H04       Electric communication technique with the exception of
                H04N: pictorial communication, e.g. television

   For information: U.S. classes covering corresponding subject-matter

      370 Multiplex communications

      375 Pulse or digital communications

      379 Telephonic communication

      380 Cryptography

      381 Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

      455 Telecommunications

Notes

   6. The EPO is no longer the competent authority within the meaning of
Article 16(3)(b)1 and Article 32(3)2 PCT for applications meeting the
criteria defined in paragraph 1.

   7. Paragraph 1 also applies to applications filed with the IB
rather than the USPTO by two or more applicants,

   - at least one of whom is a national or resident of the USA, and
   - none of whom are nationals or residents of an EPC contracting state.

   8. It is not possible to reassign competence to the EPO by
changing the applicant after the application has been filed with the
USPTO or the IB.

   9. The limitation criteria in paragraph 1(b) apply to all
demands for international preliminary examination received at the EPO
on or after 1 March 2002 (sic), which means they are also applicable to
applications filed before 1 March 2002 for which the EPO was still the
competent International Searching Authority.

1 The receiving Office deletes the indication of any
non-competent International Searching Authority ex officio (Receiving
Office Guidelines, No. 115, PCT Gazette - IV, 29 of 17 September 1998).

2 Demands for international preliminary examination
submitted to a non-competent authority are subject to Rule 59.3 PCT.

Annex B

Mr. James E. Rogan
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
US Department of Commerce
Box 4
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231 U.S.A.

BY FAX: +1-703 305 8664

                                                Zeichen/Reference/Reference
                                                                 57.8.10/11
                                                            Datum/Date/Date
                                                                 31.10.2003

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Dear Mr Rogan,

   I refer to the notice dated 26 November 2001 issued pursuant to Article
3(4)(aii) of the Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the POT (OJ
EPO 1/2002, 52, copy enclosed) and now wish to advise you that
paragraphs 1(a) and (b) of that notice are to be amended as follows:

   The reference to the field of biotechnology is deleted from paragraphs
1(a) and (b) with effect for all international applications filed from
1 January 2004 and the reference to the field of telecommunication is
deleted from paragraph 1(b) with effect for all demands filed as from 1
July 2004.

   The effect of these changes is that the EPO will resume its competence
as International Seaching Authority and International Preliminary
Examining Authority for international applications filed as from 1
January 2004 by nationals or residents of the United States of America
where such applications contain one or more claims relating to the
field biotechnology as defined by the International Patent
Classification Unit indicated in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the notice.

   The EPO wifl also resume its competence as as lnternational Preliminary
Examining Authority in respect of international applications filed by
nationals or residents of the United States of America containing one
or more claims relating to the field of telecommunications as defined
by the International Patent Classification Unit indicated in paragraph
5 of the notice where the corresponding demand is filed on or after 1
July 2004.

   The reference to the field of business methods in both paragraphs 1(a)
and (b) remains intact and the EPO is not competent to act as
International Searching Authority or International Preliminary
Examining Authority in respect of such applications for the remainder
of the term specified in paragraph 2 of the notice.

   In all other respects the notice remains in full force and effect. I
have today written in similar terms to Dr. Idris, Director General of
WIPO, requesting that this information be disseminated via the usual
WIPO channels. I would ask that you undertake the appropriate steps to
bring this information to the attention of US applicants. This
information will also be published in the Official Journal of the EPO.

Yours sincerely,

   Dr h.c. Ingo Kober
   President

INTERNATIONAL VERTRAGE   INTERNATIONAL TREATIES   TRAITES INTERNATIONAUX

PCT                      PCT                      PCT

Mitteilung des Prasi-    Notice from the          Communique du Presi-
denten des Europaischen  President of the         dente del'Office euro-
Patentmts vom 26. No-    European Patent Office   peaen des brevets, en
vember 2001 ubar die     dated 26 November        date du 26 novembre
Beschrankung der Zus-    2001 concerning limi-    2001, relatif Ala
tandigkeit des Euro-     tation of the EPO's      limitation de la
paischen Patentamts als  competence as a PCT      competence de l'Office
PCT-Behorde              authority                europeen des brevets
                                                  agissant en qualite
                                                  d'administration au
                                                  titre du PCT

Beschrankungskriterien   Limitation criteria      Criteres de limitation

1. Nach Artikel 3(4)ii)  1. Pursuant to Article   1. Conformement a
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der mit Wirkung vom 1.   3(4)(ii) of the PCT      l'article 3, paragraphe
November 2001 (ABI.EPA   Agreement bewtween the   (4)a)ii) de l'accord
2001, 601) geanderten    European Patent Organi-  entre l'Organisation
PCT-Vereinbarung         sation and the Interna-  europeene des brevets
zwischen der Europai-    tional Bureau of the     et le Bureau interna-
schen Patentorganisa-    World Intellectual       tional de l'Organisa-
tion und dem Interna-    Property Organization,   tion Mondiale de la
tionalen Buro der        as amended with effect   Propriete Intellectu-
Weltorganisation fur     from 1 November 2001     elle au titre du PCT,
geistiges Eigentum       (OJ) EPO 2001, 601),     tel que modifie avec
fuhrt das Europaische    the European Patent      affet au 1st novembre
Patentamt (EPA) nicht    Office (EPO) will not    2003 (JO OEB, 2001,
durch                    carry out                601), l'Office europeen
                                                  des brevets (OEB)
                                                  n'effectuera pas

a) die internationale    (a) international        a) la recherche inter-
Recherche fur eine       search in respect of     nationale a l'egard de
internationale Anmel-    die any international    toute demande interna-
dung, am oder nach dem   application filed on or  tionale deposee aupres
1. Marz 2002 von dinem   after 1 March 2002 by a  del'Office des brevets
Staatsangehorigen Verei  national or resident of  et des marques de
nigten Staaten von       the United States of     Etats-Unis (USPTO) ou
Amerika oder einem       America with the United  du Bureau international
Anmelder, der dort       States Patent and        (BI) en qualite
seinen Sitz oder         Trademark Office         d'office recapteur a
Wohnsitz hat, bein       (USPTO) or the Inter-    partir du 1st mars 2002
Patent- und Markenamt    natinal Bureau (IB) as   par une personne de
der VereinigtenStaaten   receiving Office where   nationalite americaine
(USPTO) oder beim        such application         ou residant aux Etats-
Internationalen Buro     contains one or more     Unis d'Amerique,
(IB) als Anmeldeamt      claims relating to the   lorsque la demande de
eingereicht wird, wenn   fields of biotechnology  brevet contient une ou
diese Anmeldung einen    or business methods, as  plusieurs revendica-
oder mehrere Anspruche   defined by the Interna-  tions se rapportant a
enthalt, die sich auf    tional Patent Classifi-  labiotechnologie ou a
Biotechnologieoder       cation units indicated   des methodes commercia-
Geschaftsmethoden gemaB  below in paragraphs 3    les, telles que
der Definition der       and 4.                   definies par les unites
Einheiten der Interna-                            de la Classification
tionalen Patentklassi-                            internationale des
fikation in den                                   brevets enumerees aux
nachstehenden Absatzen                            points 3 et 4 ci
3 und 4 beziehen;                                 dessous.

b) die internationale    (b) international pre-   b) l'examen prelimi-
vorlaufige Prufung fur   liminary examination in  naire international a
eine internationale      respect of any interna-  l'egard de toute demand
Anmeidung, die von       tional application       interationale deposee
einem Staatsangehorigen  filed by a national or   aupres de l'USPTO ou du
der Vereingten Staaten   resident of the United   BI en qualite d'office
von Amerika oder eniem   States of America with   recepteur par une
Anmelder,der dort        the USPTO or the IB as   personne denationalite
seinen Sitz oder         receiving Office where   americaine ou resi-
Wohnsitz hat, beim       the corresponding        dantaux Etats-Unis
USPTO oder beim IB als   demand isfiled with the  d'Amerique, torsque la
Anmeldeamt eingereicht   EPO on or after 1 March  demande d'examen est
wird, wenn der           2002 and the applica-    presentee aupres de
entsprechende Antrag am  tion contains one or     l'OEB a partir du 1st
oder nacht dem 1. Marz   more claims relating     2002 et que la demande
2002 beim EPA            to the fields of bio-    de brevet contient une
eingereicht wird und     technology or business   ou plusieurs revendica-
die Anmeldung einen      methods as referred to   tions se rapportant a
oder mehrere Anspruche   in sub-paragraph (a)     la biotechnologie ou a
enthal, die sich gemaB   above or the field of    des methodes commer-
Buchstabe a auf Biotech- telecommunication as     ciales conformement au
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nologie oder             defined by the           point a) ci-dessus,
Geschaftsmethoden oder   International Patent     ou au domaine des
gemaB der Definition     Classification unit      telecommunications
der Einheit der Inter-   indicated below in       telque de fini dans
nationlen Patentklassi-  paragraph 5.             l'unite de la Classi-
fikation im                                       fication internationale
nachstehanden Absatz 5                            des brevets indiquee au
auf Telekommunikation                             pointe ci-dessous.
beziehen.

2. Die anfangliche       2. Without prejudice to  2. Sans prejudice du
Geltungsdauer dieser     the right of the EPO to  droit de l'OEB
Beschrankungen betragt   issue any further notice d'emettra toute autre
drei Jahre (Artikel 3    under Article 3(4) of    notification visee a
(4) c) der PCT-Verein-   the PCT Agreement which  l'article 3(4) de
barung); das Recht des   it may consider neces-   l'accord au titre du
EPA, weitere von ihm     sary, the initial        PCT qu'il juge
fur notwendig erachtete  duration of these limi-  necessaire,la duree
Mitteilungen nach        tations will be three    initials de ces
Artikel 3 (4) der PCT-   years (Article 3(4)(c)   limitations est de
Vereinbarung ergahen     of the PCT Agreement).   trois ans (article
zu lassen, bleibt davon                           3(4)c) de l'accord au
unberuhrt.                                        titre du PCT).

Internationale           International            Classification
Patentlkassifikation     Patent Classification    internationale
                                                  desbrevets

3. Biotechnologie        3. Biotechnology         3.Biotechnologie

C12M Vorrichtungen fur   C12M Apparatus for       C12M Appareillage pour
 Enzymologie oder         enzymology or micro-     l'enzymologie ou la
 Mikrobiologie            giology                  microbiologie
C12N Mikoorganismen      C12N Micro-organism or   C12N Micro-organismes
 oder Enzyme; Zusam-      enzymes; compositions    ou enzymes; composi-
 mensetzungen aus         thereof                  tions les contenant
 Mikroorganismen oder    C12P Fermentation or     C12 Procedes de
 Enzymen                  enzyme-using processes   fermentation ou
C12P Garungsverfahren     to synthesise a          procedes utilisant des
 oder Verfahren unter     desired chemical         enzymes pour la syn-
 Verwendung von Enzymen   compound or composi-     these d'un compose
 zur gezielten            tion or to separate      chimique donne ou
 Synthsesvon chemischen   optical isomers from     d'une composition
 Verbindungen oder        a recemic mixture        donnee, ou pour la
 Zusammensetzungen oder  C12Q Measuring or         separation d'isomeres
 zur Trennung optishcer   testing processes        optiques a partir d'un
 isomerer aus einer       involving enzymes or     melange racemique
 racemischen Mischung     microorganism;          C12Q Procedes de mesure,
C12Q MeB-oder Unter-      compositions or test     de recherche ou
 suchungsverfahren        papers therefor;         d'analyse faisant
 unter Einbeziehung von   processes of preparing   intervenir des enzymes
 Enzymen oder Mikro-      such compositions;       ou des
 organismen;              condition-responsive     microorgansimes;
 Zusammensetzungen oder   control in microbio-     composititions ou
 Testpapiere hierfur,     logical or enzymo-       papiers reactifs a cet
 Verfahren zum Herst-     logical processes        effet; procedes pour
 ellen derartiger        C07K Peptides             preparer ces composi-
 Zusammensetzungen;      G01N33/50 (including      tions; procedes de
 Steuern in Abhangig-     subdivisions)            commande sensiblesaux
 keit von den Ver-        Chemical analysis of     conditions du millieu
 fahrensbedingungen bei   biological material,     dans les procedes
 mikrobiologischan oder   eg blood, urine;         microbiologiques ou
 enzymologischen          testing involving        enzymologiques
 Verfahren                biospecific ligand      C07K Peptides
C07K Peptide              binding methods;        G01N33/50
G01N33/50                 immunological testing    (y conpris sous-
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 (einschlieBlich         A61K39 Medicinal          divisions)
 Untereinheiten           preparations             Analyse chimique de
 Chemische Analyse von    containing antigens or   materiau biologique,
 biologischen Stoffen,    antibodies               p.ex.de sang, d'urine;
 z. B. Blut, Urin;       A61K48 Medicinal          recherche ou analyse
 Untersuchung unter       preparations contain-    par des methodes
 Anwendung biospez-       ing genetic material     faisant intervenir la
 fischer Liganden-        which is inserted into   formation de liaisons
 bindungsverfahren;       cells of the living      biospecifiques par
 immunologische Unter-    body to treat genetic    ligands, recherche ou
 suchungsverfahren        diseases; gene therapy   analyse immunologique
A61K39 Medizinische       A01H New plants or      A61K39 Preparations
 Praparate die Antigene   processes for            medicinales contenant
 oder Antikorper          obtaining them; plant    des antigenes ou des
 enthalten                reproduction by tissue   anticorps
A61K48 Medizinische       culture techniques      A61K48 Preparations
 Zubereitungen, die                                medicinales contenant
 genetische Material                               du material genetique
 enthalten, das in                                 qui est introduit dans
 Zellen des lebenden                               des cellules du corps
 Korpers eingefuhrt                                vivant pour traiter
 wird, um genetisch                                des maladies geneti-
 bedingte Krankheiten                              ques; therapie genique
 zubehandeln;                                     A01H Nouveautes
 Gentherapie                                       vegetales ou procedes
A01H Neue Pflanzen oder                            pour leur obtention;
 Verfahren zu deren                                reproduction de
 Gewinnung; Pflanzen-                              plantes par des tech-
 reproduction durch                                niques de culture des
 Gewebekulturverfahren                             tissues

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US-Klassen, unter        US classes covering       classes US
die die entsprechenden   corresponding             couvrant les objects
Gegenstande fallen       subject-matter            correspondants

424 Arzneimittel,        424 Drug, bio-affecting   424 Compositions medic-
 bioaktive und Korper-    and body treating         amensteuses, a effet
 behandlungsmittel        composition               biologique et pour les
435 Chemie: Molekular-   435 Chemistry:             soins du corps
 biologie und Mikrobi-    molecular biology and    435 Chimie: biologie
 logie                    microbiology              moleculaire et
436 Chemie:analytische   436 Chemistry:             microbiologie
 und immunologische       analytical and immuno-   436 Chimie: essals ana-
 Untersuchungsverfahren   logical testing           lytiques et analyses
514 Arzneimittel,        514 Drug, bio-affecting    immunologiques
 bioaktive und Korper-    and body treating com-   514 Compositions
 behandlungsmitte         positions                 medicamenteuses, a
530 Chemie: naturliche   530 Chemistry: natural     effet biologique et
 Harze oder deren         resins or derivatives;    pour les soins du
 Derivate; Peptide oder   peptides or proteins;     corps
 Proteine; Lignine oder   lignins or reaction      530 Chimie: resines
 deren Reaktionspro-      products thereof          naturelles ou derives;
 dukte                   536 Organic compounds-	    peptidesou proteine
536 Organische            part of the class         lignines ou leurs
 Verbindugen-Tell der    532-570 series             produits de reaction
 Klassenreihe 532-570    800 Multicellular         536 Composes
800 Mehrellige lebenda    living organisms and      organiques-partie des
 Organismen und deren     unmodified parts          series desclasses
 unveranderte Teil        thereof                  532-570
930 Peptid-oder          930 Peptide or protein    800 Organismes vivant
 Proteinsequenzen         sequence                  multicellulaires et
                                                    leure parties non
                                                    modifiees
                                                   930 Sequencesde
                                                    peptides oude
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                                                    proteines


4. Erfindungen           4. Business              4. Inventions
betreffend               method related           relatives a des
Geschaftsmethoden        inventions               methodes commerciales

GO6F17/60 Digitale       GO6F17/60 Digital        GO6F17/60 Equipement
 Rechen-oder Datenver-    computing or data        ou methodes de
 arbeitungsanlagen        processing equipment     traitment de donnees
 oder-verfahren,          or methods, specially    ou de calcul
 besonders angepaBt an    anadapted for specific   numerique, speciale-
 speezielle Anwendungen:  functions: administra-   ment adaptes a des
 verwaltungstechnische,   tive, commercial,mana-   fonctions specifiques:
 wirtschaftliche,         gerial, supervisory or   a des fins administra-
 geschaftliche Zwecke,    forecasting purposes.    tives, commerciales,
 Uberwachungs-oder        If an application        de gestion, de sur-
 Voraus sagezwecks.       falls within this        veillance ou de
 Soweit die Anmeldung     subgroup but does not    prevision. La com-
 unter die vorstehend     relate to businessn      petence de l'OEB
 genannte Untergruppe     methods, the EPO's       n'est pas affectee en
 fallt, sich aber         competence is not        ce qui concerns les
 nicht auf Geschafts-     affected.                demandes relevant de
 methoden bezieht,                                 ce sous-groupe, mais
 bleibt die Zustandig-                             ne se rapportant pas a
 keit des EPA unberuhrt                            des methodes
                                                   commerciales.


Zur Information:         For information:         Pour information:
US-Klasse, unter die     US class covering        classes US
die entsprechenden       corresponding            couvrant les objects
Gegenstande fallen       subject-matter           correspondants

705 Datenverabeitung:    705 Data processing:     705 Traitement de
 Finanz-, Geschafts-      financial, business      donnees: gestion des
 prazxis, Management      practice management,     comptes, pratiques
 oder Kosten-             or cost/price            commerciales, gestion
 Preisermittlun           determination            ou etablissement des
                                                   couts et des prix

5. Telekommunikation     5. Telecommunication     5. Telecommunications

H04 Elektrische          H04 Eelctric             H04 Technique de la
 Nachrichtentechnik mit   communication with       communication elec-
 Ausnahmetechnique von    the exception of H04N:   trique, a l'exception
 H04N: Bildubertra        pictorial communica-     de H04N: transmission
 gung, z. B. Fernsehen    tion, eg television      d'images, p.ex.
                                                   television

Zur Information:         For Information:         Pour information:
US-Klassen, unter        US classes covering      classes US couvrant
die die entsprechenden   corresponding            les objets
Gegenstande fallen       subject-matter           correspondents

370 Multiplexverkehr     370 Multiplex            370 Communications
375 Impuls-oder           communications           multiplex
 Digitalverkehr          375 Pulseor digital      375 Communications
379 Fernsprechverkehr     communications           numeriques ou a
380 Krytographie         379 Telephonic            impulsion
381 Elektrische Systeme   communication           379 Communication
 und Gerate fur die      380 Cryptography          telephonique
 Audiosignalverabeitung  381 Electrical audio     380 Cryptographie
455 Telekommunikation     signal processing       381 Dispositifs et
                          systems and devices      systemes de traitement
                         455 Telecommunications    de signaux audio
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                                                   electriques
                                                  455 Telecommunications


Erganzende                                        Remarques
Erlauterungen            Notes                    Complementaires

6. Fur Anmeldungen,      6. The EPO is no longer  6. Pour les demandes
die die in Absatz 1      the competent authority  qui remplissent les
genannten Voraussetz     within the meaning of    conditions enoncees au
ungen erfullen, ist      Article 16(3)(b)1 and    point 1, l'OEB n'est
das EPA nicht mehr die   Article 32(3)2 PCT for   plus l'administration
zustandige internation-  applications meeting     internationale
ale Behorde im Sinne     the criteria defined     competente au sens de
von Artikel 16(3)b)1     in paragraph 1.          l'article 16(3)b)1 et
und Artikel 32(3)2 PCT.                           de l'article 32(3)2
                                                  PCT.


7. Unter Absatz 1        7. Paragraph 1 also      7. Tombent egatement
fallen auch Anmel-       applies to applications  sous le regime du point
dungen, die statt beim   filed with the IB        1, les demandes qui, au
USPTO beim IB von        rather than the USPTO    lieu d'etre deposees
mehreren Anmeldern       by two or more           aupres de l'USPTO sont
eingereicht werden,      applicants,              deposees aupres du BI
wenn                                              par plusieurs
                                                  deposants, dont:
 - mindestens           - at least one of whom   - l'un au moins est
 ein Anmelder             is a national or         ressortissant des
 Staatsangehoriger        resident of the USA,     Etats-Unis ou a son
 der USA ist oder dort    and                      siege ou domicile aux
 seinen Sitz oder                                  Etats-Unis;
 Wohnsitz hat und
 - kein Anmelder        - none of whom are       - aucun n'est ressor-
 Staatsangehoriger        nationals or residents   tissant d'un Etat
 eines EPU-Vertrags-      of an EPC contracting    partie a la CBE ou n'a
 staats ist oder dort     state.                   son siege ou domicile
 seinen Sitz oder                                  dans un de ces Etats.
 Wohnsitz hat.

8. Die Zustandigkeit     8. It is not possible    8. La competence de
des EPA kann auch nicht  to reassign competence   l'OEB ne peut pas non
dadurch wiederher-       to the EPO by changing   plus etre retablie par
gestellt werden, daB     the applicant after      un changement de
nach Einreichung de      the application has      deposant apres le depot
Anmeldung beim USPTO     been filed with the      de la demande aupres de
oder IB ein Wechsel des  USPTO or the IB.       l'USPTO ou du BI.
Anmelders stattfindet.

9. Die Beschrankungs-    9. The limitation 	  9. Les criteres de
kriterien in Absatz      criteria in paragraph 	  limitation enonces au
1 b) gelten fur alle     1(b) apply to all 	  point 1b) s'appliquent
Antrage auf interna-     demands for interna-	  a toutes les demandes
tionale vorlaufige       tional preliminary 	  d'examem preliminaire
Prufung,die am oder      examination received 	  international recues
nach dem 1. Marz 2002    at the EPO on or after	  par l'OEB a partir
beim EPA eingehen 2,     1 March 2002 2, which 	  du 1st mars 2002 2:
erfassen also auc        means they are also 	  ils s'appliquent dons
Anmeldungen, die vor     applicable to applica-	  aussi aux demandes de
dem 1. Marz 2002         tions filed before 1 	  brevet deposees avant
eingereicht worden       March 2002 for which	  le 1st mars 2002 et
sind und fur die das     the EPO was still the 	  pour lesquelles l'OEB
EPA noch zustandige      competent International  etait encore
internationale           Searching Authority.	  l'administration
Recherchenbehorde war.                            competente chargee
                                                  de la recherche
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                                                  internationale.

1 Des Anmaldeant         1 The receiving Office   1 L'Office recepteur
streicht von Amts wegen  deletes the indication   supprime d'office
die Angabe jeder unzus-  of any non-competant     l'indication de
tandugan Internation-    International Searching  toute administration
alen Recherchambehorde   Authority ex officio     chargee de la recherche
(Richtilien fur das      (Receiving Office        internationale qui
Anmeldeamt, Nr. 115,     Guidelines, No. 115,     n'est pas competente
PCT-Blatt-IV, 29 von     PCT Gazette-IV, 29 of    (Directives a l'usage
17, September 1998).     17 September 1998).      des offices recepteurs,
                                                  no 115, Gazette du
                                                  PCT-IV, 29 du 17
                                                  septembre 1998).

2 Auf bei dar            2 Demands for interna-   2 La regle 59.3 PCT
unzustandigen Behorte    tional preliminary       c'applique aux demandes
singereichte Antrage     examination submitted    d'examen preliminaire
suf internationale       to a non-competent       international presentees
vorlaufige Prufung       authority are subject    supres d'une
findet                   to

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