Chapter I
Print this pageArticle 3 - The International Application
Article 4 - The Request
Article 5 - The Description
Article 7 - The Drawings
Article 8 - Claiming Priority
Article 9 - The Applicant
Article 10 - The Receiving Office
Article 11 - Filing Date and Effects of the International Application
Article 12 - Transmittal of the International Application to the International Bureau and the International Searching Authority
Article 13 - Availability of Copy of the International Application to Designated Offices
Article 14 - Certain Defects in the International Application
Article 15 - The International Search
Article 16 - The International Searching Authority
Article 17 - Procedure Before the International Searching Authority
Article 18 - The International Search Report
Article 19 - Amendment of the Claims Before the International Bureau
Article 20 - Communication to Designated Offices
Article 21 - International Publication
Article 22 - Copy, Translation, and Fee, to Designated Offices
Article 23 - Delaying of National Procedure
Article 24 - Possible Loss of Effect in Designated States
Article 25 - Review By Designated Offices
Article 26 - Opportunity to Correct Before Designated Offices
Article 27 - National Requirements
Article 28 - Amendment of the Claims, the Description, and the Drawings Before Designated Offices
Article 29 - Effects of the International Publication
Article 30 - Confidential Nature of the International Application