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§ 101 Abbreviated Expressions and Interpretation - ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE PCT
§ 101 Abbreviated Expressions and Interpretation
(a) In these Administrative Instructions:
(i) "Treaty" means the Patent Cooperation Treaty;
(ii) "Regulations" means the Regulations under the Treaty;
(iii) "Article" means an Article of the Treaty;
(iv) "Rule" means a Rule of the Regulations;
(v) "International Bureau" means the International Bureau as defined in Article 2 (xix) of the Treaty;
(vi) "International Authorities" means the receiving Offices, the International Searching Authorities, the International Preliminary Examining Authorities, and the International Bureau;
(vii) "Annex" means an Annex to these Administrative Instructions, unless the contrary clearly follows from the wording or the nature of the provision, or the context in which the word is used;
(viii) "Form" means a Form contained in Annex A;
Annex A is published separately by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
(ix) "WIPO Standard" means a Standard established by the World Intellectual Property Organization;
(x) "Director General" means the Director General as defined in Article 2 (xx) of the Treaty.
(b) The Annexes are part of these Administrative Instructions.
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