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35.3 When the International Bureau Is Receiving Office Under - Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 35.3 When the International Bureau Is Receiving Office Under
Rule 19.1 (a)(iii)(a) Where the international application is filed with the International Bureau as receiving Office under Rule 19.1(a)(iii), an International Searching Authority shall be competent for the searching of that international application if it would have been competent had that international application been filed with a receiving Office competent under Rule 19.1(a)(i) or (ii), (b) or (c), or Rule 19.2(i).
(b) Where two or more International Searching Authorities are competent under paragraph (a), the choice shall be left to the applicant.
(c) Rules 35.1 and 35.2 shall not apply to the International Bureau as receiving Office under Rule 19.1(a)(iii).
Rule 36
Minimum Requirements for International Searching Authorities
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