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55.3 Translation of Amendments - Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 55.3 Translation of Amendments
(a) Where a translation of the international application is required under Rule 55.2, any amendments which are referred to in the statement concerning amendments under Rule 53.9 and which the applicant wishes to be taken into account for the purposes of the international preliminary examination, and any amendments under Article 19 which are to be taken into account under Rule 66.1(c), shall be in the language of that translation. Where such amendments have been or are filed in another language, a translation shall also be furnished.
(b) Where the required translation of an amendment referred to in paragraph (a) is not furnished, the International Preliminary Examining Authority shall invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation within a time limit which shall be reasonable under the circumstances. That time limit shall not be less than one month from the date of the invitation. It may be extended by the International Preliminary Examining Authority at any time before a decision is taken.
(c) If the applicant fails to comply with the invention within the time limit under paragraph (b), the amendment shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the international preliminary examination.
Rule 56
[Deleted]
Rule 57
The Handling Fee
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