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§ 102 - ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE PCT
§ 102bis Filing of Request in PCT-EASY Format Together with PCT-EASY Diskette Containing Request Data and Abstract
(a) Pursuant to Rule 89ter, any receiving Office may, if it is prepared to do so, accept the filing with it of any international application containing the request presented as a computer print-out prepared using the PCT-EASY software made available by the International Bureau ("request in PCT-EASY format") together with a computer diskette, prepared using that software, containing a copy in electronic form of the data contained in the request and of the abstract ("PCT-EASY diskette").
(b) Any receiving Office which, under paragraph (a), accepts the filing of requests in PCT-EASY format together with PCT-EASY diskettes shall notify the International Bureau accordingly. The International Bureau shall promptly publish any such information in the Gazette.
(c) Item 3(a) of the Schedule of Fees annexed to the Regulations shall apply to reduce the fees payable in respect of an international application containing the request in PCT-EASY format filed, together with a PCT-EASY diskette, with a receiving Office which, under paragraph (a), accepts the filing of such international applications.
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