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§ 215 Declaration as to Non-Prejudicial Disclosures or Exceptions to Lack of Novelty - ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE PCT

§ 215 Declaration as to Non-Prejudicial Disclosures or Exceptions to Lack of Novelty

Any declaration as to non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty shall be worded as follows, with such inclusion, omission, repetition and re-ordering of the matters listed as items (i) to (iv) as is necessary:

"Declaration as to non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty (Rules 4.17(v) and 51bis.1(a)(v)):

in relation to [this] international application [No. PCT/.],

. (name) declares that the subject matter claimed in [the] [this] international application was disclosed as follows:

(i) kind of disclosure (include as applicable):

(a) international exhibition

(b) publication

(c) abuse

(d) other: ...(specify)

(ii) date of disclosure: ...

(iii) title of disclosure (if applicable): ...

(iv) place of disclosure (if applicable): ...

(v) this declaration is made for the purposes of (include as applicable):

(a) all designations

(b) the following designations for national and/or regional patents: ..."

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