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§ 411 Receipt of Priority Document - ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE PCT

§ 411 Receipt of Priority Document

(a) The International Bureau shall mark, on the first page of the priority document:

(i) the date on which the priority document has been received by it, and

(ii) the words "PRIORITY DOCUMENT- SUBMITTED OR TRANSMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 17.1(a) OR (b)" or the words "PRIORITY DOCUMENT - SUBMITTED OR TRANSMITTED BUT NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 17.1(a) OR (b)," as applicable, or their equivalent in French, and shall notify the applicant and, preferably together with the notification under Rule 47.1(a^bis), the designated Offices, accordingly.

(b) Where the priority document has been submitted or transmitted but not in compliance with Rule 17.1(a) or (b), the International Bureau shall, in the notification under paragraph (a) of this Section, direct the attention of the applicant and the designated Offices to the provisions of Rule 17.1(c).

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