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§ 413 Corrections of Defects Under - ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE PCT
§ 413 Corrections of Defects Under Rule 26.4, Rectifications of Obvious Errors Under Rule 91.1, and Corrections Under Rule 9.2
(a) Where the International Bureau receives from the receiving Office a letter containing a correction of any defects under Rule 26.4, or a replacement sheet and the letter accompanying it, the International Bureau shall transfer the correction to the record copy, together with the indication of the date on which the receiving Office received the letter, or shall insert the replacement sheet in the record copy. Any letter and any replaced sheet shall be kept in the file of the international application.
(b) Paragraph (a) shall apply mutatis mutandis to rectifications of obvious errors authorized by the receiving Office or by the International Searching Authority under Rule 91.1 and to corrections submitted by the applicant to the receiving Office or the International Searching Authority aimed at complying with the prescription of Rule 9.1 concerning certain expressions, drawings, statements or other matter.
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