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40.3 Time Limit - Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 40.3 Time Limit
The time limit provided for in Article 17(3)(a) shall be fixed, in each case, according to the circumstances of the case, by the International Searching Authority; it shall not be shorter than 15 or 30 days, respectively, depending on whether the applicant's address is in the same country as or in a different country from that in which the International Searching Authority is located, and it shall not be longer than 45 days, from the date of the invitation.
Rule 41
Earlier Search Other Than International Search
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