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89 - Patent Cooperation Treaty
§ 89bis.3 Communication Between Offices
Where the Treaty, these Regulations or the Administrative Instructions provide for the communication, notification or transmittal ("communication") of an international application, notification, communication, correspondence or other document by one national Office or intergovernmental organization to another, such communication may, where so agreed by both the sender and the receiver, be effected in electronic form or by electronic means.
Rule 89ter
Copies in Electronic Form of Documents Filed on Paper
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