94.1牋牋牋?i>Access to the File Held by the
International Bureau
(a)
At the request of the applicant or any person
authorized by the applicant, the International
Bureau shall furnish, subject to reimbursement of
the cost of the service, copies of any document
contained in its file.
(b)
The International Bureau shall, at the request of
any person but not before the international
publication of the international application and
subject to Article 38,
furnish, subject to the reimbursement of the cost
of the service, copies of any document contained
in its file.
94.2牋牋牋?i>Access to the File Held by the
International Preliminary Examining
Authority
牋牋牋牋At the request of the applicant or any
person authorized by the applicant, or, once
the international preliminary examination
report has been established, of any elected
Office, the International Preliminary Examining
Authority shall furnish, subject to
reimbursement of the cost of the service,
copies of any document contained in its file.
94.3牋牋牋?i>Access to the File Held by the
Elected Office
牋牋牋牋I(yíng)f the national law applicable by any
elected Office allows access by third parties
to the file of a national application, that
Office may allow access to any documents
relating to the international application,
including any document relating to the
international preliminary examination,
contained in its file, to the same extent as
provided by the national law for access to the
file of a national application, but not before
the international publication of the
international application. The furnishing of
copies of documents may be subject to
reimbursement of the cost of the service.
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(iv)
Editor's Note: Rule 94 as in force from
July 1, 1998, applies only in respect of
international applications filed on or after that
date. Rule 94 as in force until that date,
continues to apply after that date in respect of
international applications filed before that
date.?The text of Rule 94 as in force until July
1, 1998, is reproduced below:
"Rule 94
Furnishing of Copies by
the International Bureau and
the International Preliminary Examining
Authority
94.1牋牋牋?i>Obligation to
Furnish
牋牋牋燗t the request of
the applicant or any person authorized by the
applicant, the International Bureau and the
International Preliminary Examining Authority
shall furnish, subject to reimbursement of the
cost of the service, copies of any document
contained in the file of the applicant's
international application or purported
international application."