Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: List one procedural step that all international applications go through in the International Searching Authority. Answer: The main procedural steps that any international application goes through in the International Searching Authority are: the making of the international search, the preparing of the international search report and for international applications having an international filing date on or after January 1, 2004, the preparing of a written opinion of the International Searching Authority Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 1800 of the MPEP. This chapter covers Patent Cooperation Treaty. The answer is from the 9th… The post MPEP Q & A 15: Procedural Step for International Applications Going Through the International Searching Authority appeared first on Patent Education Series.