E-Filing Notifications

The following Offices and Authorities have notified the International Bureau that they are prepared to receive and process international applications and other documents (where applicable) in electronic form.  Also listed are notifications indicating modifications to Offices' and Authorities' earlier notifications.

• RO/NO 15 December 2011  (Official Notices (PCT Gazette))
• RO/IL 07 October 2011 (Official Notices (PCT Gazette))

• RO/AT 19 May 2011 (Official Notices (PCT Gazette))

• RO/IS 11 February 2010 (Official Notices (PCT Gazette))

• RO/CA 04 September 2008 (Official Notices (PCT Gazette))

• RO/CN 19 April 2007 (Official Notices (PCT Gazette))

• RO/JP 14 December 2006 (PCT Gazette 50/2006)

• RO/DE 14 December 2006 (PCT Gazette 50/2006)

• RO/MY 02 November 2006 (PCT Gazette 44/2006)

• RO/DE 05 October 2006 (PCT Gazette 40/2006)

• RO/PH 27 July 2006 (PCT Gazette 30/2006)

• RO/EP 23 May 2006 (PCT Gazette 18/2006)

• RO/RO 27 April 2006 (PCT Gazette 17/2006)

• RO/PL 02 February 2006 (PCT Gazette 05/2006)

• RO/AU 15 December 2005 (PCT Gazette 50/2005)

• RO/SE 24 November 2005 (PCT Gazette 47/2005)

• RO/EP 24 November 2005 (PCT Gazette 47/2005)

• RO/SK 17 November 2005 (PCT Gazette 46/2005)

• RO/IB 27 October 2005 (PCT Gazette 43/2005)

• RO/DK 01 September 2005 (PCT Gazette 35/2005)

• RO/AU 04 August 2005 (PCT Gazette 31/2005)

• RO/NL 17 March 2005 (PCT Gazette 11/2005)

• RO/ISA/IPEA/KR 10 February 2005 (PCT Gazette 6/2005)        

• RO/GB 05 August 2004 (PCT Gazette 32/2004)

• RO/KR 10 June 2004 (PCT Gazette 24/2004)

• RO/JP 22 April 2004 (PCT Gazette 17/2004)

• RO/IB 12 February 2004 (PCT Gazette 07/2004)

• RO/ES 15 January 2004 (PCT Gazette 03/2004)

• RO/KR 18 December 2003  (PCT Gazette 51/2003)

• RO/FI 18 December 2003 (PCT Gazette 51/2003)

• RO/IB 21 August 2003 (PCT Gazette 34/2003)

• RO/FR 01 May 2003 (PCT Gazette 18/2003)

• RO/EP 21 November 2002 (PCT Gazette 47/2002)

• Sample notification (in accordance with Section 705bis(a) of the Administrative Instructions)[DOC]
• Sample notification (in accordance with Section 710(a) of the Administrative Instructions) [DOC]
• Sample notification (in accordance with Rule 89bis.1(d) and Section 705(d) of the Administrative Instructions) [DOC]

Following the coming into effect on 7 January 2002 of Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions containing, respectively, the legal framework and technical standard necessary to enable the implementation of electronic filing and processing of international applications under the PCT, as provided for by Rule 89bis.1, any receiving Office having the necessary technical systems in place is able to decide to accept the filing of international applications in electronic form in accordance with Part 7 and Annex F. Section 713 of the Administrative Instructions provides that such principle also applies to any other document and correspondence relating to international applications, and to International Searching Authorities, International Preliminary Examining Authorities and the International Bureau.