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The WIPO PCT Guide is published in English and French by the International Bureau of WIPO ("IB") in electronic form only[ 2 ]. A German translation is published in paper form by Carl Heymanns Verlag.
Regularly updated general information on the EPO and specific information on the procedures before the EPO as receiving Office, International Authority (ISA, SISA and IPEA) and designated/elected Office under the PCT is provided in the Annexes to the WIPO PCT Guide[ 3 ]. Relevant information is also provided on the EPO website[ 4 ] and in the EPO's Official Journal ("Official Journal" and "OJ"), which is published in paper and electronic form[ 5 ]. Applicants are strongly advised to consult these publications and to take note of, in particular, any information published after 1 October 2012.
Up-to-date news about the PCT is available on the WIPO website and also from the PCT Newsletter and the Official Notices (PCT Gazette), both published in electronic form by WIPO[ 6 ].
Applicants desiring further information about the PCT procedure in the international phase are advised to consult the Administrative Instructions under the PCT ("AI")[ 7 ], the PCT Receiving Office Guidelines ("GL/RO") and the PCT International Search and Preliminary Examination Guidelines ("ISPE Guidelines", "GL/ISPE")[ 8 ], all available on the WIPO website. Any reference to "Guidelines" ("GL/EPO") in this guide, however, relates to the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office as revised in 2012[ 9 ].
PCT Newsletter: www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/index.html
Official Notices (PCT Gazette): www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices/index.html
GL/ISPE and GL/RO: www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/gdlines.htm