MPEP 1800

Question 1

The minimum parts for an IA (PCT) to gain a filing date at a US patent office are:

Answer 1

At least one applicant who is a US national or resident

ENGLISH description

Request to make IA

Designation of at least one PCT country

Priority claim (if making)

Abstract (may come later)

Question 2

In an IA, instead of US restriction procedures, standards for ___________ are followed

Answer 2

Unity of Invention

Question 3

To enter national phase in the US, the following must be furnished

Answer 3

Copy of IA, and

filing fee

which cannot be submitted late

Question 4

PCT timetable, counted from priority date:

File IA within __ months

Search report within __ months

publication within __ months

Demand for prelim exam within __ months

Entry into national phase within __ months

Answer 4

12
16
18
22
30

Question 5

An international application cannot be filed by:

Answer 5

facsimile