Transmittal of the International Search
Report, Etc.
44.1 Copies of Report or
Declaration
The International Searching Authority
shall, on the same day, transmit one copy of
the international search report or the
declaration referred to in Article
17(2)(a) to the International Bureau and
one copy to the applicant.
44.2 Title or Abstract
The international search report shall
either state that the International Searching
Authority approves the title and the abstract
as submitted by the applicant or be accompanied
by the text of the title and/or abstract as
established by the International Searching
Authority under Rules 37 and 38.
44.3 Copies of Cited Documents
(a)
The request referred to in Article 20(3) may
be presented any time during seven years from the
international filing date of the international
application to which the international search
report relates.
(b)
The International Searching Authority may require
that the party (applicant or designated Office)
presenting the request pay to it the cost of
preparing and mailing the copies. The level of
the cost of preparing copies shall be provided
for in the agreements referred to in Article
16(3)(b) between the International Searching
Authorities and the International Bureau.
(c)
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(d)
Any International Searching Authority may perform
the obligations referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) through another agency
responsible to it.