Written Opinion Of The International Preliminary Examination Authority {PCT-IPEA-408}

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY From the INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITY To: PCT WRITTEN OPINION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITY (PCT Rule 66) Date of mailing (day/month/year) Applicant's or agent's file reference REPLY DUE International filing date (day/month/year) within months/days from the above date of mailing Priority date (day/month/year) International application No. International Patent Classification (IPC) or both national classification and IPC Applicant 1. The written opinion established by the International Searching Authority: is is not considered to be a written opinion of the International Preliminary Examining Authority. 2. This ________________________ (first, etc.) opinion contains indications relating to the following items: Box No. I Box No. II Box No. III Box No. IV Box No. V Box No. VI Basis of the opinion Priority Non-establishment of opinion with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability Lack of unity of invention Reasoned statement under Rule 66.2(a)(ii) with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement Certain documents cited Box No. VII Certain defects in the international application Box No. VIII Certain observations on the international application 3. The applicant is hereby invited to reply to this opinion. When? See the time limit indicated above. The applicant may, before the expiration of that time limit, request this Authority to grant an extension, see Rule 66.2(e). How? By submitting a written reply, accompanied, where appropriate, by amendments, according to Rule 66.3. For the form and the language of the amendments, see Rules 55.3 and 66.8. Also For the examiner's obligation to consider amendments and/or arguments, see Rule 66.4bis. For an informal communication with the examiner, see Rule 66.6. For an additional opportunity to submit amendments, see Rule 66.4. If no reply is filed, the international preliminary examination report will be established on the basis of this opinion. 4. The final date by which the international preliminary report on patentability (Chapter II of the PCT) must be established according to Rule 69.2 is: __________________________________________ Name and mailing address of the IPEA/ Authorized officer Facsimile No. Form PCT/IPEA/408 (cover sheet) (January 2015) Telephone No. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com WRITTEN OPINION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITY Box No. I Basis of the opinion International application No. 1. With regard to the language, this opinion has been established on the basis of: the international application in the language in which it was filed. a translation of the international application into _______________________________ which is the language of a translation furnished for the purposes of: international search (Rules 12.3(a) and 23.1(b)). publication of the international application (Rule 12.4(a)). international preliminary examination (Rules 55.2(a) and/or 55.3(a) and (b)). 2. With regard to the elements of the international application, this opinion has been established on the basis of (replacement sheets which have been furnished to the receiving Office in response to an invitation under Article 14 are referred to in this opinion as "originally filed."): the international application as originally filed/furnished the description: pages ____________________________________________________________________ as originally filed/furnished pages ____________________________________ received by this Authority on _____________________________ pages ____________________________________ received by this Authority on _____________________________ the claims: Nos. ____________________________________________________________________ as originally filed/furnished Nos. ____________________________________________ as amended (together with any statement) under Article 19 Nos. ____________________________________ received by this Authority on _____________________________ Nos. ____________________________________ received by this Authority on _____________________________ the drawings: pages ____________________________________________________________________ as originally filed/furnished pages ____________________________________ received by this Authority on _____________________________ pages ____________________________________ received by this Authority on _____________________________ a sequence listing - see Supplemental Box Relating to Sequence Listing. 3. The amendments have resulted in the cancellation of: the description, pages ____________________________________________________ the claims, Nos. _________________________________________________________ the drawings, sheets/figs __________________________________________________ the sequence listing (specify): ______________________________________________ 4. This opinion has been established as if (some of) the amendments listed below had not been made, since either they are considered to go beyond the disclosure as filed, or they were not accompanied by a letter indicating the basis for the amendments in the application as filed, as indicated in the Supplemental Box (Rules 70.2(c) and (c-bis)): the description, pages ____________________________________________________ the claims, Nos. _________________________________________________________ the drawings, sheets/figs __________________________________________________ the sequence listing (specify): ______________________________________________ 5. This opinion has been established: taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 66.1(d-bis)). without taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 66.4bis). 6. Supplementary international search report(s) from Authority(ies) ___________________________________________ has/have been received and taken into account in establishing this opinion (Rule 45bis.8(b) and (c)). Form PCT/IPEA/408 (Box No. I) (January 2015) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com WRITTEN OPINION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITY Box No. II 1. Priority International application No. This opinion has been established as if no priority had been claimed due to the failure to furnish within the prescribed time limit the requested: copy of the earl