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1、PCT/MIA/14/7page15WIPOEPCT/MIA/14/7ORIGINAL:EnglishonlyDATE:January29,2007WORLDINTELLECTUALPROPERTYORGANIZATIONGENEVAINTERNATIONALPATENTCOOPERATIONUNION(PCTUNION)MEETINGOFINTERNATIONALAUTHORITIESUNDERTHEPATENTCOOPERATIONTREATY(PCT)FourteenthSessionGeneva,February5to7,2007SUPPLEMENTARYINTE

2、RNATIONALSEARCHESDocumentpreparedbytheSecretariatSUMMARYAproposalispresentedcomprisingaflexiblesystemforsupplementaryinternationalsearches,aimedatencouragingtheuseoftheresultsofthemaininternationalsearchinassessingtheextentofsupplementarysearchwhichisrequiredbutnotpreventingthesupplementa

3、ryAuthorityfrombeginningitssearchbeforethemaininternationalsearchiscomplete,therebyavoidingdifficultiesinworkflow.TERMINOLOGYInthemainbodyofthisdocument,thefollowingabbreviatedexpressionsareusedtodescribedifferentsearchservicesandroles:mainsearch:theinternationalsearchconductedonaninterna

4、tionalapplicationunderArticle 15Referencesinthisdocumentto“Articles”and“Rules”aretothoseofthePatentCooperationTreaty(PCT)andtheRegulationsunderthePCT(“theRegulations”),ortosuchprovisionsasproposedtobeamendedoradded,asthecasemaybe.Referencesto“nationallaws,”“nationalapplications,”“thenatio

5、nalphase,”etc.,includereferencetoregionallaws,regionalapplications,theregionalphase,etc.;PCT/MIA/14/7page15mainAuthority:theInternationalSearchingAuthoritywhichconductsthemainsearch;supplementarysearch:asearchcarriedoutonaninternationalapplicationbyanInternationalSearchingAuthorityotherth

6、antheonewhichconductsthemainsearch;supplementaryAuthority:anAuthoritywhichisrequestedtoperformasupplementarysearchonaparticularinternationalapplication.BACKGROUNDAccordingtoArticle15,theobjectiveoftheinternationalsearchis“todiscoverrelevantpriorart”.Inprinciple,priorartforthepurposesofthe

7、PCTisaconceptindependentofplaceorlanguageofdisclosure:theInternationalSearchingAuthority“shallendeavortodiscoverasmuchoftherelevantpriorartasitsfacilitiespermit”inorderthattheinternationalsearchreportbeofmaximumusetotheapplicantanddesignatedOfficesfordeterminingwhet