All the claims appearing on a replacement sheet must be numbered in Arabic numerals (corresponding to the order of the claims). 22(1) was amended, effective April 1, 2002, to specify the international search report (or a declaration that no international search international filing date is considered to be the priority date. The submission of Article 19 amendments should comprise: (i) a complete set of claims in replacement of the claims originally filed (see paragraph1.02), (ii) a letter which must indicate the differences between the claims as filed and those as amended plus the basis for the amendments (see paragraphs1.02-1.04), (iii) an optional statement under Article 19 (see paragraphs1.05-1.06). as filed. A brief statement explaining the impact of the amendments on the drawings and the description may also be filed. 62.2 Amendments Made After the Demand Is Filed If, at the time of filing any amendments under Article 19, a demand has already been submitted, the applicant shall preferably, at the same time as he files the amendments with the International Bureau, also file with the International Preliminary Examining Authority a copy of such amendments, and any statement referred to in that Article and the . TBD In the event that the time limit for filing amendments underPCT Article 19has not expired and the Demand includes a statement that the start of the international preliminary examination is to be postponed under PCT Rule 53.9(b), the international preliminary examination should not start before the examiner receives a copy of any amendments made underPCT Article 19or a notice from the applicant that he does not wish to make amendments underPCT Article 19, or before the expiration of 20 months from the priority date, whichever occurs first. 19, 1801-Basic Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Principles, 1803-Reservations Under the PCT Taken by, and Notifications of Incompatibility Made by, the United States of America, 1805-Where To File an International Application, 1807-Agent or Common Representative and General Power of Attorney, 1808-Change in or Revocation of the Appointment of an Agent or a Common Representative, 1812-Elements of the International Application, 1823.01-Reference to Deposited Biological Material, 1823.02-Filing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings in International Applications, 1827.01-Refund of International Application Fees, 1828.01-Restoration of the Right of Priority, 1828.02-Continuation or Continuation-in-Part Indication in the Request, 1830-International Application Transmittal Letter, 1832-License Request for Foreign Filing Under the PCT, 1834.01-Filing of Correspondence by Facsimile, 1834.02-Irregularities in the Mail or Electronic Communications Service, 1840-The International Searching Authority, 1840.01-The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority, 1840.02-The Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International Searching Authority, 1840.03-The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) as an International Searching Authority, 1840.04-The Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) (Russian Federation) as an International Searching Authority, 1840.05-The Israel Patent Office (ILPO) as an International Searching Authority, 1840.06-The Japan Patent Office (JPO) as an International Searching Authority, 1840.07-The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as an International Searching Authority, 1843.01-Prior Art for Chapter I Processing, 1843.02-Certain Subject Matter Need Not Be Searched, 1843.03-No Search Required if Claims Are Unclear, 1843.04-Procedure for Claims Not Required To Be Searched and for Claims That Are Unclear, 1843.05-Time Limit for Establishing the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, 1844.01-Preparing the International Search Report (Form PCT/ISA/210), 1845-Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, 1845.01-Preparing the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority (Form PCT/ISA/237), 1845.02-Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, The amendment done under Article 34 will be conveyed to the national patent office upon national phase entry of the particular application. PDF Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (Iponz)