Patent Law Treaty |
专利法条约 |
| adopted at Geneva on June 1, 2000 |
2000年6月1日于日内瓦通过 |
Article 1
Abbreviated Expressions |
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| For the purposes of this Treaty, unless expressly stated otherwise:
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在本条约中，除另有明确说明外：
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| (i) “Office” means the authority of a Contracting Party entrusted with the granting of patents or with other matters covered by this Treaty;
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| （1）“主管局”指缔约方委托授予专利或处理本条约所涉其他事项的机关；
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| (ii) “application” means an application for the grant of a patent, as referred to in Article 3;
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| （2）“申请”指第三条中所述的请求授予专利的申请；
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| (iii) “patent” means a patent as referred to in Article 3;
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| (iv) references to a “person” shall be construed as including, in particular, a natural person and a legal entity;
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| （4）述及“人”时，应解释为尤其包括自然人和法人；
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| (v) “communication” means any application, or any request, declaration, document, correspondence or other information relating to an application or patent, whether relating to a procedure under this Treaty or not, which is filed with the Office;
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| （5）“来文”指向主管局提交的任何申请，或与申请或专利有关的任何请求、声明、文件、信函或其他信息，而无论其是否与本条约所规定的程序有关；
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| (vi) “records of the Office” means the collection of information maintained by the Office, relating to and including the applications filed with, and the patents granted by, that Office or another authority with effect for the Contracting Party concerned, irrespective of the medium in which such information is maintained;
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| （6）“主管局的文档”指主管局所保存的涉及并包括向该局或另一机关提交的对该有关缔约方有效的申请和由该局或另一机关授予的对该有关缔约方有效的专利的信息汇集，而无论保存此种信息的媒体如何；
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| (vii) “recordation” means any act of including information in the records of the Office;
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| （7）“登录”指在主管局的文档中登录信息的任何行为；
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| (viii) “applicant” means the person whom the records of the Office show, pursuant to the applicable law, as the person who is applying for the patent, or as another person who is filing or prosecuting the application;
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| （8）“申请人”指主管局的文档中依照可适用的法律载明为申请专利的人，或提交申请或进行申请的另一人；
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| (ix) “owner” means the person whom the records of the Office show as the owner of the patent;
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| （9）“所有人”指主管局的文档中载明为专利权人的人；
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| (x) “representative” means a representative under the applicable law;
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| (xi) “signature” means any means of self-identification;
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| (xii) “a language accepted by the Office” means any one language accepted by the Office for the relevant procedure before the Office;
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| （12）“主管局接受的语言”指主管局为该局的相关程序所接受的任何一种语言；
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| (xiii) “translation” means a translation into a language or, where
appropriate, a transliteration into an alphabet or character set, accepted by
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| （13）“译文”指意译成主管局接受的语言的译文，或在适当情况下，音译成主管局接受的字母或文字集的译文；
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| (xiv) “procedure before the Office” means any procedure in proceedings before the Office with respect to an application or patent;
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| （14）“主管局的程序”指在主管局进行的关于申请或专利的任何程序；
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| (xv) except where the context indicates otherwise, words in the singular include the plural, and vice versa, and masculine personal pronouns include the feminine;
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| （15）除上下文另有所指外，以单数形式出现的词包括复数形式，反之亦然，阳性人称代词包括阴性；
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| (xvi) “Paris Convention” means the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed on March 20, 1883, as revised and amended;
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| （16）“《巴黎公约》”指于1883年3月20日签订并经修订和修正的《保护工业产权巴黎公约》；
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| (xvii) “Patent Cooperation Treaty” means the Patent Cooperation Treaty, signed on June 19, 1970, together with the Regulations and the Administrative Instructions under that Treaty, as revised, amended and modified;
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| （17）“《专利合作条约》”指于1970年6月19日签订并经修订、修正和修改的《专利合作条约》以及该条约的实施细则和行政规程；
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| (xviii) “Contracting Party” means any State or inter-governmental organization that is party to this Treaty;
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| （18）“缔约方”指参加本条约的任何国家或政府间组织；
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| (xix) “applicable law” means, where the Contracting Party is a State, the law of that State and, where the Contracting Party is an intergovernmental organization, the legal enactments under which that intergovernmental organization operates;
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| （19）“可适用的法律”，缔约方是国家的，指该国的法律；缔约方是政府间组织的，指该政府间组织据以运作的法律文书；
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| (xx) “instrument of ratification” shall be construed as including instruments of acceptance or approval;
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| (xxi) “Organization” means the World Intellectual Property Organization;
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| (xxii) “International Bureau” means the International Bureau of the Organization;
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| (xxiii) “Director General” means the Director General of the Organization.
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Article 2
General Principles |
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| (1) [More Favorable Requirements] A Contracting Party shall be free to provide for requirements which, from the viewpoint of applicants and owners, are more favorable than the requirements referred to in this Treaty and the Regulations, other than Article 5.
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一、［更为有利的要求］除第五条外，缔约方应可自由规定从申请人和所有人的观点看来比本条约和实施细则所述的要求更为有利的要求。
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| (2) [No Regulation of Substantive Patent Law] Nothing in this Treaty or the Regulations is intended to be construed as prescribing anything that would limit the freedom of a Contracting Party to prescribe such requirements of the applicable substantive law relating to patents as it desires.
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二、［不对实体专利法作任何规定］本条约或实施细则中，没有任何一项规定的意图可以解释为将限制缔约方按其意志规定可适用的实体专利法要求的自由。
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Article 3
Applications and Patents to Which the Treaty Applies |
第三条
本条约适用的申请和专利 |
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一、［申请］ |
| (a) The provisions of this Treaty and the Regulations shall apply to national and regional applications for patents for invention and for invention and for patents of addition, which are filed with or for the Office of a Contracting Party, and which are:
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| （一）本条约和实施细则的规定应适用于向缔约方的主管局或就该局提交的国家和地区发明专利申请和增补专利申请，这些申请属于：
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| (i) types of applications permitted to be filed as international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty;
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| （1）允许依《专利合作条约》作为国际申请提交的申请类型； |
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| (ii) divisional applications of the types of applications referred to in item (i), for patents for invention or for patents of addition, as referred to in Article 4G(1) or (2) of the Paris Convention.
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| （2）本项第（1）目所述申请类型中的发明专利申请或增补专利申请按《巴黎公约》第四条G第一款或第二款所述的分案申请。
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| (b) Subject to the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the provisions of this Treaty and the Regulations shall apply to international applications, for patents for invention and for patents of addition, under the Patent Cooperation Treaty:
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| （二）在遵守《专利合作条约》的规定的前提下，本条约和实施细则的规定应在以下方面适用于依《专利合作条约》的国际发明专利申请和国际增补专利申请：
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| (i) in respect of the time limits applicable under Articles 22 and 39(1) of the Patent Cooperation Treaty in the Office of a Contracting Party;
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| （1）缔约方的主管局依《专利合作条约》第二十二条和第三十九条第一款可适用的期限；
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| (ii) in respect of any procedure commenced on or after the date on which processing or examination of the international application may start under Article 23 or 40 of that Treaty.
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| （2）在依该条约第二十三条或第四十条可开始处理或审查国际申请之日或在该日之后开始的任何程序。
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| (2) [Patents] The provisions of this Treaty and the Regulations shall apply to national and regional patents for invention, and to national and regional patents of addition, which have been granted with effect for a Contracting Party.
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二、［专利］本条约和实施细则的规定应适用于已经授权并对缔约方有效的国家和地区发明专利和国家以及地区增补专利。
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Article 4
Security Exception |
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| Nothing in this Treaty and the Regulations shall limit the freedom of a Contracting Party to take any action it deems necessary for the preservation of essential security interests.
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本条约和实施细则的任何内容均不得限制缔约方采取它认为是为保护基本安全利益所必需采取的任何行动的自由。
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Article 5
Filing Date |
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| (1) [Elements of Application]
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一、［申请的组成部分］
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| (a) Except as otherwise prescribed in the Regulations, and subject to paragraphs (2) to (8), a Contracting Party shall provide that the filing date of an application shall be the date on which its Office has received all of the following elements, filed, at the option of the applicant, on paper or as otherwise permitted by the Office for the purposes of the filing date:
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| （一）除实施细则另有规定外，并在遵守本条第二至八款规定的前提下，缔约方应规定，以其主管局收到根据申请人的选择以纸件或该局为申请日的目的所允许的其他形式提交的下列所有组成部分之日为申请的申请日：
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| (i) an express or implicit indication to the effect that the elements are intended to be an application;
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| （1）明示或暗示所提交的组成部分意图是作为一份申请的说明；
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| (ii) indications allowing the identity of the applicant to be established or allowing the applicant to be contacted by the Office;
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| （2）能使该局确定申请人身份或与申请人取得联系的说明；
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| (iii) a part which on the face of it appears to be a description.
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| (b) A Contracting Party may, for the purposes of the filing date, accept a drawing as the element referred to in subparagraph (a)(iii).
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| （二）为申请日的目的，缔约方可接受附图作为本款（一）项第（3）目所述的组成部分。
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| (c) For the purposes of the filing date, a Contracting Party may require both information allowing the identity of the applicant to be established and information allowing the applicant to be contacted by the Office, or it may accept evidence allowing the identity of the applicant to be established or allowing the applicant to be contacted by the Office, as the element referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii).
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| （三）为申请日的目的，缔约方可要求提供能确定申请人身份的信息和能使主管局与申请人取得联系的信息，或者缔约方可接受能确定申请人身份或能使主管局与申请人取得联系的证据，作为本款（一）项第（2）目所述的组成部分。
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| (2) [Language]
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二、［语言］
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| (a) A Contracting Party may require that the indications referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(i) and (ii) be in a language accepted by the Office.
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| （一）缔约方可要求本条第一款（一）项第（1）目和第（2）目所述的说明使用主管局接受的语言。
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| (b) The part referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(iii) may, for the purposes of the filing date, be filed in any language.
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| （二）为申请日的目的，本条第一款（一）项第（3）目所述的部分可用任何语言提交。
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| (3) [Notification] Where the application does not comply with one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Office shall, as soon as practicable, notify the applicant, giving the opportunity to comply with any such requirement, and to make observations, within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations.
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三、［通知］如果申请未遵守缔约方依本条第一款和第二款所适用的一项或多项要求，主管局应尽可能迅速地通知申请人，并为在实施细则规定的期限内遵守任何此种要求和陈述意见提供机会。
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| (4) [Subsequent Compliance with Requirements]
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四、［随后遵守要求］
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| (a) Where one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) and (2) are not complied with in the application as initially filed, the filing date shall, subject to subparagraph (b) and paragraph (6), be the date on which all of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) and (2) are subsequently complied with.
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| （一）如果最初提交申请时缔约方依本条第一款和第二款所适用的一项或多项要求未得到遵守，除本款（二）项和本条第六款规定以外，应以缔约方依本条第一款和第二款适用的所有要求随后得到遵守之日为申请日。
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| (b) A Contracting Party may provide that, where one or more of the requirements referred to in subparagraph (a) are not complied with within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations, the application shall be deemed not to have been filed. Where the application is deemed not to have been filed, the Office shall notify the applicant accordingly, indicating the reasons therefor.
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| （二）缔约方可规定，如果本款（一）项所述的一项或多项要求在本实施细则规定的期限内未得到遵守，申请应被视为未提交。申请被视为未提交的，主管局应就此通知申请人，并说明其理由。
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| (5) [Notification Concerning Missing Part of Description or Drawing] Where, in establishing the filing date, the Office finds that a part of the description appears to be missing from the application, or that the application refers to a drawing which appears to be missing from the application, the Office shall promptly notify the applicant accordingly.
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五、［关于遗漏说明书某部分或附图的通知］如果在确定申请日时，主管局发现申请中似乎遗漏说明书某部分，或发现申请中述及某附图但却似乎遗漏该附图，主管局应立即就此通知申请人。 |
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六、［提交遗漏的说明书部分或附图时的申请日］
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| (a) Where a missing part of the description or a missing drawing is filed with the Office within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations, that part of the description or drawing shall be included in the application, and, subject to subparagraphs (b) and (c), the filing date shall be the date on which the Office has received that part of the description or that drawing, or the date on which all of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) and (2) are complied with, whichever is later.
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| （一）如果遗漏的说明书部分或遗漏的附图是在实施细则规定的期限内向主管局提交的，该说明书部分或附图应包括在申请中，并且除本款（二）项和（三）项规定以外，应以主管局收到该说明书部分或该附图之日，或以缔约方依本条第一款和第二款所适用的所有要求得到遵守之日为申请日，二者中以日期晚者为准。
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| (b) Where the missing part of the description or the missing drawing is filed under subparagraph (a) to rectify its omission from an application which, at the date on which one or more elements referred to in paragraph (1)(a) were first received by the Office, claims the priority of an earlier application, the filing date shall, upon the request of the applicant filed within a time limit prescribed in the Regulations, and subject to the requirements prescribed in the Regulations, be the date on which all the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) and (2) are complied with.
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| （二）如果依本款（一）项提交遗漏的说明书部分或遗漏的附图，是为了补齐在主管局第一次收到本条第一款（一）项所述的一项或多项组成部分之日对某在先申请提出优先权要求的申请中遗漏的部分，则应根据申请人在实施细则规定的期限内提交的请求，并在遵守实施细则规定要求的前提下，以缔约方依本条第一款和第二款所适用的所有要求得到遵守之日为申请日。
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| (c) Where the missing part of the description or the missing drawing filed under subparagraph (a) is withdrawn within a time limit fixed by the Contracting Party, the filing date shall be the date on which the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) and (2) are complied with.
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| （三）如果依本款（一）项提交的遗漏的说明书部分或遗漏的附图在缔约方确定的期限内撤回，应以缔约方依本条第一款和第二款所适用的要求得到遵守之日为申请日。
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| (7) [Replacing Description and Drawings by Reference to a Previously Filed Application]
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七、［述及以前提交的申请以取代说明书和附图］
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| (a) Subject to the requirements prescribed in the Regulations, a reference, made upon the filing of the application, in a language accepted by the Office, to a previously filed application shall, for the purposes of the filing date of the application, replace the description and any drawings.
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| （一）在遵守实施细则规定要求的前提下，提交申请时用主管局接受的语言述及以前提交的申请的，为该申请的申请日的目的，应取代说明书和任何附图。
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| (b) Where the requirements referred to in subparagraph (a) are not complied with, the application may be deemed not to have been filed. Where the application is deemed not to have been filed, the Office shall notify the applicant accordingly, indicating the reasons therefor.
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| （二）如果本款（一）项所述的要求未得到遵守，申请应被视为未提交。申请被视为未提交的，主管局应就此通知申请人，并说明其理由。
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| (8) [Exceptions] Nothing in this Article shall limit:
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八、［例外］本条中的任何内容均不得限制：
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| (i) the right of an applicant under Article 4G(1) or (2) of the Paris Convention to preserve, as the date of a divisional application referred to in that Article, the date of the initial application referred to in that Article and the benefit of the right of priority, if any;
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| （1）申请人依《巴黎公约》第四条G第一款或第二款保留该条所述的第一次申请的日期为该条所述的分案申请的日期的权利，以及如果有优先权，并保有优先权的利益的权利；
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| (ii) the freedom of a Contracting Party to apply any requirements necessary to accord the benefit of the filing date of an earlier application to an application of any type prescribed in the Regulations.
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| （2）缔约方对实施细则规定的任何类型的申请，为给予在先申请申请日的利益而适用任何必要要求的自由。
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Article 6
Application |
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| (1) [Form or Contents of Application] Except where otherwise provided for by this Treaty, no Contracting Party shall require compliance with any requirement relating to the form or contents of an application different from or additional to:
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一、［申请的形式或内容］除本条约另有规定外，任何缔约方不得要求遵守任何不同于或超出以下各项的关于申请的形式或内容的要求：
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| (i) the requirements relating to form or contents which are provided for in respect of international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty;
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| （1）《专利合作条约》对国际申请所规定的形式或内容的要求；
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| (ii) the requirements relating to form or contents compliance with which, under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, may be required by the Office of, or acting for, any State party to that Treaty once the processing or examination of an international application, as referred to in Article 23 or 40 of the said Treaty, has started;
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| （2）一旦按《专利合作条约》第二十三条或第40条所述开始对国际申请进行处理或审查，该条约的任何缔约国的主管局或代表该条约的任何缔约国的主管局可依该条约要求遵守的形式或内容的要求；
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| (iii) any further requirements prescribed in the Regulations.
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| (2) [Request Form]
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二、［请求书表格］
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| (a) A Contracting Party may require that the contents of an application which correspond to the contents of the request of an international application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty be presented on a request Form prescribed by that Contracting Party. A Contracting Party may also require that any further contents allowed underparagraph (1)(ii) or prescribed in the Regulations pursuant to paragraph (1)(iii) be contained in that request Form.
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| （一）缔约方可要求，符合《专利合作条约》所规定的国际申请请求书内容的申请内容，须用该缔约方规定的请求书表格提出。缔约方还可要求，该请求书表格中须载有本条第一款第（2）项所允许的或实施细则根据本条第一款第（3）项所规定的任何进一步内容。
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| (b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), and subject to Article 8(1), a Contracting Party shall accept the presentation of the contents referred to in subparagraph (a) on a request Form provided for in the Regulations.
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| （二）尽管有本款（一）项的规定，在遵守第八条第一款的前提下，缔约方应接受用实施细则规定的请求书表格提交本款（一）项所述的申请内容。
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| (3) [Translation] A Contracting Party may require a translation of any part of the application that is not in a language accepted by its Office. A Contracting Party may also require a translation of the parts of the application, as prescribed in the Regulations, that are in a language accepted by the Office, into any other languages accepted by that Office.
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三、［译文］缔约方可要求提供申请中未使用其主管局接受的语言的任何部分的译文。缔约方还可要求，申请中使用主管局接受的语言提交的、实施细则所规定的部分，须提供译成该局所接受的任何其他语言的译文。
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| (4) [Fees] A Contracting Party may require that fees be paid in respect of the application. A Contracting Party may apply the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty relating to payment of application fees.
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四、［费用］缔约方可要求对申请缴纳费用。缔约方可适用《专利合作条约》有关缴纳申请费用方面的规定。
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| (5) [Priority Document] Where the priority of an earlier application is claimed, a Contracting Party may require that a copy of the earlier application, and a translation where the earlier application is not in a language accepted by the Office, be filed in accordance with the requirements prescribed in the Regulations.
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五、［优先权文件］对在先申请提出优先权要求的，缔约方可要求，须根据实施细则规定的要求提交一份该在先申请的副本，并在该在先申请未使用主管局接受的语言的情况下，提交一份译文。
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| (6) [Evidence] A Contracting Party may require that evidence in respect of any matter referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) or in a declaration of priority, or any translation referred to in paragraph (3) or (5), be filed with its Office in the course of the processing of the application only where that Office may reasonably doubt the veracity of that matter or the accuracy of that translation.
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六、［证据］缔约方可要求，只有在其主管局可能有理由对本条第一款或第二款中或优先权声明中所述任何事项的真实性，或对本条第三款或第五款所述任何译文的准确性产生怀疑的情况下，方须在处理申请的过程中向该局提供该事项或该译文的证据。
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| (7) [Notification] Where one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) to (6) are not complied with, the Office shall notify the applicant, giving the opportunity to comply with any such requirement, and to make observations, within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations.
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七、［通知］如果缔约方依本条第一、至六款所适用的一项或多项要求未得到遵守，主管局应通知申请人、并为在实施细则规定的期限内遵守任何此种要求和陈述意见提供机会。
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| (8) [Non-Compliance with Requirements]
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八、［未遵守要求］
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| (a) Where one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) to (6) are not complied with within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations, the Contracting Party may, subject to subparagraph (b) and Articles 5 and 10, apply such sanction as is provided for in its law.
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| （一）如果缔约方依本条第一至六款所适用的一项或多项要求在实施细则规定的期限内未得到遵守，除本款（二）项、第五和第十条规定以外，缔约方可根据其法律规定实行制裁。
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| (b) Where any requirement applied by the Contracting Party under paragraph (1), (5) or (6) in respect of a priority claim is not complied with within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations, the priority claim may, subject to Article 13, be deemed non-existent. Subject to Article 5(7)(b), no other sanctions may be applied.
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| （二）如果缔约方依本条第一款、第五款或第六款对优先权要求所适用的任何要求在实施细则规定的期限内未得到遵守，除第十三条规定以外，可视为该优先权要求不存在。除第五条第七款（二）项规定以外，不得实行任何其他制裁。
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Article 7
Representation |
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| (1) [Representatives]
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一、［代表］
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| (a) A Contracting Party may require that a representative appointed for the purposes of any procedure before the Office:
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| （一）缔约方可要求，为进行主管局任何程序的目的指定的代表： |
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| (i) have the right, under the applicable law, to practice before the Office in respect of applications and patents;
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| （1）有权依可适用的法律就申请和专利在该局执行业务；
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| (ii) provide, as his address, an address on a territory prescribed by the Contracting Party.
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| （2）提供一个该缔约方规定领土内的地址作为该代表的地址。
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| (b) Subject to subparagraph (c), an act, with respect to any procedure before the Office, by or in relation to a representative who complies with the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under subparagraph (a), shall have the effect of an act by or in relation to the applicant, owner or other interested person who appointed that representative.
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| （二）除本款（三）项规定以外，由符合缔约方依本款（一）项所适用的要求的代表采取的或与其相关的涉及主管局任何程序的行动，应具有由指定该代表的申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人采取的或与其相关的行动的效力。
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| (c) A Contracting Party may provide that, in the case of an oath or declaration or the revocation of a power of attorney, the signature of a representative shall not have the effect of the signature of the applicant, owner or other interested person who appointed that representative.
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| （三）缔约方可规定，就宣誓或声明或委托书撤销而言，代表的签字不具有指定该代表的申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人的签字的效力。
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| (2) [Mandatory Representation]
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二、［强制代表］
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| (a) A Contracting Party may require that an applicant, owner or other interested person appoint a representative for the purposes of any procedure before the Office, except that an assignee of an application, an applicant, owner or other interested person may act himself before the Office for the following procedures:
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| （一）缔约方可要求，申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人，为进行主管局的任何程序的目的，须指定一名代表，但申请的受让人、申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人在主管局的下列程序中可自己办理：
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| (i) the filing of an application for the purposes of the filing date;
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| (ii) the mere payment of a fee;
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| (iii) any other procedure as prescribed in the Regulations;
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| (iv) the issue of a receipt or notification by the Office in respect of any procedure referred to in items (i) to (iii).
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| （4）主管局就本款第（1）至（3）项所述的任何程序出具收据或发出通知。
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| (b) A maintenance fee may be paid by any person.
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| (3) [Appointment of Representative] A Contracting Party shall accept that the appointment of the representative be filed with the Office in a manner prescribed in the Regulations.
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三、［指定代表］缔约方应接受，代表的指定须以实施细则规定的方式向主管局作出。
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| (4) [Prohibition of Other Requirements] No Contracting Party may require that formal requirements other than those referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) be complied with in respect of the matters dealt with in those paragraphs, except where otherwise provided for by this Treaty or prescribed in the Regulations.
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四、［禁止其他要求］除本条约或实施细则另有规定外，任何缔约方不得要求在本条第一、至三款所涉事项方面须遵守各该款所述以外的形式要求。
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| (5) [Notification] Where one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) to (3) are not complied with, the Office shall notify the assignee of the application, applicant, owner or other interested person, giving the opportunity to comply with any such requirement, and to make observations, within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations.
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五、［通知］如果缔约方依本条第一、至三款所适用的一项或多项要求未得到遵守，主管局应通知申请的受让人、申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人，并为在实施细则规定的期限内遵守任何此种要求和陈述意见提供机会。
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| (6) [Non-Compliance with Requirements] Where one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) to (3) are not complied with within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations, the Contracting Party may apply such sanction as is provided for in its law.
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六、［未遵守要求］如果缔约方依本条第一、至三款所适用的一项或多项要求在实施细则规定的期限内未得到遵守，缔约方可根据其法律规定实行制裁。
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Article 8
Communications; Addresses |
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| (1) [Form and Means of Transmittal of Communications]
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一、［传送来文的形式和手段］
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| (a) Except for the establishment of a filing date under Article 5(1), and subject to Article 6(1), the Regulations shall, subject to subparagraphs (b) to (d), set out the requirements which a Contracting Party shall be permitted to apply as regards the form and means of transmittal of communications.
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| （一）除依第五条第一款确定申请日之外，并在遵守第六条第一款的前提下，实施细则应除本款（二）至（四）项规定以外，对允许缔约方在传送来文的形式和手段上所适用的要求作出规定。
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| (b) No Contracting Party shall be obliged to accept the filing of communications other than on paper.
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| （二）任何缔约方均无义务接受以非纸件形式提交来文。
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| (c) No Contracting Party shall be obliged to exclude the filing of communications on paper.
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| （三）任何缔约方均无义务将以纸件形式提交来文排除在外。
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| (d) A Contracting Party shall accept the filing of communications on paper for the purpose of complying with a time limit.
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| （四）缔约方应接受为遵守某期限的目的而以纸件形式提交来文。
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| (2) [Language of Communications] A Contracting Party may, except where otherwise provided for by this Treaty or the Regulations, require that a communication be in a language accepted by the Office.
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二、［来文的语言］除本条约或实施细则另有规定外，缔约方可要求来文使用主管局接受的语言。
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| (3) [Model International Forms] Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), and subject to paragraph (1)(b) and Article 6(2)(b), a Contracting Party shall accept the presentation of the contents of a communication on a Form which corresponds to a Model International Form in respect of such a communication provided for in the Regulations, if any.
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三、［示范国际表格］尽管有本条第一款（一）项的规定，在遵守本条第一款（二）项和第六条第二款（二）项的前提下，缔约方应接受用与实施细则对此种来文规定的示范国际表格相符（如有的话）的表格提交来文的内容。
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| (4) [Signature of Communications]
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四、［来文的签字］
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| (a) Where a Contracting Party requires a signature for the purposes of any communication, that Contracting Party shall accept any signature that complies with the requirements prescribed in the Regulations.
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| （一）如果缔约方要求为任何来文的目的必须签字，该缔约方应接受任何与实施细则规定的要求相符的签字。
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| (b) No Contracting Party may require the attestation, notarization, authentication, legalization or other certification of any signature which is communicated to its Office, except in respect of any quasi-judicial proceedings or as prescribed in the Regulations.
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| （二）除任何准司法程序以外或除实施细则规定以外，任何缔约方不得对传给其主管局的任何签字要求出具证明、公证、认证、法律认可或其他证明材料。
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| (c) Subject to subparagraph (b), a Contracting Party may require that evidence be filed with the Office only where the Office may reasonably doubt the authenticity of any signature.
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| （三）在遵守本款（二）项的前提下，缔约方可要求，只有在主管局可能有理由对任何签字的可靠性产生怀疑的情况下，方须向该局提供证据。
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| (5) [Indications in Communications] A Contracting Party may require that any communication contain one or more indications prescribed in the Regulations.
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五、［来文中的说明］缔约方可要求任何来文中均载有实施细则所规定的一项或多项说明。
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| (6) [Address for Correspondence, Address for Legal Service and Other Address] A Contracting Party may, subject to any provisions prescribed in the Regulations, require that an applicant, owner or other interested person indicate in any communication:
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六、［通信地址、送达地址及其他地址］在遵守实施细则所作任何规定的前提下，缔约方可要求申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人在任何来文中说明：
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| (7) [Notification] Where one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) to (6) are not complied with in respect of communications, the Office shall notify the applicant, owner or other interested person, giving the opportunity to comply with any such requirement, and to make observations, within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations.
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七、［通知］如果缔约方依本条第一、至六款对来文所适用的一项或多项要求未得到遵守，主管局应通知申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人，并为在实施细则规定的期限内遵守任何此种要求和陈述意见提供机会。
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| (8) [Non-Compliance with Requirements] Where one or more of the requirements applied by the Contracting Party under paragraphs (1) to (6) are not complied with within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations, the Contracting Party may, subject to Articles 5 and 10 and to any exceptions prescribed in the Regulations, apply such sanction as is provided for in its law.
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八、［未遵守要求］如果缔约方依本条第一至第六款所适用的一项或多项要求在实施细则规定的期限内未得到遵守，除第五和第十条的规定和实施细则所规定的任何例外以外，缔约方可根据其法律规定实行制裁。
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Article 9
Notifications |
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| (1) [Sufficient Notification] Any notification under this Treaty or the Regulations which is sent by the Office to an address for correspondence or address for legal service indicated under Article 8(6), or any other address provided for in the Regulations for the purpose of this provision, and which complies with the provisions with respect to that notification, shall constitute a sufficient notification for the purposes of this Treaty and the Regulations.
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一、［充分通知］依本条约或实施细则的任何通知，只要是由主管局按照依第八条第六款所说明的通信地址或送达地址或者按照实施细则为本条规定的目的所规定的任何其他地址发出的，并符合有关该通知的各项规定，即应构成为本条约和实施细则目的的充分通知。
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| (2) [If Indications Allowing Contact Were Not Filed] Nothing in this Treaty and in the Regulations shall oblige a Contracting Party to send a notification to an applicant, owner or other interested person, if indications allowing that applicant, owner or other interested person to be contacted have not been filed with the Office.
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二、［如未提交能与之取得联系的说明］如果未向主管局提交能与申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人取得联系的说明，本条约和实施细则的任何内容均不得要求缔约方必须向申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人发出通知。
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| (3) [Failure to Notify] Subject to Article 10(1), where an Office does not notify an applicant, owner or other interested person of a failure to comply with any requirement under this Treaty or the Regulations, that absence of notification does not relieve that applicant, owner or other interested person of the obligation to comply with that requirement.
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三、［未作出通知］除第十条第一款规定以外，如果主管局未将本条约或实施细则的任何规定未得到遵守这一事实通知申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人，不得因未作出通知而免除申请人、所有人或其他利害关系人遵守该要求的义务。
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Article 10
Validity of Patent; Revocation |
第十条
专利的有效性；撤销 |
| (1) [Validity of Patent Not Affected by Non-Compliance with Certain Formal Requirements] Non-compliance with one or more of the formal requirements referred to in Articles 6(1), (2), (4) and (5) and 8(1) to (4) with respect to an application may not be a ground for revocation or invalidation of a patent, either totally or in part, except where the non-compliance with the formal requirement occurred as a result of a fraudulent intention.
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一、［专利的有效性不受未遵守若干形式要求的影响］不得以第六条第一、第二、第四和第五款以及第八条第一至第四款所述的关于申请的一项或多项形式要求未得到遵守为由，而全部或部分地撤销专利或宣告其无效，但因欺诈的意图致使未遵守形式要求者除外。
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| (2) [Opportunity to Make Observations, Amendments or Corrections in Case of Intended Revocation or Invalidation] A patent may not be revoked or invalidated, either totally or in part, without the owner being given the opportunity to make observations on the intended revocation or invalidation, and to make amendments and corrections where permitted under the applicable law, within a reasonable time limit.
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二、［在准备撤销或宣告无效时陈述意见、作出修正或更正的机会］未给予所有人机会以在合理期限内对准备撤销或宣告无效陈述意见，并在可适用的法律的允许下作出修正或更正的，不得全部或部分地撤销专利或宣告其无效。
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| (3) [No Obligation for Special Procedures] Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not create any obligation to put in place judicial procedures for the enforcement of patent rights distinct from those for the enforcement of law in general.
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三、［无设立特别程序的义务］本条第一款和第二款不产生任何设立用于专利权执法的、有别于一般执法程序的司法程序的义务。
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Article 11
Relief in Respect of Time Limits |
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| (1) [Extension of Time Limits] A Contracting Party may provide for the extension, for the period prescribed in the Regulations, of a time limit fixed by the Office for an action in a procedure before the Office in respect of an application or a patent, if a request to that effect is made to the Office in accordance with the requirements prescribed in the Regulations, and the request is filed, at the option of the Contracting Party:
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一、［期限的延长］缔约方的主管局收到对按实施细则规定的要求向该局提出的延长期限的请求，并且该请求根据缔约方的选择是在以下时间提交的，该缔约方可按实施细则规定的时间将该局对申请或专利采取该局程序中的行动所确定的期限延长：
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| （2）期限届满之后，但在实施细则规定的期限内提交的。
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| (2) [Continued Processing] Where an applicant or owner has failed to comply with a time limit fixed by the Office of a Contracting Party for an action in a procedure before the Office in respect of an application or a patent, and that Contracting Party does not provide for extension of a time limit under paragraph (1)(ii), the Contracting Party shall provide for continued processing with respect to the application or patent and, if necessary, reinstatement of the rights of the applicant or owner with respect to that application or patent, if:
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二、［继续处理］申请人或所有人未能遵守缔约方的主管局对申请或专利采取该局程序中的行动所确定的期限，并且该缔约方未依本条第一款第（2）项规定将期限延长的，如果符合以下规定，该缔约方应规定可继续对申请或专利进行处理并在必要时恢复申请人或所有人对该申请或专利的权利：
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| (ii) the request is filed, and all of the requirements in respect of which the time limit for the action concerned applied are complied with, within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations.
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| （2）该请求是在实施细则规定的期限内提交的，而且采取有关行动所适用的期限方面的所有要求在实施细则规定的期限内均得到遵守。
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| (3) [Exceptions] No Contracting Party shall be required to provide for the relief referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) with respect to the exceptions prescribed in the Regulations.
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三、［例外］不得要求任何缔约方对实施细则所规定的例外给予本条第一款或第二款所述的救济。
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| (4) [Fees] A Contracting Party may require that a fee be paid in respect of a request under paragraph (1) or (2).
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四、［费用］缔约方可要求对本条第一款或第二款所述的请求缴纳费用。
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| (5) [Prohibition of Other Requirements] No Contracting Party may require that requirements other than those referred to in paragraphs (1) to (4) be complied with in respect of the relief provided for under paragraph (1) or (2), except where otherwise provided for by this Treaty or prescribed in the Regulations.
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五、［禁止其他要求］除本条约或实施细则另有规定外，任何缔约方不得要求在本条第一款或第二款所规定的救济方面须遵守本条第一、至四款所述以外的要求。
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| (6) [Opportunity to Make Observations in Case of Intended Refusal] A request under paragraph (1) or (2) may not be refused without the applicant or owner being given the opportunity to make observations on the intended refusal within a reasonable time limit.
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六、［在准备驳回时陈述意见的机会］未给予申请人或所有人机会以在合理期限内对准备驳回陈述意见的，不得驳回依本条第一款或第二款提出的请求。
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Article 12
Reinstatement of Rights After a Finding of Due Care
or Unintentionality by the Office |
第十二条
在主管局认为已作出应作的努力或认为非故意行为之后的权利恢复
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| (1) [Request] A Contracting Party shall provide that, where an applicant or owner has failed to comply with a time limit for an action in a procedure before the Office, and that failure has the direct consequence of causing a loss of rights with respect to an application or patent, the Office shall reinstate the rights of the applicant or owner with respect to the application or patent concerned, if:
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一、［请求］缔约方应规定，申请人或所有人未能遵守采取主管局的程序中的行动所适用的期限，并且因未遵守期限而直接带来丧失对申请或专利的权利的后果的，如果符合以下规定，该局应恢复申请人或所有人对该有关申请或专利的权利：
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| (i) a request to that effect is made to the Office in accordance with the requirements prescribed in the Regulations;
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| （1）按实施细则规定的要求向主管局提出这一内容的请求；
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| (ii) the request is filed, and all of the requirements in respect of which the time limit for the said action applied are complied with, within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations;
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| （2）该请求是在实施细则规定的期限内提交的，而且采取这一行动所适用的期限方面的所有要求在实施细则规定的期限内均得到遵守；
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| (iv) the Office finds that the failure to comply with the time limit occurred in spite of due care required by the circumstances having been taken or, at the option of the Contracting Party, that any delay was unintentional.
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| （4）主管局认为尽管已作出在具体情况下应作的努力而仍未能遵守期限，或根据缔约方的选择，主管局认为任何延误并非出于故意。
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| (2) [Exceptions] No Contracting Party shall be required to provide for the reinstatement of rights under paragraph (1) with respect to the exceptions prescribed in the Regulations.
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二、［例外］不得要求任何缔约方对实施细则所规定的例外予以本条第一款所述的权利恢复。
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| (3) [Fees] A Contracting Party may require that a fee be paid in respect of a request under paragraph (1).
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三、［费用］缔约方可要求对本条第一款所述的请求缴纳费用。
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| (4) [Evidence] A Contracting Party may require that a declaration or other evidence in support of the reasons referred to in paragraph (1)(iii) be filed with the Office within a time limit fixed by the Office.
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四、［证据］缔约方可要求在主管局确定的期限内，向该局提供证实本条第一款第（3）项所述理由的声明或其他证据。
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| (5) [Opportunity to Make Observations in Case of Intended Refusal] A request under paragraph (1) may not be refused, totally or in part, without the requesting party being given the opportunity to make observations on the intended refusal within a reasonable time limit.
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五、［在准备驳回时陈述意见的机会］未给予请求方机会以在合理期限内对准备驳回陈述意见的，不得全部或部分地驳回依本条第一款提出的请求。
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Article 13
Correction or Addition of Priority Claim;
Restoration of Priority Right |
第十三条
优先权要求的更正或增加；优先权的恢复 |
| (1) [Correction or Addition of Priority Claim] Except where otherwise prescribed in the Regulations, a Contracting Party shall provide for the correction or addition of a priority claim with respect to an application (“the subsequent application”), if:
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一、［优先权要求的更正或增加］除实施细则另有规定外，如果符合以下规定，缔约方应规定可更正或增加一项申请（“后一申请”）的优先权要求：
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| (i) a request to that effect is made to the Office in accordance with the requirements prescribed in the Regulations;
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| （1）按实施细则规定的要求向主管局提出这一内容的请求；
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| (ii) the request is filed within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations; and
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| (iii) the filing date of the subsequent application is not later than the date of the expiration of the priority period calculated from the filing date of the earliest application whose priority is claimed.
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| （3）后一申请的申请日不晚于自优先权要求所根据的最早申请的申请日算起的优先权期限届满之日。
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| (2) [Delayed Filing of the Subsequent Application] Taking into consideration Article 15, a Contracting Party shall provide that, where an application (“the subsequent application”) which claims or could have claimed the priority of an earlier application has a filing date which is later than the date on which the priority period expired, but within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations, the Office shall restore the right of priority, if:
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二、［后一申请的推迟提交］考虑到本条约第十五条，缔约方应规定，对某在先申请提出优先权要求或本可提出优先权要求的申请（“后一申请”），其申请日晚于优先权期限届满之日但在实施细则规定的期限之内的，如果符合以下规定，主管局应恢复优先权：
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| (i) a request to that effect is made to the Office in accordance with the requirements prescribed in the Regulations;
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| （1）按实施细则规定的要求向主管局提出这一内容的请求；
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| (ii) the request is filed within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations;
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| (iii) the request states the reasons for the failure to comply with the priority period; and
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| (iv) the Office finds that the failure to file the subsequent application within the priority period occurred in spite of due care required by the circumstances having been taken or, at the option of the Contracting Party, was unintentional.
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| （4）主管局认为尽管已作出在具体情况下应作的努力而仍未能在优先权期限内提交后一申请，或根据缔约方的选择，主管局认为未提交该申请并非出于故意。
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| (3) [Failure to File a Copy of Earlier Application] A Contracting Party shall provide that, where a copy of an earlier application required under Article 6(5) is not filed with the Office within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations pursuant to Article 6, the Office shall restore the right of priority, if:
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三、［未提供在先申请副本］缔约方应规定，在实施细则根据第六条所规定的期限之内未向主管局提交第六条第五款所要求提交的在先申请副本的，如果符合以下规定，该局应恢复优先权：
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| (i) a request to that effect is made to the Office in accordance with the requirements prescribed in the Regulations;
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| （1）按实施细则规定的要求向主管局提出这一内容的请求；
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| (ii) the request is filed within the time limit for filing the copy of the earlier application prescribed in the Regulations pursuant to Article 6(5);
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| （2）该请求是在实施细则根据第六条第五款对提交在先申请副本所规定的期限之内提交的；
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| (iii) the Office finds that the request for the copy to be provided had been filed with the Office with which the earlier application was filed, within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations; and
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| （3）主管局认为提供该副本的请求已在实施细则规定的期限内向受理该在先申请的主管局提交；并且
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| (iv) a copy of the earlier application is filed within the time limit prescribed in the Regulations.
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| (4) [Fees] A Contracting Party may require that a fee be paid in respect of a request under paragraphs (1) to (3).
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四、［费用］缔约方可要求对本条第一至第三款所述的请求缴纳费用。
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| (5) [Evidence] A Contracting Party may require that a declaration or other evidence in support of the reasons referred to in paragraph (2)(iii) be filed with the Office within a time limit fixed by the Office.
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五、［证据］缔约方可要求在主管局确定的期限之内，向该局提交证实本条第二款第（3）项所述理由的声明或其他证据。
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| (6) [Opportunity to Make Observations in Case of Intended Refusal] A request under paragraphs (1) to (3) may not be refused, totally or in part, without the requesting party being given the opportunity to make observations on the intended refusal within a reasonable time limit.
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六、［在准备驳回时陈述意见的机会］未给予请求方机会以在合理期限内就准备驳回陈述意见的，不得全部或部分地驳回依本条第一至第三款提出的请求。
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Article 14
Regulations |
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| (1) [Content]
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一、［内容］
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| (a) The Regulations annexed to this Treaty provide rules concerning:
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| （一）本条约所附实施细则对涉及以下内容的细则作出规定：
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| (i) matters which this Treaty expressly provides are to be “prescribed in the Regulations”;
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| (ii) details useful in the implementation of the provisions of this Treaty;
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| (iii) administrative requirements, matters or procedures.
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| (b) The Regulations also provide rules concerning the formal requirements which a Contracting Party shall be permitted to apply in respect of requests for:
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| （二）实施细则也对涉及允许缔约方在以下请求方面所适用的形式要求的细则作出规定：
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| (i) recordation of change in name or address;
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| (ii) recordation of change in applicant or owner;
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| (iii) recordation of a license or a security interest;
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| (iv) correction of a mistake.
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| (c) The Regulations also provide for the establishment of Model International Forms, and for the establishment of a request Form for the purposes of Article 6(2)(b), by the Assembly, with the assistance of the International Bureau.
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| （三）实施细则还对大会在国际局的协助下制定示范国际表格，以及为第六条第二款（二）项的目的制定请求书表格事宜作出规定。
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| (2) [Amending the Regulations] Subject to paragraph (3), any amendment of the Regulations shall require three-fourths of the votes cast.
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二、［实施细则的修正］除本条第三款规定以外，对实施细则的任何修正需有所投票数的四分之三。
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| (3) [Requirement of Unanimity]
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三、［对一致同意的要求］
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| (a) The Regulations may specify provisions of the Regulations which may be amended only by unanimity.
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| （一）实施细则可规定实施细则的哪些条款只能经一致同意修正。
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| (b) Any amendment of the Regulations resulting in the addition of provisions to, or the deletion of provisions from, the provisions specified in the Regulations pursuant to subparagraph (a) shall require unanimity.
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| （二）对实施细则作出的会致使在实施细则根据本款（一）项所规定的条款中增加条款或删除条款的任何修正需经一致同意。
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| (c) In determining whether unanimity is attained, only votes actually cast shall be taken into consideration. Abstentions shall not be considered as votes.
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| （三）在确定是否达成一致同意时，只应考虑实际投票。弃权不应认为是投票。
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| (4) [Conflict Between the Treaty and the Regulations] In the case of conflict between the provisions of this Treaty and those of the Regulations, the former shall prevail.
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四、［本条约与实施细则之间相抵触］本条约的规定与实施细则的规定之间发生抵触时，应以前者为准。
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Article 15
Relation to the Paris Convention |
第十五条
与《巴黎公约》的关系 |
| (1) [Obligation to Comply with the Paris Convention] Each Contracting Party shall comply with the provisions of the Paris Convention which concern patents.
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一、［遵守《巴黎公约》的义务］每一缔约方均应遵守《巴黎公约》关于专利的规定。
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| (2) [Obligations and Rights Under the Paris Convention]
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二、［依《巴黎公约》的义务和权利］
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| (a) Nothing in this Treaty shall derogate from obligations that Contracting Parties have to each other under the Paris Convention.
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| （一）本条约的任何内容均不得减损缔约方相互之间依照《巴黎公约》承担的义务。
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| (b) Nothing in this Treaty shall derogate from rights that applicants and owners enjoy under the Paris Convention.
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| （二）本条约的任何内容均不得减损申请人和所有人依照《巴黎公约》享有的权利。
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Article 16
Effect of Revisions, Amendments and Modifications
of the Patent Cooperation Treaty |
第十六条
《专利合作条约》的修订、修正和修改的效力 |
| (1) [Applicability of Revisions, Amendments and Modifications of the Patent Cooperation Treaty] Subject to paragraph (2), any revision, amendment or modification of the Patent Cooperation Treaty made after June 2, 2000, which is consistent with the Articles of this Treaty, shall apply for the purposes of this Treaty and the Regulations if the Assembly so decides, in the particular case, by three-fourths of the votes cast.
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一、［《专利合作条约》的修订、修正和修改的可适用性］除本条第二款规定以外，2000年6月2日之后对《专利合作条约》作出的与本条约的各条规定相一致的任何修订、修正或修改，如果大会经投票的四分之三票数就各具体情况作出关于予以适用的决定，即应适用于本条约和实施细则。
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| (2) [Non-Applicability of Transitional Provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty] Any provision of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, by virtue of which a revised, amended or modified provision of that Treaty does not apply to a State party to it, or to the Office of or acting for such a State, for as long as the latter provision is incompatible with the law applied by that State or Office, shall not apply for the purposes of this Treaty and the Regulations.
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二、［《专利合作条约》过渡规定的不可适用性］如果根据《专利合作条约》的任何规定，该条约的经修订、修正或修改的规定只要继续与该条约的缔约国或者此种缔约国的主管局或代表此种缔约国的主管局所适用的国内法不一致，即不适用于该国或该主管局，则该前述的任何规定不得适用于本条约和实施细则。
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Article 17
Assembly |
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| (1) [Composition]
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一、［组成］
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| (a) The Contracting Parties shall have an Assembly.
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| (b) Each Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts. Each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party.
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| （二）每一缔约方应在大会中有一名代表，该代表可由副代表、顾问和专家辅助。每一代表只能代表一个缔约方。
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| (2) [Tasks] The Assembly shall:
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二、［任务］大会应：
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| (i) deal with matters concerning the maintenance and development of this Treaty and the application and operation of this Treaty;
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| （1）处理有关维持和发展本条约以及适用和执行本条约的一切事宜；
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| (ii) establish Model International Forms, and the request Form, referred to in Article 14(1)(c), with the assistance of the International Bureau;
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| （2）在国际局的协助下制定第十四条第一款（三）项所述的示范国际表格和请求书表格；
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| (iii) amend the Regulations;
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| (iv) determine the conditions for the date of application of each Model International Form, and the request Form, referred to in item (ii), and each amendment referred to initem (iii);
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| （4）确定本款第（2）项所述的每一示范国际表格和请求书表格，以及本款第（3）项所述的每一修正案的适用日期的条件；
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| (v) decide, pursuant to Article 16(1), whether any revision, amendment or modification of the Patent Cooperation Treaty shall apply for the purposes of this Treaty and the Regulations;
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| （5）根据第十六条第一款，决定《专利合作条约》的任何修订、修正或修改是否应适用于本条约和实施细则；
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| (vi) perform such other functions as are appropriate under this Treaty.
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| (3) [Quorum]
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三、［法定人数］
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| (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are States shall constitute a quorum.
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| (b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), if, in any session, the number of the members of the Assembly which are States and are represented is less than one-half but equal to or more than one-third of the members of the Assembly which are States, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the conditions set forth hereinafter are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the members of the Assembly which are States and were not represented and shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the date of the communication. If, at the expiration of this period, the number of such members having thus expressed their vote or abstention attains the number of the members which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect, provided that at the same time the required majority still obtains.
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| （二）尽管有本款（一）项的规定，如果在任何一次会议上，出席会议的大会成员国的数目不足大会成员国的半数，但达到或超过三分之一，大会可以作出决定，但除关于大会本身程序的决定外，所有决定只有符合下列条件才能生效。国际局应将所述决定通知未出席会议的大会成员国，请其于通知之日起三个月的期限内以书面形式进行表决或表示弃权。如果在该期限届满时，以此种方式进行表决或表示弃权的成员数目达到构成会议本身法定人数所缺的成员数目，只要同时法定多数的规定继续适用，所述决定即应生效。
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| (4) [Taking Decisions in the Assembly]
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四、［在大会上表决］
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| (a) The Assembly shall endeavor to take its decisions by consensus.
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| (b) Where a decision cannot be arrived at by consensus, the matter at issue shall be decided by voting. In such a case:
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| （二）无法通过协商一致作出决定的,应通过表决对争议的问题作出决定。在此种情况下，
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| (i) each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and shall vote only in its own name; and
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| （1）每一个国家缔约方有一票表决权,并只能以其自己的名义表决；以及
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| (ii) any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States which are party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of its Member States exercises its right to vote and vice versa. In addition, no such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of its Member States party to this Treaty is a Member State of another such intergovernmental organization and that other intergovernmental organization participates in that vote.
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| （2）任何政府间组织缔约方可代替其成员国参加表决，表决票数与其参加本条约的成员国的数目相等。如果此种政府间组织的任何一个成员国行使其表决权，则该组织不得参加表决，反之亦然。此外，如果此种政府间组织的任何一个参加本条约的成员国是另一此种政府间组织的成员国，而该另一政府间组织参加该表决，则前一组织不得参加表决。
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| (5) [Majorities]
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五、［多数］
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| (a) Subject to Articles 14(2) and (3), 16(1) and 19(3), the decisions of the Assembly shall require two-thirds of the votes cast.
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| （一）除第十四条第二款和第三款、第十六条第一款以及第十九条第三款规定以外，大会的决定需有所投票数的三分之二。
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| (b) In determining whether the required majority is attained, only votes actually cast shall be taken into consideration. Abstentions shall not be considered as votes.
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| （二）在确定是否达到所需多数时，只应考虑实际投票，弃权不应认为是投票。
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| (6) [Sessions] The Assembly shall meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General.
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六、［会议］大会应每两年由总干事召集举行一次例会。
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| (7) [Rules of Procedure] The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including rules for the convocation of extraordinary sessions.
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七、［议事规则］大会应制定自己的议事规则，包括召集特别会议的规则。
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Article 18
International Bureau |
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| (1) [Administrative Tasks]
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一、［行政任务］
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| (a) The International Bureau shall perform the administrative tasks concerning this Treaty.
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| (b) In particular, the International Bureau shall prepare the meetings and provide the secretariat of the Assembly and of such committees of experts and working groups as may be established by the Assembly.
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| （二）特别是，国际局应为大会及大会可能设立的专家委员会和工作组筹备会议并提供秘书处。
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| (2) [Meetings Other than Sessions of the Assembly] The Director General shall convene any committee and working group established by the Assembly.
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二、［除大会会议以外的会议］总干事应召集举行大会所设立的任何委员会和工作组的会议。
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| (3) [Role of the International Bureau in the Assembly and Other Meetings]
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三、［国际局在大会及其他会议中的作用］
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| (a) The Director General and persons designated by the Director General shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the Assembly, the committees and working groups established by the Assembly.
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| （一）总干事及其指定的人员应参加大会的所有会议、大会所设立的委员会和工作组会议，但没有表决权。
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| (b) The Director General or a staff member designated by the Director General shall be ex officio secretary of the Assembly, and of the committees and working groups referred to in subparagraph (a).
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| （二）总干事或其指定的一名工作人员是大会以及本款（一）项所述的委员会和工作组的当然秘书。
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| (4) [Conferences]
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四、［会议］
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| (a) The International Bureau shall, in accordance with the directions of the Assembly, make the preparations for any revision conferences.
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| (b) The International Bureau may consult with member States of the Organization, intergovernmental organizations and international and national non-governmental organizations concerning the said preparations.
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| （二）国际局可就所述筹备工作与本组织的成员国、政府间组织和国际及国家非政府组织进行协商。
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| (c) The Director General and persons designated by the Director General shall take part, without the right to vote, in the discussions at revision conferences.
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| （三）总干事及其所指定的人员应参加修订会议的讨论，但没有表决权。
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| (5) [Other Tasks] The International Bureau shall carry out any other tasks assigned to it in relation to this Treaty.
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五、［其他任务］国际局应执行所分派的与本条约有关的任何其他任务。
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Article 19
Revisions |
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| (1) [Revision of the Treaty] Subject to paragraph (2), this Treaty may be revised by a conference of the Contracting Parties. The convocation of any revision conference shall be decided by the Assembly.
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一、［本条约的修订］除本条第二款规定以外，本条约可由缔约方的会议加以修订。任何修订会议的召集应由大会决定。
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| (2) [Revision or Amendment of Certain Provisions of the Treaty] Article 17(2) and (6) may be amended either by a revision conference, or by the Assembly according to the provisions of paragraph (3).
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二、［本条约若干条款的修订或修正］第十七条第二款和第六款可由修订会议或由大会根据本条第三款的规定加以修正。
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| (3) [Amendment by the Assembly of Certain Provisions of the Treaty]
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三、［大会对本条约若干条款的修正］
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| (a) Proposals for the amendment by the Assembly of Article 17(2) and (6) may be initiated by any Contracting Party or by the Director General. Such proposals shall be communicated by the Director General to the Contracting Parties at least six months in advance of their consideration by the Assembly.
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| （一）由大会对第十七条第二款和第六款加以修正的提案，可由任何缔约方或由总干事提出。此类提案应至少于提交大会审议前六个月由总干事转交各缔约方。
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| (b) Adoption of any amendment to the provisions referred to in subparagraph (a) shall require three-fourths of the votes cast.
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| （二）对本款（一）项所述各条款的任何修正的通过，需有所投票数的四分之三。
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| （三）对本款（一）项所述各条款的任何修正，应于总干事收到大会通过该修正之时为大会成员的四分之三缔约方依照各自宪法程序所作出的书面接受通知起一个月后生效。以此种方式接受的对所述各条款的任何修正，应对该修正生效时的所有缔约方或于随后日期成为本条约缔约方的国家和政府间组织有约束力。
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Article 20
Becoming Party to the Treaty |
第二十条
成为本条约的缔约方 |
| (1) [States] Any State which is party to the Paris Convention or which is a member of the Organization, and in respect of which patents may be granted, either through the State’s own Office or through the Office of another State or intergovernmental organization, may become party to this Treaty.
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一、［国家］任何参加《巴黎公约》或属本组织成员并且通过其本国的主管局或通过另一国家或政府间组织的主管局能授予专利的国家，均可成为本条约的缔约方。
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| (2) [Intergovernmental Organizations] Any intergovernmental organization may become party to this Treaty if at least one member State of that intergovernmental organization is party to the Paris Convention or a member of the Organization, and the intergovernmental organization declares that it has been duly authorized, in accordance with its internal procedures, to become party to this Treaty, and declares that:
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二、［政府间组织］如果任何政府间组织至少有一个成员国参加《巴黎公约》或属本组织的成员，并且该政府间组织作出关于其根据内部程序被正式授权要求成为本条约缔约方的声明以及以下声明，则该政府间组织可成为本条约的缔约方：
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| (i) it is competent to grant patents with effect for its member States; or
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| (ii) it is competent in respect of, and has its own legislation binding on all its member States concerning, matters covered by this Treaty, and it has, or has charged, a regional Office for the purpose of granting patents with effect in its territory in accordance with that legislation.
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| （2）该组织主管本条约所涉事项，并订有对其所有成员国均有约束力的关于本条约所涉事项的其自己的立法，而且设有或委托一个地区局负责根据该立法授予在其领土内有效的专利。
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| Subject to paragraph (3), any such declaration shall be made at the time of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession.
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除本条第三款规定以外，任何此种声明均应在交存批准书或加入书时作出。
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| (3) [Regional Patent Organizations] The European Patent Organization, the Eurasian Patent Organization and the African Regional Industrial Property Organization, having made the declaration referred to in paragraph (2)(i) or (ii) in the Diplomatic Conference that has adopted this Treaty, may become party to this Treaty as an intergovernmental organization, if it declares, at the time of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession that it has been duly authorized, in accordance with its internal procedures, to become party to this Treaty.
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三、［地区专利组织］在通过本条约的外交会议上作出本条第二款第（1）项或第（2）项所述声明的欧洲专利组织、欧亚专利组织和非洲地区工业产权组织，在交存批准书或接受书时声明，其根据内部程序被正式授权要求成为本条约缔约方的，可作为政府间组织成为本条约的缔约方。
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| (4) [Ratification or Accession] Any State or intergovernmental organization satisfying the requirements in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) may deposit:
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四、［批准或加入］满足本条第一款、第二款或第三款要求的任何国家或政府间组织：
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| (i) an instrument of ratification if it has signed this Treaty; or
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Article 21
Entry into Force; Effective Dates of Ratifications and Accessions |
第二十一条
生效；批准和加入的生效日期 |
| (1) [Entry into Force of this Treaty] This Treaty shall enter into force three months after ten instruments of ratification or accession by States have been deposited with the Director General.
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一、［本条约的生效］本条约应在十个国家向总干事交存了批准书或加入书后三个月生效。
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| (2) [Effective Dates of Ratifications and Accessions] This Treaty shall bind:
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二、［批准和加入的生效日期］本条约应：
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| (i) the ten States referred to in paragraph (1), from the date on which this Treaty has entered into force;
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| （1）自本条约生效之日起，对本条第一款所述的十个国家有约束力；
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| (ii) each other State, from the expiration of three months after the date on which the State has deposited its instrument of ratification or accession with the Director General, or from any later date indicated in that instrument, but no later than six months after the date of such deposit;
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| （2）自各其他国家向总干事交存批准书或加入书之日后三个月期限届满时起，或自该文书中所指明的任何更晚的日期起，但最晚于交存日之后六个月，对各该其他国家有约束力；
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| (iii) each of the European Patent Organization, the Eurasian Patent Organization and the African Regional Industrial Property Organization, from the expiration of three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession, or from any later date indicated in that instrument, but no later than six months after the date of such deposit, if such instrument has been deposited after the entry into force of this Treaty according to paragraph (1), or three months after the entry into force of this Treaty if such instrument has been deposited before the entry into force of this Treaty;
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| （3）自欧洲专利组织、欧亚专利组织和非洲地区工业产权组织每一组织交存批准书或加入书之后三个月期限届满时起，或如果此种文书是在本条约根据本条第一款生效之后交存的，自该文书中所指明的任何更晚的日期起，或如果此种文书是在本条约生效之前交存的，于本条约生效之后三个月，但最晚于交存日之后六个月，对各该组织有约束力；
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| (iv) any other intergovernmental organization that is eligible to become party to this Treaty, from the expiration of three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession, or from any later date indicated in that instrument, but no later than six months after the date of such deposit.
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| （4）自有资格成为本条约缔约方的任何其他政府间组织交存批准书或加入书之后三个月期限届满时起，或自该文书中所指明的任何更晚的日期起，但最晚于交存日之后六个月，对该组织有约束力。
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Article 22
Application of the Treaty to Existing Applications and Patents |
第二十二条
本条约对现有申请和专利的适用 |
| (1) [Principle] Subject to paragraph (2), a Contracting Party shall apply the provisions of this Treaty and the Regulations, other than Articles 5 and 6(1) and (2) and related Regulations, to applications which are pending, and to patents which are in force, on the date on which this Treaty binds that Contracting Party under Article 21.
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一、［原则］除本条第二款规定以外，缔约方应将除第五条和第六条第一款和第二款以及相关实施细则以外的本条约和实施细则的规定适用于在本条约依第二十一条对该缔约方有约束力之日未决的申请和已生效的专利。
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| (2) [Procedures] No Contracting Party shall be obliged to apply the provisions of this Treaty and the Regulations to any procedure in proceedings with respect to applications and patents referred to in paragraph (1), if such procedure commenced before the date on which this Treaty binds that Contracting Party under Article 21.
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二、［程序］如果处理本条第一款所述的申请和专利的任何程序在本条约依第二十一条对缔约方有约束力之日前已经开始，任何此种缔约方均无义务将本条约和实施细则的规定适用于这一程序。
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Article 23
Reservations |
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| (1) [Reservation] Any State or intergovernmental organization may declare through a reservation that the provisions of Article 6(1) shall not apply to any requirement relating to unity of invention applicable under the Patent Cooperation Treaty to an international application.
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一、［保留］任何国家或政府间组织均可通过保留的形式声明，第六条第一款的规定不适用于依《专利合作条约》可适用于国际申请的任何有关发明单一性的要求。
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| (2) [Modalities] Any reservation under paragraph (1) shall be made in a declaration accompanying the instrument of ratification of, or accession to, this Treaty of the State or intergovernmental organization making the reservation.
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二、［形式］本条第一款所述的任何保留应采用声明的形式，附于作出保留的国家或政府间组织批准或加入本条约的文书中。
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| (3) [Withdrawal] Any reservation under paragraph (1) may be withdrawn at any time.
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三、［撤回］本条第一款所述的任何保留可随时撤回。
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| (4) [Prohibition of Other Reservations] No reservation to this Treaty other than the reservation allowed under paragraph (1) shall be permitted.
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四、［禁止其他保留］除本条第一款所允许的保留外，不得对本条约有任何其他保留。
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Article 24
Denunciation of the Treaty |
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| (1) [Notification] Any Contracting Party may denounce this Treaty by notification addressed to the Director General.
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一、［通知］任何缔约方可通过向总干事发出通知的形式退出本条约。
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| (2) [Effective Date] Any denunciation shall take effect one year from the date on which the Director General has received the notification or at any later date indicated in the notification. It shall not affect the application of this Treaty to any application pending or any patent in force in respect of the denouncing Contracting Party at the time of the coming into effect of the denunciation.
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二、［生效日期］任何退出应于总干事收到通知之日起一年或于通知中所指明的任何更晚的日期生效。退出不得影响本条约对在退出生效时就宣布退出的缔约方提出的任何未决申请或任何已生效的专利的适用。
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Article 25
Languages of the Treaty |
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| (1) [Authentic Texts] This Treaty is signed in a single original in the English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish languages, all texts being equally and exclusively authentic.
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一、［作准文本］本条约的签字原始文本为一份，用中文、阿拉伯文、英文、法文、俄文和西班牙文写成，各种文本分别同等作准。
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| (2) [Official Texts] An official text in any language other than those referred to in paragraph (1) shall be established by the Director General, after consultation with the interested parties. For the purposes of this paragraph, interested party means any State which is party to the Treaty, or is eligible to become party to the Treaty under Article 20(1), whose official language, or one of whose official languages, is involved, and the European Patent Organization, the Eurasian Patent Organization and the African Regional Industrial Property Organization and any other intergovernmental organization that is party to the Treaty, or may become party to the Treaty, if one of its official languages is involved.
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二、［正式文本］总干事在与有关各方协商后，应制定本条第一款所述以外的任何其他语文的正式文本。为本款的目的，有关各方是指涉及其官方语文或官方语文之一的任何参加本条约或依第二十条第一款有资格成为本条约缔约方的国家，并指欧洲专利组织、欧亚专利组织和非洲地区工业产权组织以及如果涉及其官方语文之一，任何参加本条约或有可能成为本条约缔约方的其他政府间组织。
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| (3) [Authentic Texts to Prevail] In case of differences of opinion on interpretation between authentic and official texts, the authentic texts shall prevail.
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Article 26
Signature of the Treaty |
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| The Treaty shall remain open for signature by any State that is eligible for becoming party to the Treaty under Article 20(1) and by the European Patent Organization, the Eurasian Patent Organization and the African Regional Industrial Property Organization at the headquarters of the Organization for one year after its adoption.
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本条约通过之后应以一年为期在本组织总部开放供任何依第二十条第一款有资格成为本条约缔约方的国家，以及欧洲专利组织、欧亚专利组织和非洲地区工业产权组织签字。
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Article 27
Depositary; Registration |
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| (1) [Depositary] The Director General is the depositary of this Treaty.
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一、［保存人］总干事为本条约的保存人。
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| (2) [Registration] The Director General shall register this Treaty with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
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二、［登记］总干事应将本条约交联合国秘书处登记。
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