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A PCT international application transmittal letter, Form PTO-1382, is available free of charge for applicants to use when filing PCT international applications with the United States Receiving Office. The form is intended to simplify the filing of PCT international applications by providing a one-page letter which covers the most common requests and concerns of applicants. Specifically covered are:
(A) Requests under 37 CFR 1.451 for preparation and transmittal to the International Bureau of certified copies of the U.S. national applications, the priority of which is claimed in international application;
(B) Choice of Searching Authority to conduct the international search. Applicants may choose either the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the European Patent Office as the International Searching Authority.
(C) Authorizations for any required additional search fees requested by the United States International Searching Authority to be charged to a Deposit Account subject to oral confirmation of the authorization. It should be noted that if the European Patent Office is chosen as the Searching Authority, any supplemental search fees requested by that Office are payable directly to the European Patent Office.
(D) Indications of information concerning differences in disclosure, if any, between the international application and related applications to assist in determining any foreign transmittal licensing requirements as well as for other purposes; and
(E) Requests for foreign transmittal license.
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