WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/PHL/P/2/Add.1
3 February 2003
(03-0690)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
PHILIPPINES
Addendum
The present document reproduces the text1 of the Amendment to the Philippine Rules on PCT
Applications, as notified by the Philippines under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see documentIP/N/1/PHL/2/Add.1).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriétéintellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
PHILIPPINES
Addendum
Le présent document contient le texte1 de l'Amendement des règles des Philippines sur les
demandes PCT, notifié par les Philippines au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document
IP/N/1/PHL/2/Add.1).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
FILIPINAS
Addendum
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Modificación del Reglamento de
Filipinas sobre las solicitudes en el marco del Tratado de Cooperación sobre Patentes, notificado por
Filipinas en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento
IP/N/1/PHL/2/Add.1).
                                                     
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.IP/N/1/PHL/P/2/Add.1
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OFFICE ORDER NO. 13
 Series of 2002  
SUBJECT   :   AMENDMENT TO THE PHILIPPINE RULES ON PCT
APPLICATIONS
 WHEREAS, the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is, largely, a treaty for
rationalization and cooperation among contracting states with regard to the filing, searchingand examination of patent applications and the dissemination of the technical information
contained therein; 
WHEREAS, the thirteenth (13
th) ordinary session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Assembly held from 24 September to 03 October 2001 adopted the modification of Article 22
(1) of the treaty in which the time limit for performing the acts necessary to enter the national
phase is changed from 20 to 30 months from the priority date effective 01 April 2002;  
NOW, therefore, in view of the foregoing, the Philippine Rules on PCT Applications or
“PRo-PCT” are hereby amended, as follows:  
Section 1 . Rule 35 is hereby amended to read, as follows:  
Rule 35 . Entry Into National Phase . – (a) An international application enters
the national phase when the applicant furnishes IPO a copy of the internationalapplication in English (unless already transmitted by the IB), or, if the application was
filed in another language, its English translation not later than thirty (30) months
from the priority date based on PCT Article 22 (1) and PCT Article 39 (1) (a).   
Subject to the payment of an extension fee for late entry equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the filing fee prescribed in the IPO Fee Structure, the entry into the national
phase may be extended by one (1) month.
(b) The filing fee prescribed in the IPO fee structure shall be paid within one
(1) month from the date of entry into the national phase; provided that an
international application which claims the priority of an earlier Philippine national
application shall be exempt from payment of the filing fee.  If the applicant fails to pay
the filing fee as herein provided, the application shall be deemed withdrawn in thePhilippines.  
(c) The translation of the international application, as filed, referred to in
paragraph (a) shall include a translation into English of:  
(1)   the description;
(2)   the claims as filed and, where applicable, as amended under PCT Article
19;
(3)   any text matter of the drawings;
(4)   the abstract; andIP/N/1/PHL/P/2/Add.1
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(5)   where applicable, amendments to the description, claims or drawings
under PCT Article 34, as contained in the annexes to the international
preliminary examination report.  
If the translation of the amendments under PCT Article 19 or PCT Article 34,
as the case may be, is not included, those amendments will be considered
cancelled. 
(d) During the national phase, and at anytime before a patent is
granted or refused on the international application, the applicant may presentamendments to the specification, claims and drawings in accordance with theIP Code and its implementing rules and regulations.   
Section 2 . Filing of Certified Copies . – Mrs. Salvacion Calaycay, Records
Officer III, is hereby directed to immediately file three (3) certified copies of this Rule
with the University of the Philippines Law Center, and, one (1) certified copy eachwith the Office of the President, the Senate of the Philippines, the House ofRepresentatives, the Supreme Court of th e Philippines, and the National Library. 
Section 3 . Effectivity . – This amendment shall take effect on 01 April 2002
after publication in the IPO website and in a newspaper of general circulation not
later than 15 March 2002. 
Done in the City of Makati, this 14th day of February, 2002. 
Recommending Approval:             Approved:
(Sgd.) EPIFANIO M. EVASCO   (Sgd.) EMMA C. FRANCISCO
       Director of Patents   Director General
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