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1.6.2 Completion Time and Priority

Date Published

The search examiner should aim to despatch WIPO searches within 9 weeks of request date and, along with Fijian and Thai searches have the lowest priority of all international searches. The priority for searches within this category of Fijian, Thai and WIPO searches is by request date order. (See Customer Service Charter Timeliness Guidelines for apology time limits).

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