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Item amended Date Amended Amended Reason
3.12.1.8 First Regulatory Approval Date

Clarifying the Commissioner's practice while the appeal of Ono Pharmaceutical v Commissioner is proceeding.

2.24.1.2 Direction to Request Examination

Amended this page to include the note about issuing directions by a computer program.

1.1.4.13 Time for Completing the Search Report

Updated to reflect the change in CSC date when an ITP has been issued.

Customer Service Charter Timeliness Guidelines

Changes as per the email from Tim and Naveen.

1.10.5 Examiners with Foreign Language Capabilities

Updated to reflect current list of translators.

1.3.8.4 Box III Non-Establishment of Opinion with Regard to Novelty, Inventive Step & Industrial Applicability

Updated to address IL-4958 regarding the correct boxes to check in ISO/ISR when sequence listing was not filed.

4.1.6 Recording the Search Details

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4.1.5.2 Cessation of Search

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4.1.5 Conducting the Search

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4.1.4.3.3 Non-Patent Literature

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4.1.4.3.2.3 Japanese FI/F-Term Classification

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4.1.4.3.2.2 How to Use Classification Symbols in Searching

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4.1.4.3.2.1 How to Find Classification Symbols for a Search

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4.1.4.3.2 Searching Using Classification

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4.1.4.3.1 Patent Literature

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4.1.4.3 Search Area

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4.1.4.2.5 Controlled Language

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4.1.4.2.4 Reserving the Search

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4.1.4.2.3 Broad Claims

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4.1.4.2.2 Dependent Claims

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