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What file format is required in electronic filing?

April 26, 2017electronic file filing format

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What file format is required in electronic filing?

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The acceptable electronic document formats depend on the receiving Office, as indicated on the table on e-filing receiving Offices or in their official Notifications. The receiving Office at WIPO (RO/IB) has specified the following as to electronic document formats (Section 710(a)(i) of the Administrative Instructions): • XML (in general; see Annex F, section 3.1.1.1) • WIPO Standard ST.25 (for sequence listings; see Annex F, section 3.1.1.2 and Annex C) • PDF (for files that are referenced by XML files within the international application; see Annex F, section 3.1.2) • TIFF (for files that are referenced by XML files within the international application; see Annex F, section 3.1.3.1) PCT-SAFE applications may also contain a mix of documents: the text part in XML and drawings attached as a PDF or TIFF attachment (which still entitles you to the highest fee reduction as it is the format of the text that determines the reduction).