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Until a PCT application publishes (i.e., 18 months after the priority date), no third party is allowed access to the international application unless applicant requests or authorizes it.
Until a PCT application publishes (i.e., 18 months after the
priority date), no third party is allowed access to the
international application unless applicant requests or authorizes
it. If an applicant withdraws an application (and it is done before
international publication), international publication does not take
place and, as a consequence, no access by third parties is
permitted.
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