20C. International applications filed with Patent Office as receiving office. -(1) An international application shall be filed with the Patent Office in triplicate, either in English or in Hindi language.
(2) The fees payable in respect of an international application filed with the Patent Office shall be, in addition to the fees as specified in the Regulations under the Treaty, the fees as specified in the First Schedule.
(3) Where an international application filed with the Patent Office has not been filed in triplicate and the applicant desires that the Patent Office should prepare the additional copies required, the fee for making such copies shall be paid by the applicant.
(4) On receipt of a request from the applicant and on payment of the prescribed fee by him, the Patent Office shall prepare a certified copy of the priority document and transmit the same to the International Bureau for the purpose of an international application filed with the Patent Office with an intimation to the applicant.
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