Common use of Revision of the Treaty Clause in Contracts

Revision of the Treaty. (1) This Treaty may be revised from time to time by a special conference of the Contracting States. (2) The convocation of any revision conference shall be decided by the Assembly. (3) Any intergovernmental organization appointed as International Searching or Preliminary Examining Authority shall be admitted as observer to any revision conference. (4) Articles 53(5), (9) and (11), 54, 55(4) to (8), 56, and 57, may be amended either by a revision con- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or according to the provisions of Article 61. six months in advance of their consideration by the Assembly. (a) Amendments to the Articles referred to in paragraph (1) shall be adopted by the Assembly. (b) Adoption shall require three-fourths of the votes cast. (a) Any amendment to the Articles referred to in paragraph (1) shall enter into force one month after written notifications of acceptance, effected in accor- dance with their respective constitutional processes, have been received by the Director General from three-fourths of the States of the Assembly at the time it adopted the amendment. (b) Any amendment to the said Articles thus accepted shall bind all the States which are members of the Assembly at the time the amendment enters into force, provided that any amendment increasing the financial obligations of the Contracting States shall bind only those States which have notified their acceptance of such amendment. (c) Any amendment accepted in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) shall bind all States which become members of the Assembly after the date on which the amendment entered into force in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a).

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Sources: Patent Cooperation Treaty

Revision of the Treaty. (1) This Treaty may be revised from time to time by a special conference of the Contracting States. (2) The convocation of any revision conference shall be decided by the Assembly. (3) Any intergovernmental organization appointed as International Searching or Preliminary Examining Authority shall be admitted as observer to any revision conference. (4) Articles 53(5), (9) and (11), 54, 55(4) to (8), 56, and 57, may be amended either by a revision con- con• ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or according to the provisions of Article 61. six months in advance of their consideration by the Assembly. (a) Amendments to the Articles referred to in paragraph (1) shall be adopted by the Assembly. (b) Adoption shall require three-fourths of the votes cast. (a) Any amendment to the Articles referred to in paragraph (1) shall enter into force one month after written notifications of acceptance, effected in accor- accor• dance with their respective constitutional processes, have been received by the Director General from three-fourths of the States of the Assembly at the time it adopted the amendment. (b) Any amendment to the said Articles thus accepted shall bind all the States which are members of the Assembly at the time the amendment enters into force, provided that any amendment increasing the financial obligations of the Contracting States shall bind only those States which have notified their acceptance of such amendment. (c) Any amendment accepted in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) shall bind all States which become members of the Assembly after the date on which the amendment entered into force in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a).

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Sources: Patent Cooperation Treaty