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JAPAN: Withdrawal of Notifications of Incompatibility of Certain PCT Rules with National Laws.

The Saudi Patent Office has begun acting as a Patent Cooperation Treaty Receiving Office on 1 January 2015.

As a consequence of the Saudi Patent Office becoming a Receiving Office, international applications may be filed at the using WIPO's ePCT filing system. The SPO received the first PCT national stage entries on 3 February 2015. The requirements, annuity due dates, and fees are the same as for national filings.