: financial burden or outlay; specifically : an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period business expense : an expense made in furtherance of one's business especially as part of the cost of operating a business in the taxable year in which the expense is incurred â compare capital expense and personal expense in this ...
When completing Box No. I, item 1, of Form PCT/ISA/237, the examiner must indicate whether or not the opinion has been established on the basis of the international application in the language in which it was filed. If a translation was furnished for the purpose of the search, this must be indicated.
DRAFT GUIDANCE. This guidance document is being distributed for comment purposes only. Document issued on: April 5, 2010. Comments and suggestions regarding this draft document should be submitted within 90 days of. publication in the Federal Register of the notice announcing the availability of the draft guidance.