: 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.
Along with the 10 basic paragraphs, the summary sheet may include--. 1  A list of annexes. 2  Concurrences. 3  Nonconcurrences. 4  Considerations of nonconcurrences. 5  A list of annexes added to summarize lengthy nonconcurrences and their consideration. 6  Action by the approving authority. 7  An implementing document.