4.17

The request may, for the purposes of the national law applicable in one or more designated States, contain one or more of the following declarations, worded as prescribed by the Administrative Instructions:

(i)   a declaration as to the identity of the inventor, as referred to in Rule 51bis.1.a)(i);

(ii)  a declaration as to the applicant's entitlement, as at the international filing date, to apply for and be granted a patent, as referred to in Rule 51bis.1.a)(ii);

(iii) a declaration as to the applicant's entitlement, as at the international filing date, to claim priority of the earlier application, as referred to in Rule 51bis.1.a)(iii);

(iv)  a declaration of inventorship, as referred to in Rule 51bis.1.a)(iv), which shall be signed as prescribed by the Administrative Instructions;

(v)  a declaration as to non-prejudicial disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty, as referred to in Rule 51bis.1.a)(v).