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2. If a pending application is not published promptly in accordance
with paragraph 1, the Party shall publish that application or the
corresponding patent as soon as practicable.

3. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to require a Party to
publish any information the disclosure of which it considers to be
contrary to its national security or to public order or morality.

4. Each Party shall provide that the applicant may request the early
publication of an application prior to the expiry of the period
referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 11.45: Information as Prior Art Made Available to the Public
on the Internet

The Parties recognise that information made available to the public on
the internet may form part of the prior art.

Article 11.46: Expedited Examination

Each Party shall endeavour to provide for domestic procedures for a
patent applicant to request to expedite the examination of its patent
application in accordance with that Party’s laws, regulations, and rules.

Article 11.47: Introduction of International Patent Classification
System

Each Party shall endeavour to use a patent classification system that is
consistent with the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International
Patent Classification done at Strasbourg on 24 March 1971, as amended
from time to time.

Article 11.48: Protection of New Varieties of Plants
38

Each Party shall provide for the protection of new varieties of plants
through an effective sui generis plant variety protection system.

38 For greater certainty, with respect to the protection of plant varieties, subparagraph
3(b) of Article 11.36 (Patentable Subject Matter) is subject to this Article.

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