-To get the PCT's more lax "unity of invention" standard, rather than the restriction standard utilized by the U.S.P.T.O. for domestically filed patent applications.
-For translation security. If the original PCT application was filed in a language other than English, you can always fall back to the original PCT filing in the event of a mistranslation. You cannot do that with a bypass application.
-To slow down examination of the application.
-For translation security. If the original PCT application was filed in a language other than English, you can always fall back to the original PCT filing in the event of a mistranslation. You cannot do that with a bypass application.
-To slow down examination of the application.
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