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The PCT Gazette is a weekly bilingual publication of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It is published by the International Bureau of WIPO pursuant to Article 55 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), [ 1 ] which provides a system for filing international ( patent ) applications .
PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty, Washington, 1970-06-19, came into force 1978-01-24 [2] Budapest Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, Budapest, 1977-04-28, came into force 1980-08-19 [3] TRIPS
A patent application filed under the PCT is called an international application, or PCT application. A single filing of a PCT application is made with a Receiving Office (RO) in one language. It then results in a search performed by an International Searching Authority (ISA), accompanied by a written opinion regarding the patentability of the ...
In 2001, WIPO launched PATENTSCOPE as an online service to provide free access to international patent documents. The database initially focused on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, which are international patent applications filed under the PCT system. In 2008, it was transformed into a search system for not only published PCT ...
The PCT Newsletter is a monthly publication of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It contains "up-to-date news about the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)", [ 1 ] which provides a system for filing international ( patent ) applications .
A Patent Cooperation Treaty/Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT/PPH) pilot program was also started on 29 January 2010 for a planned period of two years. This pilot program enables to "[fast-track] patent examination procedures for PCT applications that have received a positive written opinion of either the International Searching Authority or the International Preliminary Examining Authority, or ...
It entered into force on April 28, 2005. It aims at harmonizing and streamlining formal procedures such as the requirements to obtain a filing date for a patent application, the form and content of a patent application, and representation. The treaty "does not establish a uniform procedure for all parties to the PLT but leaves parties free to ...
The application, called an international application, can, at a later date, lead to the grant of a patent in any of the states contracting to the PCT. [5] WIPO, or more precisely the International Bureau of WIPO, performs many of the formalities of a patent application in a centralised manner, therefore avoiding the need to repeat the steps in ...