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National and regional phases can also be started earlier on the express request of the applicant, even before publication of the international application. [81] If the entry into national or regional phase is not performed within the prescribed time limit, the PCT application generally ceases to have the effect of a national or regional ...
An international application that has entered the EP national phase is often called a "Euro-PCT application". [99] For the entry into EP phase, a translation of the international application in one of the EPO official languages (English, French or German) must be filed if the international application was not already in one of these languages. [99]
In other words, "a Euro-PCT-application not having entered the European phase is not a pending earlier European application in the sense of Rule 36(1) PCT". [24] This contrasts with the situation in the United States, as laid out in the U.S. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). [25] In decision G 1/09, the Enlarged Board of Appeal held that
This means that, for these countries, it is not possible to obtain a national patent through the international (PCT) phase without entering into the regional European phase and obtaining a European patent. The "national route" for Italy was closed until 30 June 2020, but Italy then reopened it for PCT applications filed on or after 1 July 2020 ...
Patent law in the Netherlands, or simply Dutch patent law, is mainly governed by the Kingdom Patents Act (Dutch: Rijksoctrooiwet) and the European Patent Convention.A patent covering the Netherlands can be obtained through three different routes: through the direct filing of a national patent application with the Netherlands Patent Office (Dutch: Octrooicentrum Nederland) (direct national ...
PATENTSCOPE provides access to millions of patent documents from around the world. It is the official publication reference site for published PCT applications. It includes patent applications, granted patents, and related technical information from national and international patent offices. The database covers a broad range of technology ...
Important changes to the PCT are mentioned and explained in the PCT Newsletter. The first issue of the PCT Newsletter was published in March 1994 on a subscription basis. [2] [3] Since January 1997, the issues are published online, free of charge. [3] Since January 2008, the PCT Newsletter is available only online, and no longer as a paper ...
The prosecution phase wherein an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) becomes subject to examination at a national level. In the United States, the term national stage is used instead—see 35 U.S.C. § 371.