• Practical Advice

    https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2018/article_0011.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • New ISA and IPEA Agreements

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2018/article_0001.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.   New ISA and IPEA Agreements It is recalled that the Assembly of the PCT Union (PCT Assembly), which was held in Geneva from 2 to 11 October 2017, extended... Continue reading

     
  • PCT Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH) Pilots

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2018/article_0002.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.   PCT Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH) Pilots Visegrad Patent Institute joins the Global PPH pilot On 6 January 2018, the Visegrad Patent Institute joined the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH)... Continue reading

     
  • PCT Information Update

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2018/article_0003.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.   PCT Information Update AT  Austria (languages accepted for search and examination) The Austrian Patent Office, in its capacity as International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA),... Continue reading

     
  • PCT in the News

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2018/article_0004.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.   PCT in the News A link to the following article in the WIPO Magazine (No. 6/2017) has been added to the “PCT in the News” page of the PCT... Continue reading

     
  • New/Updated PCT Resources

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2018/article_0005.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.   New/Updated PCT Resources Request Form Filled-in samples of the July 2017 version of the request form (PCT/RO/101) are now available in Japanese and Russian, in addition to English, French,... Continue reading

     
  • Practical Advice

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2018/article_0006.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.   Practical Advice Requesting the International Searching Authority to use the results of an earlier search Q:      I am just about to file an international application claiming the priority of... Continue reading

     
  • PCT Information Update

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2017/article_0001.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.   PCT Information Update International filing fee, search fee, supplementary search fee and handling fee (various Offices) On 1 January 2018, there will be changes in the equivalent amounts, in certain... Continue reading

     
  • Non-Working Days at the International Bureau and Publication Schedule at the End of this Year

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2017/article_0003.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use. Non‑Working Days at the International Bureau and Publication Schedule at the End of this Year The non‑working days at the International Bureau (IB) during December 2017 and January 2018, in addition to... Continue reading

     
  • New/Updated PCT Resources

    http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/newslett/2017/article_0004.html Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use. New/Updated PCT Resources 2017 PCT Assembly Understanding It is recalled that the 49th session of the Assembly of the PCT Union (PCT Assembly) adopted an Understanding that the reduction in... Continue reading