PCT

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PCT is an international patent law treaty that streamlines the process of seeking patent protection for inventions in multiple countries through a single application.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international patent law treaty
abbreviation PCT
administeredBy WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
appliesTo inventions
benefit centralized filing
centralized management of patent application in early stages
cost savings in early stages of patenting
extended time to enter national or regional phases
harmonized formal requirements for patent filings
category treaty under the auspices of the United Nations system
doesNotProvide grant of an international patent
effect defers the need to file separate national patent applications
simplifies patent filing procedures across multiple jurisdictions
field intellectual property law
patent law
fullName Patent Cooperation Treaty
goal to improve efficiency of the global patent system
to reduce duplication of patent examination work
governs procedure for filing international patent applications
hasComponent international preliminary examination report
international search report
written opinion of the international searching authority
hasPhase international phase
national phase
language English
French
Spanish
other official WIPO languages
provides international preliminary examination of patent applications
international search of patent applications
purpose to allow filing of a single international patent application
to streamline the process of seeking patent protection in multiple countries
relatedTo Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
national patent offices
regional patent offices
requires subsequent national or regional phase entries for patent grant
scope international
status in force
subject international patent cooperation
typeOfApplication international patent application
usedBy companies
individual inventors
patent applicants
universities
usedFor seeking patent protection in multiple countries with a single filing

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Patent Cooperation Treaty abbreviation PCT
subject linked to: PCT
International Searching Authority legalBasis PCT Article 16
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International Searching Authority designatedBy PCT Assembly
linked to: PCT
International Preliminary Examining Authority isPartOf PCT international phase
linked to: PCT
International Preliminary Examining Authority isSubjectTo PCT Regulations
linked to: PCT
International Preliminary Examining Authority mustComplyWith PCT Guidelines for International Preliminary Examination
linked to: PCT
International Preliminary Examining Authority isLinkedTo PCT Chapter II procedure
linked to: PCT
International Searching Authority legalFramework PCT
subject linked to: ISA
International Searching Authority governedBy PCT Regulations
subject linked to: ISA
linked to: PCT
International Searching Authority governedBy PCT Administrative Instructions
subject linked to: ISA
linked to: PCT
IPER relatedTo PCT Chapter II
linked to: PCT