International Searching Authority
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The International Searching Authority is a national or regional patent office designated to conduct prior art searches and issue international search reports for patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T643029 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Searching Authority Context triple: [Patent Cooperation Treaty, establishes, International Searching Authority]
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A.
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is a global intergovernmental body that develops and oversees international rules and services for the protection of intellectual property rights.
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B.
Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines the process for seeking patent protection in multiple countries through a single unified application system.
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C.
International Bureau
The International Bureau is the permanent secretariat and administrative center of the Universal Postal Union, responsible for coordinating international postal activities and supporting member countries.
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D.
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is the World Trade Organization body responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of the TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property rules in international trade.
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E.
GCC Patent Office
The GCC Patent Office is a regional intellectual property authority that administers and grants patents on behalf of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Searching Authority Target entity description: The International Searching Authority is a national or regional patent office designated to conduct prior art searches and issue international search reports for patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
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A.
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is a global intergovernmental body that develops and oversees international rules and services for the protection of intellectual property rights.
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B.
Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international agreement that streamlines the process for seeking patent protection in multiple countries through a single unified application system.
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C.
International Bureau
The International Bureau is the permanent secretariat and administrative center of the Universal Postal Union, responsible for coordinating international postal activities and supporting member countries.
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D.
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is the World Trade Organization body responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of the TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property rules in international trade.
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E.
GCC Patent Office
The GCC Patent Office is a regional intellectual property authority that administers and grants patents on behalf of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PCT authority
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patent authority role ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ISA ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
WIPO International Bureau
ⓘ
linked to:
WIPO Secretariat
World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
PCT applications
ⓘ
international patent applications ⓘ |
| associatedProcedure | international phase of PCT ⓘ |
| designatedBy |
PCT Assembly
ⓘ
linked to:
PCT
|
| exampleOffice |
Australian Patent Office
ⓘ
Austrian Patent Office ⓘ Canadian Intellectual Property Office ⓘ China National Intellectual Property Administration ⓘ European Patent Office ⓘ
linked to:
International Searching Authority
Japan Patent Office ⓘ Korean Intellectual Property Office ⓘ Nordic Patent Institute ⓘ
linked to:
International Searching Authority
Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property ⓘ Spanish Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ Swedish Intellectual Property Office ⓘ United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ Visegrad Patent Institute ⓘ |
| function |
conduct international searches for PCT applications
ⓘ
establish international search reports ⓘ establish written opinions on patentability ⓘ search prior art relevant to claimed inventions ⓘ |
| governingTreaty | Patent Cooperation Treaty ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | must be able to search in specified languages ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
PCT Article 16
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linked to:
PCT
PCT Article 17 ⓘ
linked to:
Patent Cooperation Treaty
PCT Rules 35–45 ⓘ |
| output |
international search report
ⓘ
written opinion of the International Searching Authority ⓘ |
| performedBy |
national patent office
ⓘ
regional patent office ⓘ |
| purpose |
assist designated Offices in national phase examination
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promote work sharing among patent offices ⓘ provide early indication of prior art ⓘ |
| qualityRequirement | must meet PCT minimum documentation standards ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
designated Office under PCT
ⓘ
elected Office under PCT ⓘ receiving Office under PCT ⓘ |
| relatedRole | International Preliminary Examining Authority ⓘ |
| requires | agreement with WIPO International Bureau ⓘ |
| scope |
searches international patent documentation
ⓘ
searches national patent documentation ⓘ searches non‑patent literature ⓘ |
| selectableBy | PCT applicant ⓘ |
| selectionDependsOn | receiving Office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Searching Authority Description of subject: The International Searching Authority is a national or regional patent office designated to conduct prior art searches and issue international search reports for patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: International Searching Authority
linked to: International Searching Authority
International Preliminary Examining Authority
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cooperatesWith
→
International Searching Authority
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linked to: International Searching Authority
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
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treatyRole
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International Searching Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
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linked to: International Searching Authority