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Patent Co operation Treaty
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By-NISHANT KEWALRAMANI
BananaIP
© BananaIP 2012
Concept & Terminology
Process
Advantages
Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH)
Signed in June 1970
Entered into force in January 1978 with18 contracting states
Amended- 1979, 1984 and 2001
Currently- 144 Contracting States
International Treaty
Unified Filing Procedure for entry in Contracting States
National Patent Office/IB acts as interface
International Patent Application
NOT AN INTERNATIONAL PATENT GRANT
ROReceiving Office
{National Office or
IB}
ROReceiving Office
{National Office or
IB}
DODesignated Office
{Chapter I}
DODesignated Office
{Chapter I}
EOElected Office
{Chapter II}
EOElected Office
{Chapter II}
LOCAL APP
0
PCT APP
12
ISR
16
PUBLICATION
18 19D
EMAN
D
2030OR31
30OR31
INTERNATIONALPRELIMINARYEXAMINATION
Selection of ISA Selection of
IPEA
PCT Safe◦ PCT software for Electronic Application Preparation & Filing
◦ PCT Easy subset of PCT Safe
PCT Easy◦ Electronic Application Preparation◦ Submissions on a physical medium (CD + Paper)
Determination of RO India◦ Transmittal Fee- INR 8,000 (2,000 for natural person)
◦ International Filing Fee- USD 1,453 (90% reduction for natural person)
Designating states Elements of International application◦ Request (Form PCT/RO/101)◦ Description◦ Claim(s)◦ Abstract,◦ Drawing(s) (if any)
Objective of International Search
Selection of ISA
Assessment of invention
Establishment of ISR & written opinion
Austria (AT)- $ 2,370 Australia (AU)- $ 1,833 China (CN)- $ 329 Europe (EP) $ 2,370 Sweden (Se)- $ 2,370 United States Of America- $ 2,080
Optional Step- Chapter II
Filing ‘Demand’ for examination
Selection of IPEA
Examination- IPRP
Elected States
Standardization of Filing Process
Buying Time- Postponement of costs
Validation before incurring national phase costs
Open to file in any designated state- Boon in Negotiations
USUS
AUAU
CNCN
EPEP
JPJP
KRKR
RURU
ATAT
ESES
FIFI