How do I access ePCT?

How do I access ePCT?

Users wishing to set up a user account specifically for access to ePCT should do so via the ePCT home page at https://pct.wipo.int/ePCT.

What is WIPO ePCT?

WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) provides essential services to facilitate this process and is an increasingly popular means of filing for international patent protection. In 2011 alone, over 181,000 international patent applications were filed under the Treaty.

How long does a PCT application last?

30 months
The result is the PCT application will last 30 months from the provisional patent filing date and Joe has essentially extended his provisional patent application 18 additional months.

What is WIPO code?

The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) is an electronic system allowing priority documents and similar documents to be securely exchanged between participating intellectual property (IP) offices.

How do I create a WIPO account?

Step 1: Access or set up a WIPO Account Click on “Access your WIPO Account” and enter your WIPO Account username and password to sign in. Don’t have a WIPO Account? Click on “Create WIPO Account” to set up and validate your WIPO user profile. You will receive a verification email to validate your WIPO Account.

How does PCT Application work?

A single filing of a PCT application is made with a Receiving Office (RO) in one language. It then results in a search performed by an International Searching Authority (ISA), accompanied by a written opinion regarding the patentability of the invention, which is the subject of the application.

What is Chapter PCT?

The Chapter I Phase includes: filing the PCT application; preparation of the International Search Report (ISR) and the Written Opinion of the International Search Authority (WOISA); the optional filing of amended claims in response to the ISR; the optional filing of “informal comments” in response to the WOISA; and the …

How do I file a PCT with ePCT?

Instructions

1. Download the installation file pct-safe-3.51.
2. Export any form or address book data to a location outside the C:\PCT-SAFE folder as a backup.
3. Ensure that PCT-SAFE is not running.
4. Run the pct-safe-3.51.
5. The previous installation will be overwritten.

What is PCT Chapter II?

The time limit for establishment of the PCT international preliminary report on patentability (Chapter II of the PCT) is whichever of the following which expires last: 28 months from the priority date; six months from the time provided for the start of the PCT international preliminary examination; or six months from …

Do I need an assignment for PCT application?

Where a U.S. priority document is filed in the name of the inventors and the PCT application is filed in the name of the owner, there must be an assignment from the inventors to the owner prior to the filing of the PCT application.

How do I find my WIPO Das code?

The DAS access code will be provided by the International Bureau by e-mail from [email protected] for applications filed at the following Offices AU, BR, DK, EA, EE, ES, GB, IB, MA, SE and by the Office of First Filing for applications filed at CN, FI, JP, KR, US, NZ.