PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
Internationalize your patents with the PCT Agreement
The PCT system allows simplified international patent applications which in turn eases national filings.
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) was signed at the Washington Diplomatic Conference in May and June of 1970. The Treaty came into force in January 1978 and was was amended thrice, in 1979, 1984 and 2001. At the current time, there are 153 contracting states.
The three main objectives of this treaty are:
- The reduction of the bureaucracy and costs in applying for a patent in multiple States;
- The unification of the patent application procedure, valid in all the signatory States and;
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- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo (Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Estonia
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania (mainland)
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Viet Nam
- Zambia
- Zanzibar
- Zimbabwe
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
PCT Details and Timeframes
Priority claim
Unavailable
Substantive Examination
Available
Requirements
Application Requirements
- Please contact us for further information.
Renewal Requirements
- Power of attorney, simply signed.
Assignment Requirements
- Deed of Assignment.
Change of Name Requirements
- Certificate of change of name.
Change of Address Requirements
- Certificate of change of name.
License Requirements
- License agreement.
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