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PCT Update 2015

November 12, 2015

Mr. Quan-Ling Sim

PCT Outreach and User Relations Section

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Outline

Membership and statistical update 2!"

#ecisions o$ the PCT %ssembl& October 2!'

ePCT

Certain PCT $eatures and other matters

(uture de)elopment o$ the PCT S&stem

*n$ormation and training

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Membership and statistical update

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PCT Contracting States +!",

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Countries not &et PCT Contracting

States %$ghanistan %ndorra %rgentinaahamasangladeshhutan

oli)iaurundiCambodiaCape /erde#emocratic Republic o$ Congo#0ibouti

1ritrea1thiopia(i0iu&ana

3aiti*ra45amaica5ordan6iribati6u7ait

LebanonMaldi)esMarshall *slandsMauritiusMicronesiaM&anmar 

8auru8epalPa9istanPalau

Paragua&SamoaSolomon *slandsSomaliaSouth SudanSuriname

Timor-LesteTongaTu)aluUrugua&/anuatu/ene:uela

;emen+"'

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*S% 1nglish and Chinese

Scope o$ documentation> PCT minimum

documentation= and at least the documents in 1nglishand Chinese held in its search collection

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*S%

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PCT %pplications +2!"

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1Damples o$ increases in

certain national O$$ices

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(ilings b& countr& o$ origin +2!"

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(ields o$ technolog& +2!"

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Other $ields

*nstruments

Mechanical 1ngineering

Chemistr&

1lectrical 1ngineering

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PCT applications

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Top PCT %pplicants +2!"

!. 3ua7ei +C8 G A""2 !!. Samsung +6R G !A,!

2. Qualcomm +US G 2" !2. To&ota +5P G !A?,

A. HT1 +C8 G 2!? !A. osch +#1 G !A?!

". Panasonic +5P G !@,2 !". Sharp +5P G !22?

'. Mitsubishi 1lectric +5P G !'A !'. 81C +5P G !2!'

@. *ntel +US G !'A !@. L 1lectronics +6R G !!A,

?. 1ricsson +S1 G !'!2 !?. Shen:hen +C8 G !,@

,. Microso$t +US G!"@ !,. (u0i$ilm +5P G !?2

. Siemens +#1 G !A !. United Technologies +US G !!A

!. Philips +8L G!A! 2. 3itachi +5P G @

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PCT U!"#! $%%e&'()

*+t#'e, 5-14. 2015

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1ntr& into $orce on ! 5ul& 2!@

Re4uest b& applicants to omit con$idential and pri)ate

in$ormation

Transmittal b& the recei)ing O$$ice to the *nternational

ureau o$ documents supporting re4uests $or therestoration o$ the right o$ priorit&

Force majeure $or generali:ed *T $ailures

Languages o$ correspondence in ePCT to include all ten

publication languages

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1ntr& into $orce on ! 5ul& 2!?

Recei)ing O$$ices to $or7ard earlier search and

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ePCT /#, $pp("+a!t%

!?

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ePCT +!

The global portal $or managing PCT applications

ePCT pri)ate ser)ices

(ull suite o$ $unctions 7ith authenticated access

Login 7ith N*PO user account and digital certi$icate

Management o$ secure access rights bet7een

associates

Online access to PCT applications

I%ctionsJ to conduct PCT transactionsNeb $iling +ePCT-(iling 7ith participating recei)ing

O$$ices including RO

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ePCT public ser)ices +2

Create a N*PO User %ccount using the N*PO %ccounts

ser)ice

https>

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ePCT pri)ate ser)ices +A

http>

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ePCT best practices +"

Use ePCT pri)ate ser)ices

#igital certi$icates $or authentication are a)ailable

$ree-o$-charge $rom N*PO

Use %ctions to conduct transactions such as Rule 2bis changes= $iling o$ Chapter ** demands= %rticle !

amendments= etc.

Prepare documents electronicall& and sign them using a

teDt string signature= e.g.= < 5ohn Smith <Print to P#( and submit $ile in ePCT

2

2!

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(uture de)elopments +'

Progressi)e eDtension o$ ePCT-(iling to otherrecei)ing O$$ices

Support alternati)e $iling methods in ePCT-(iling=

e.g.= do7nload pac9age

1Dtension o$ online pa&ment $unction to other t&pes o$$ees post-$iling

Template in ePCT public ser)ices $or preparing

re4uests under Rule 2bis

2!

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Ce,ta"! PCT /eat,e% a!d #te,

&atte,%

2A

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N*PO Pearl

Launched in September 2!"

Multilingual terminolog& portal 7hich gi)es access to scienti$ic

and technical terms deri)ed $rom patent documents

 %)ailable in all ten PCT languages

3elps to promote accurate and consistent use o$ terms across

di$$erent languages and ma9es it easier to search and share

scienti$ic and technical 9no7ledge

 %ll content )alidated 7ith reliabilit& scores

*ntegrated 7ith P%T18TSCOP1

(urther details can be $ound at>

777.7ipo.int

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Third Part& Obser)ations

Online s&stem that allo7s third parties to submit and

characteri:e prior art rele)ant to no)elt& and in)enti)e

step

Limited to the international phase

Length o$ teDt permitted $or obser)ations has been

increased

 %dditional arguments ma& be uploaded as P#(

documents= e.g.= 7here $ormulae are re4uired

Submissions possible until the eDpiration o$ 2, months

$rom the priorit& date

2"

2'

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Licensing

Upon re4uest= PCT applications ma& be highlighted as

being a)ailable $or license on P%T18TSCOP1

On-line action in ePCT

(orm PCT

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Supplementar& *nternational Search

Optional $eature o$ the PCT S&stem

Per$ormed b& a di$$erent *nternational %uthorit&

Use$ul $or searches in di$$erent language collections

*n some instances= can also be used to search sub0ectmatter not searched b& the original *nternational

Searching %uthorit&= e.g.= methods o$ medical treatment

Ser)ice pro)ided b& %T= 1P= (*= RU=S1= S and 8

2@

2?

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PCT-PP3

 %ccelerated national phase processing on the basis o$ a

positi)e PCT product

*ntroduction o$ lobal Patent Prosecution 3igh7a&

+PP3 pilot in 5anuar& 2!"

Single set o$ 4uali$&ing re4uirements that simpli$ies

the eDisting PP3 net7or9 so that it is more accessible

to users

*ncludes PCT 7or9 products

Lin9s

http>

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PCT #irect +!

8e7 ser)ice o$$ered b& the

1PO since ! 8o)ember 2!"= and

*srael Patent O$$ice +*LPO since ! %pril 2!'

#uring the PCT procedure= applicants can addresspatentabilit& issues raised in the search opinion established

b& the 1PO or *LPO $or the priorit& application

2,

2

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PCT #irect +2

 %ims at impro)ing the e$$icienc& and 4ualit& o$ the

procedure be$ore the *S% b& allo7ing the applicant to $ile

in$ormal comments on the earlier search

(urther details can be $ound on the 1PO 7ebsite>http>

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Misleading N*PO *n)itations

N*PO has issued 7arnings regarding misleading

in)itations $or pa&ment o$ $ees

e )igilant and dont be decei)ed b& in)itations 7hich

loo9 similar to those issued b& N*POring to the attention o$ N*PO and to consumer

protection authorities instances o$ misleading in)itations

1Damples o$ such misleading in)itations can be )ie7ed

on our 7ebsite at the $ollo7ing lin9> http>

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 %rbitration and Mediation Center (ee

Reductions

*ndependent and impartial bod& that o$$ers alternati)e

dispute resolution options $or the resolution o$

commercial disputes bet7een pri)ate parties +time and

cost e$$icient alternati)es to litigation2'B li$etime reduction on %MCs registration and

administration $ees 7here at least one part& to the

dispute has been named as an application or in)entor in

a published PCT application +no relationship to the

dispute is re4uired

(ee calculator 

http>

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Ft,e dee(#p&e!t% #/ te

PCT %)%te&

AA

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PCT Nor9ing roup

Technical committee that meets on an annual basis

#iscusses a range o$ polic&= operational= and legal

matters

Some o$ the 7or9 results in proposals to amend the PCTRegulations 7hich are submitted to the PCT %ssembl&

$or decision

A"

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1Damples o$ matters considered b& the

PCT Nor9ing roup

 %genda o$ Ma& 2!' meeting

2A documents= a)ailable in the @ o$$icial U8 languages

http>

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3!/#,&at"#! a!d t,a"!"!

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PCT in$ormation and training

PCT 3ighlightshttp>

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8eed more in$ormationK

PCT Resources

http> pct.in$oline7ipo.int

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http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/mailto:pct.infoline@wipo.intmailto:pct.infoline@wipo.inthttp://www.wipo.int/pct/en/

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Recording and Sur)e&

Toda&s 7ebinar and slides 7ill be a)ailable $or do7nload

$rom the PCT 7ebinar page o)er the neDt $e7 da&s>

http>