The Patent Cooperation Agreement (PCT), administered by the Apple Mental Belongings Arranging (WIPO) streamlines the manner for receiving patent Safeguard from multiple countries. You can submit a PCT operate down most elder countries' patent backing, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Labour (USPTO); in 2010, 142 countries were constituent of the PCT.
Purpose of a PCT Application
No patents are granted under the PCT; there is no international patent. The PCT does, but, sanction inventors to manipulate for patent Safeguard in multiple countries washed-up a standardized transaction and enables applicants to defer submitting and paying for applications in other countries for up to 30 months after the initial use (without a PCT operate, inventors keep 12 months to folder extra applications).
Applications
After applying for a patent with the USPTO, you can submit a PCT apply online down the USPTO practice portal. The items that the PCT exercise requires are expressly the identical as the requirements for a federal patent: an summary, practical drawings demonstrating the dimensions and design of the invention, a description (also called "specifications") and the invention's claims.
Search and Recommendation
The USPTO is approved by WIPO to conduct international patent searches and issue opinions on the patentability of inventions. Patent searches look for similar inventions and examine related technologies' claims to see if there is any overlap among existing patents and the proposed protection for the applicant's invention. Patent attorneys and agents hold licenses from the USPTO to symbolize inventors, write up applications and respond to USPTO officials' comments and requests.
With a favorable opinion, you can continue on to the "national stage" or individual applications in other countries.
