FORUM!Live: PCT Formalities [Advanced]

Detailed programme 19 - 21 May 2021 | Online
24 - 26 November 2021 | Online Review of the PCT system

Main formalities steps in the PCT system

Avoiding filing errors and defects

Fatal errors to be avoided

Best practices during preparation and filing

Previewing drawings and documents before filing

Use of ePCT and external signatures

Filing at different receiving offices, including the International Bureau

Avoiding shortfalls when paying

Reducing administration during national phases

Using DAS for priority documents

Rule 4.17 declarations in ePCT

Correcting obvious errors

Changing data under rule 92bis

Filing Article 19 amendments

Avoiding problems during search

Responding to non-unity objections

Paying additional search fees

Dealing with a declaration of no search

Avoiding and fixing unusual problems

Excuse of missed time limits

Restoration of priority

Incorporation of missing elements and parts

Improving quality of patentability opinions

Providing earlier search results to the international searching authority

Use of PCT-direct to get a fee refund

Requesting a supplementary international search

Filing a demand and discussing the case by phone

Filing third-party observations anonymously

Increasing value of application for applicant

Speed and accuracy contributing to a positive opinion

PCT and national actions to create provisional protection

Accelerating, delaying or preventing publication

Registering for licensing

Early entry, in particular before the EPO

Smoothing national and regional entry

Best practices in general

Delaying national entry

Optimising EP entry

EP entry with Further Processing

Use of bypass route instead of US entry

Recent developments and future plans

Detailed programme 19 - 21 May 2021 | Online
24 - 26 November 2021 | Online Review of the PCT system

Main formalities steps in the PCT system

Avoiding filing errors and defects

Fatal errors to be avoided

Best practices during preparation and filing

Previewing drawings and documents before filing

Use of ePCT and external signatures

Filing at different receiving offices, including the International Bureau

Avoiding shortfalls when paying

Reducing administration during national phases

Using DAS for priority documents

Rule 4.17 declarations in ePCT

Correcting obvious errors

Changing data under rule 92bis

Filing Article 19 amendments

Avoiding problems during search

Responding to non-unity objections

Paying additional search fees

Dealing with a declaration of no search

Avoiding and fixing unusual problems

Excuse of missed time limits

Restoration of priority

Incorporation of missing elements and parts

Improving quality of patentability opinions

Providing earlier search results to the international searching authority

Use of PCT-direct to get a fee refund

Requesting a supplementary international search

Filing a demand and discussing the case by phone

Filing third-party observations anonymously

Increasing value of application for applicant

Speed and accuracy contributing to a positive opinion

PCT and national actions to create provisional protection

Accelerating, delaying or preventing publication

Registering for licensing

Early entry, in particular before the EPO

Smoothing national and regional entry

Best practices in general

Delaying national entry

Optimising EP entry

EP entry with Further Processing

Use of bypass route instead of US entry

Smoothing national and regional entry ...