How to enter the National Phase?
November 1, 2023
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold a new webinar in Russian on how to entry a national phase under the PCT System.
Online registration to our webinar is now open, free of charge
Simply register online and log-on at the scheduled time to access the webinar.
Thursday, November 16 (11.00-14.30 Moscow time) – with a 15 minutes break
The webinar Entry into the National Phase will elaborate on:
- what decisions must be made by the applicant to enter the national phase,
- what time limit exists for such entry,
- what types of protection are available from the relevant authorities,
- which action need to be taken to enter the national phase,
- what documents need to be filed with the Office when entering the national phase
- what fees are to be paid for entry into the national phase,
- which actions should be done to start the substantive examination,
- what are the possibilities for accelerating the substantive of the application,
- what are the possibilities for reinstating the time limits for entering the national phase.
Representatives from the EAPO and national patent offices will participate in the webinar to share the specifics of the transition to the national/regional phase of these offices.
The webinar will be held in Russian. After the webinar, you will have an opportunity to ask specialists all the questions you might have.
Please note that there is an opportunity to receive a certificate of participation. If you wish to obtain a certificate, please indicate your name and surname in the Russian language when registering for the webinar. You need to have an account on the WIPO IP Portal. If you do not have an account, you can register for free.