WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents
It is recalled that, by using the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS), a PCT applicant can request the International Bureau (IB) to retrieve a copy of an earlier application from DAS for use as a priority document, instead of providing or arranging for the provision of a certified copy. Note that, in order to be able to make use of the DAS service, it is the Office with which the earlier application was filed which needs to be a DAS depositing Office, and not necessarily the receiving Office with which the international application is filed.
German Patent and Trade Mark Office
The German Patent and Trade Mark Office has notified the IB that, with effect from 25 November 2024, it commenced operation as a depositing Office of the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS). As a depositing Office, it will deposit certified copies of patent applications as priority documents on and after 25 November 2024, which the applicant specifically requests be made available to the Service.
The corresponding DAS Notification, which contains further information, is available at:
https://www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices/details.jsp?id=13978