Electronic Filing and Processing of International Applications
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office, in its capacity as receiving Office, International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority, which already accepts international applications filed via ePCT-Filing, has notified the International Bureau (IB) of several changes to its notification concerning the filing and processing of international applications in electronic form, as published in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) of 29 January 2015 (page 19 et seq.) and subsequently modified in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) of 29 April 2021 (page 89).
The amended notification containing the requirements and practices of the Office with regard to the filing of international applications in electronic form was published in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) on 27 June 2024 at:
https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices/index.html
(Updating of PCT Applicant’s Guide, Annex C (CA))