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PCT NEWSLETTER

www.wipo.int/pct/en

June 2024 | No. 06/2024

 

New/Updated PCT Resources

Modified PCT Regulations (July 2024)

For further information on the new consolidated version of the PCT Regulations, as in force from 1 July 2024, please refer to “Patent Cooperation Treaty and Regulations”.

PowerPoint presentation about amendments to the PCT Regulations

As mentioned in “Amendments to the PCT Regulations”, a PowerPoint presentation showing the amendments to the PCT Regulations that will enter into force on 1 July 2024 is now available in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish at:

https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/rule_changes_archive.html

PCT resources available in Chinese

The following PCT resources have been translated into Chinese, and are available on the PCT website:

  • PCT Applicant’s Guide – Introduction to the International Phase:

https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/zh/docs/guide/gdvol1.pdf

  • PCT Applicant’s Guide – Introduction to the National Phase:

https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/zh/docs/guide/gdvol2.pdf

New ePCT video tutorials

ePCT video tutorials for IP Offices

The collection of ePCT video tutorials for IP Offices is now available in French.

The videos provide step-by-step demonstrations of how to use the main ePCT Office functionalities and are available at:

https://www.wipo.int/pct/fr/epct/tutorials_offices.html

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