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PCT NEWSLETTER

www.wipo.int/pct/en

December 2024 | No. 12/2024

 

New/Updated PCT Resources

Distance Learning Course: Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 2025 edition)

The basic distance learning course on the PCT provided by WIPO (DL101PCT) has been updated in all 10 PCT languages, and all language versions will be available in early January 2025. The course, which provides an introduction and general overview of the PCT System, is entirely self-study, with assessment questions to measure your understanding and progress. After successful completion of all the course modules, a course certificate can be downloaded. If you are interested in taking the course, which is free of charge, simply register on the WIPO Academy page at:

https://welc.wipo.int/acc/index.jsf

Please note that, due to the annual closure of the WIPO Academy, new registrations for the basic distance learning course on the PCT, as well as for other WIPO Academy online courses on intellectual property, are not currently available. New registrations will be available as from mid-January 2025 at:

https://www.wipo.int/academy/en/courses/distance_learning/

Recordings of webinars on the PCT

The recordings of the following seven webinars recently presented by PCT Consultant Carl Oppedahl, with the support of WIPO (which took place on the dates indicated below):

  • “Best practices for filing a PCT application in RO/US” (7 November 2024)
  • “Best practices for presentation of priority claim in a PCT application” (12 November 2024)
  • “Choosing a Receiving Office for your PCT application” (14 November 2024)
  • “Choosing an International Searching Authority for your PCT application” (19 November 2024)
  • “Choosing between US national phase entry or bypass continuation from your PCT application” (21 November 2024)
  • “Making best use of ePCT to manage your PCT applications” (3 December 2024)
  • “Making best use of PCT Declarations in your PCT application” (10 December 2024)

as well as the presentation materials, can now be accessed at:

https://blog.oppedahl.com/pct-webinars/

New webinar recordings

Webinars in Russian

A recording of the following webinars in Russian (which took place on the dates indicated below):

  • “The PCT and WIPO Services” WIPO Regional Webinar for Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (3 September 2024)
  • “PCT System: Filing documents/requests after filing the PCT application via ePCT. Live demonstration” Regional Webinar for CACEEC (24 September 2024)
  • “Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and Transfer of Technology for Universities and Small Entities from CACEEC” (12 November 2024)
  • “The PCT System: Advantages for Small Entities and Business Tools for them” Regional Webinar for CACEEC (28 November 2024)

as well as the supporting documents, can now be accessed at:

https://www.wipo.int/pct/ru/seminar/webinars/index.html

Webinar on the PCT

A webinar on the PCT marking Bulgaria's 40th anniversary of membership and supporting documents are now available from the PCT webinar page at:

https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars/index.html

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