Outage of the ePCT System
In accordance with PCT Rule 82quater.2(a), the International Bureau (IB) published a notice informing PCT users of intermittent outages of the ePCT system during the following period:
19 March 2025, from 11:45 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. Central European Time.
Applicants who did not meet a time limit fixed in the PCT Regulations due to this particular problem may request excuse of delay in meeting that time limit under PCT Rule 82quater.2, in accordance with the applicable conditions announced in the IB notification published in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) of 16 November 2023 (p.217 et seq.). For more information, please refer to: