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Archive of PCT User Strategies

2011

  • National Phase Entry:  A User’s Perspective PDF
    August 4, 2011, by David Reed, Consultant, WIPO. 
    Reproduced with permission of David Reed
  • Strategic Use of the PCT,  A US User’s Perspective PDF
    July 22, 2011, by David Reed, Consultant, WIPO. 
    Reproduced with permission of David Reed

2008

  • PCT for the Americas, How PCT Has Been a Success for a US Multinational, Procter & Gamble PDF
    November 18, 2008, by Timothy B. Guffey, Manager, Global Patent Services, The Procter & Gamble Company
    Reproduced with permission of  Timothy B. Guffey
  • Strategic Use of the PCT,  A Discussion from the User’s Perspective PDF
     October 8, 2008, by T. David Reed, Consultant, WIPO. 
    Reproduced with permission of  T. David Reed

2005 

  • WIPO Comes to UCLA: Patent Portfolio Management: Strategies, Considerations, and Best Practices PDF
    by John H. Hornickel, Intellectual Property Counsel, PolyOne Corporation
    Reproduced with permission of  John H. Hornickel
  • "The International Patent System": WIPO Comes to UCLA PDF
    by Lorelei de Larena, University of California, Los Angeles,  Assistant Director, Prosecution and Copyright
    Reproduced with permission of Lorelei de Larena 

2004 

  • International Search and Examination: Strategies for Controlling Costs and Taking Informed Business Decisions PDF
    by Alan J. Kasper, Partner, Director of International Department, Sughrue Mion, PLLC
    Reproduced with permission of  of Alan J. Kasper
  • An Applicant's Considerations When Making Key PCT Decisions PDF
    by T. David Reed, Senior Patent Advisor, The Procter & Gamble Company 
    Reproduced with permission of  T. David Reed
  • Where in the World Should I file? PDF
    by T. David Reed, Senior Patent Advisor, The Procter & Gamble Company
    Reproduced with permission of  T. David Reed
  • International Search and Preliminary Examination PDF
    by T. David Reed, Senior Patent Advisor, The Procter & Gamble Company 
    Reproduced with permission of  T. David Reed
  • The Third (and Best) Way to Use the PCT: Why the Patent Cooperation Treaty Makes U.S. Prosecution Better PDF
    by John H. Hornickel, Intellectual Property Counsel, PolyOne Corporation
    Reproduced with permission of Law Journal Newsletters
  • Integrating PCT Practice Into a Corporate Patent Strategy - a U.S. Perspective PDF
    by J. Timothy Meigs, Of Counsel, Sughrue Mion PLLC
    Reproduced with permission of J. Timothy Meigs