What is the PCT international patent? What are the advantages of applying for PCT international patent?

What is the PCT international patent? What are the advantages of applying for PCT international patent? What should I do to quickly enter several international patent markets at the same time? Of course, applying for a pct international patent allows you to enter several international patent markets at the same time. Of course, the premise is that the market you want to enter is a country within the framework of cooperation, and countries that have not signed a treaty cannot. This article will introduce what you need to apply for a PCT patent and the benefits of applying for it, so as to facilitate your understanding. What is the PCT international patent? Patent Cooperation Treaty English Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is the most important international treaty in the patent field after the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, and it is another milestone in the development history of the international patent system. The treaty was signed by 35 countries in Washington on June 1970. 1978 was implemented on June 1. More than 60 members are under the jurisdiction of the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization. As can be seen from the name, the Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international cooperation treaty in the patent field. Since the adoption of the Paris Convention, it has been regarded as the most important symbol of the progress of international cooperation in this field. However, it mainly involves the coordination and rationality of filing, retrieval and examination of patent applications and the dissemination of technical information contained therein. PCT does not authorize international patents: the task and responsibility of granting patents can only be undertaken by patent offices in various countries seeking patent protection or institutions (designated offices) exercising their functions and powers. PCT and Paris Convention are not competitive, but actually complementary. In fact, this is a special agreement under the Paris Convention, which is only open to the member countries of the Paris Convention. What are the advantages of applying for PCT international patent? Simplify and standardize the procedures for applying for patents abroad. Applicants only need to submit a PCT application, and they can apply for a patent in many countries within 30 months from the date of application, without submitting a patent application to each country within the priority period of 12 months, which provides convenience for applicants to apply for a patent in foreign countries. In China, applicants can write application documents in their familiar language (Chinese) and submit them directly to the Patent Office in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China. B. delaying the decision-making time is conducive to adjusting the application strategy, accurately investing funds and saving unnecessary expenses. Because the international phase and the national phase of PCT application are separated, the applicant has enough time and opportunity to make adjustments. In the international stage, PCT applications will be searched by international search agencies, and applicants will get high-quality international search reports and patent written opinions. The international search report gives one or more existing technical documents, so that the patent applicant can not only know the status of the existing technology, but also preliminarily judge whether the invention has the prospect of granting a patent. According to these reports and written opinions, the applicant can preliminarily judge whether the invention can be patented, and then go through the formalities of entering many countries within 30 months from the priority date as needed, that is, submit the translation of the PCT application and pay the corresponding fees. During this period, the patent applicant can investigate the market, the commercial prospect of the invention and other factors, and decide whether to continue to apply for foreign patents, and then spend a lot of money to enter the national stage. If, after investigation, it is decided not to apply for a patent abroad, it can save the cost of the national phase abroad. C. You can get the application date quickly and have a long time to raise application funds. The cost of applying for foreign patents is very high. The cost of each patent in major industrialized countries is not less than 5,000 US dollars, and some patent applications cost more than 1 10,000 US dollars. Applying to several countries at the same time will be a considerable expense. By using PCT application, the time to pay the main fee can be extended to 30 months from the priority date, without affecting the early application. Improve the application documents. The applicant may modify the application documents according to the international search report and the written opinions of the patent. For any individual or company (applicant) seeking invention protection in several countries, using PCT means saving time, workload and money.