What is a PCT patent? What are the PCT patent application processes?

What is a PCT patent? What are the PCT patent application processes? How long does it take to apply for a PCT patent? The data shows that in the first half of 20 17, the number of international patent applications for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) accepted by China National Intellectual Property Administration exceeded 20,000, reaching 2160,000, an increase of 16% year-on-year. What is a PCT patent? PCT patent application is one of the important ways to apply for international patent, and it is also the favorite way for international patent applicants. Next, we will bring you the PCT patent application process. Introduction of. The above picture shows the PCT patent application process. What are the PCT patent application processes? Step 1: Submit an international application 1. Generally speaking, PCT applications should be submitted to the National Bureau as the PCT acceptance bureau. When applying for a PCT patent, the applicant must state in which member countries the application is valid. These designated countries are called designated countries. 2. China National Intellectual Property Administration, China, as the designated acceptance bureau of PCT, only accepts international applications filed by citizens or residents of China. When there are multiple applicants for an international application, at least one applicant's nationality or residence is China. Chinese and English are accepted in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China. 3. After accepting the PCT application, China National Intellectual Property Administration will formally review the application documents. If the patent application documents and procedures are complete, the international application date will be determined. International filing date means that PCT international application has the same effect as ordinary domestic application in each designated country since the filing date, and the filing date also becomes the actual filing date in the designated country. 4. After passing the examination, the application documents shall be sent to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the international retrieval unit respectively. Step 2: International search 1. International retrieval is a closed process, except for single or obviously wrong questions, there is no communication between the applicant and the retrieval unit. 9 months from the priority date, or 3 months from the retrieval unit's receipt of the retrieval book, whichever is later, the retrieval unit will make a retrieval report or, in some cases, announce the free inquiry of trademark patents, apply for online registration of trademark patents, and copyright registration, a one-stop intellectual property service platform, will make a retrieval report. The retrieval report or announcement will be transmitted to the International Bureau and the applicant. 2. After 18 months from the international application date (or priority date), the International Bureau will publish the PCT international patent application and the search report made by the international search unit, and send the application together with the search report to the patent office of the designated country required for the PCT patent application. Step 3: international publishing 1. At the expiration of 18 months from the priority date, the international bureau will publish the international application internationally. There are two kinds of publications: pamphlets and announcements. Publishing forms include paper and electronic parts.