What are the benefits of 20 18 PCT international patent application for patent applicants?

PCT is the abbreviation of Patent Cooperation Treaty, which is an international treaty on patents. According to the provisions of PCT, patent applicants can submit international patent applications through PCT and apply for patents in many countries. So what are the benefits of 20 18 PCT international patent application for patent applicants? What are the benefits of 20 18 PCT international patent application for patent applicants? 1. You can apply for a patent in many countries only by submitting an international patent application, instead of submitting a patent application to each country separately, which provides convenience for patent applicants to apply for a patent in foreign countries; 2. When a foreign country files an ordinary patent application, the patent applicant must file a patent application with the patent offices of various countries within 12 months from the date of filing the patent application for the first time. Through PCT, the patent applicant can go through the formalities of international patent application entering each country within 20 months after filing the patent application for the first time; If it is necessary to conduct international preliminary examination, you can also go through the formalities for international patent application to enter various countries within 30 months from the date of filing the patent application for the first time. This has prolonged the time to enter the national stage. 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. You can save money if you decide not to apply for a patent abroad after investigation. Three, the international patent application shall go through the international search of international search units, and obtain high-quality international search reports. 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. If the international application passes the international preliminary examination, the patent applicant can also get a high-standard international preliminary examination report made by the international preliminary examination unit. If the international preliminary examination report shows that the invention does not have novelty, creativity and industrial practicability, the patent applicant may consider not entering the national phase again in order to save costs; If the international preliminary examination report shows that the invention is novel. Creativity and industrial practicality, patent applicants may obtain strong patents, so as to consider entering the national stage. 4. Only the patent application fee needs to be paid to the acceptance bureau, not to the patent offices of all countries that require patent protection, which simplifies the payment procedures. What are the benefits of 20 18 PCT international patent application for patent applicants? Bian Xiao answered this question here. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.