PCT in the News

The Future of Publishing – A Veteran’s Perspective

Earlier this year, the acclaimed publisher Jason Epstein participated in the WIPO High Level Dialogue on the Book and Publishing Industry.

Jason Epstein was quick to recognize that digital technologies would “change everything” in the publishing trade, and that it would be possible to deliver “a manuscript in electronic form directly to the end user with no intermediate step, no bookseller.”  He recognized that “something like an automated teller machine (ATM) for books” would be required to make this possible.

Following a series of lectures on the future of publishing at the New York Public Library, he learned that an engineer, Jeffrey Marsh, based in St. Louis, U.S., had come up with such a machine.  Mr. Epstein licensed it and, together with Dane Neller, co-founded On Demand Books, which licenses the machine, known as the Espresso Book Machine, to retailers, libraries and universities around the world.

The patented EBM is the subject of an international patent application (WO/2002/045923) under WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).  [PDF] 

Yikebike spells urban freedom

Mr. Ryan is “strongly focused” on IP and believes it is “very, very important.”  He notes that, as an inventor, he holds a number of other patents and that “the patent people I work with loved the idea [of the YikeBike] so much they became share-holders.”  He has recently sought international protection for this ground-breaking innovation via WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (WO/2010/007516).  “I am a huge fan of the PCT system.  It’s a fantastic development that helps stimulate investments that move technology forward,” he said. [PDF] 

How Should I File Patents Abroad?

When is it worth using the PCT, PPHs or just filing nationally? [PDF] 

WIPO is grateful to Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC for permission to reproduce this article which first appeared in the June 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property.

Wireless Technologies: Making a Difference

Qualcomm’s experience in using WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) illustrates the close relationship between innovation, patent protection and enabling economic opportunity and growth – not just for the benefit of the inventor, but also for entire industries, communities and nations. [PDF] 

Switching on to IP

Feelux has an impressive patent portfolio of 201 patents in 11 countries and a further 165 patent applications pending. The company has also filed a number of international applications through WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which facilitates the process of obtaining international patent protection. [PDF]

Expanding the IP Information Highway

PATENTSCOPE offers a fully-searchable repository of information relating to over 8 million patent applications. It includes published international applications filed through the PCT, a mechanism which facilitates the process of obtaining patent protection in up to 142 countries. [PDF]

 

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