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International Symposium on the PCT System in the 21st Century

Meeting codePCT/SEM/368
Date and venueApril 15 to April 17, 1998 (Beijing, China) Onsite
Previous / future meetingsPCT/SEM/367 >> PCT/SEM/368
Topic(s)PCT Seminars

Meeting documents

CodeTitle(s)File(s)
PCT/SEM/368/INF/1EnglishProgram
PCT/SEM/368/1EnglishOverview of the PCT and its Recent Developments
PCT/SEM/368/2(I)EnglishFuture Development of the PCT System: The View of the Japanese Patent Office
PCT/SEM/368/2(II)EnglishFuture Development of the PCT System: The View of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
PCT/SEM/368/2(III)EnglishFuture Development of the PCT System: The View of the European Patent Office
PCT/SEM/368/2(IV)EnglishFuture Development of the PCT System: The View of the International Bureau of WIPO. A Proposed Protocol on "PCT Patents"
PCT/SEM/368/3EnglishThe 21st Century Patent Cooperation Treaty: Harmonized Substantive Examination, Central Patent Opposition and 17-Year Deferred Entry into the National Stage
PCT/SEM/368/4EnglishBetter Use of the PCT System
PCT/SEM/368/5EnglishImpact of the PCT System on National Patent Systems
PCT/SEM/368/6EnglishThe PCT as a Strategy for Filing Patent Applications Worldwide
PCT/SEM/368/7(I)EnglishUsefulness of the PCT for Industry: The Procter & Gamble Company's Experience
PCT/SEM/368/7(II)EnglishUsefulness of the PCT for Industry: The China Petro-Chemical Corporation's Experience
PCT/SEM/368/8(I)EnglishThe Advantages of the PCT for Developing Countries: General Aspects
PCT/SEM/368/8(II)EnglishThe Advantages of the PCT for Developing Countries: China's Experience
PCT/SEM/368/8(III)EnglishThe Advantages of the PCT for Developing Countries: The Mexican Experience
PCT/SEM/368/8(IV)EnglishThe Advantages of the PCT for Developing Countries: The Experience of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO)
PCT/SEM/368/9EnglishPCT - Eurasian Procedure
PCT/SEM/368/10EnglishCooperation with Small Patent Offices in International Search and Preliminary Examination
PCT/SEM/368/11EnglishInternational Facilitation of Patent Protection: The PCT within the Patent System
PCT/SEM/368/12EnglishThe Importance of the PCT System for the Development of Patent Systems in Asian Countries
PCT/SEM/368/13EnglishPCT System and Patent Agents: China's Experience