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Basic PCT Topics

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PCT Basics webinar series: Episode 1 – It all starts with an invention…(Chinese)

September 25, 2025 Virtual (Chinese)
09:00 - 10:00 Geneva time

The PCT Basics Webinar Series focuses on the fundamentals of the PCT system. It is designed both for those who are interested in the PCT, but are not yet very familiar with it, and for those who wish to revisit its core principles.|In Episode 1,“It all starts with an invention”, we discuss the essentials of obtaining patent protection at the national and international levels, the principle of territoriality, and the advantages of the PCT System compared with applications under the Paris Convention.

PCT Basics webinar series: Episode 1 - It all starts with an invention…(English)

July 2, 2025 Virtual (English)
16:00 - 17:00 Geneva time

We’re launching a new series of PCT webinars. This time we focus on some of the basics. The series is designed both for those who are interested in the PCT, but are not yet very familiar with it, and for those who wish to revisit its core principles.||In the first episode "It all starts with an invention...", we discuss the essentials of obtaining patent protection nationally and internationally, the principle of territoriality, and the advantages of the PCT System compared with applications under the Paris Convention Further episodes will follow.

Regional Webinar for women from CACEEC “Opportunities for Women in IP and Advantages of PCT for Women”

June 3, 2025 Virtual (Russian)
10:00 - 13:00 Geneva time

The objectives of this event are:|- Raising awareness of the PCT system;|- Promoting gender equality in CACEEC and in the world;|- Involving more and more women in developing and applying intellectual property in their countries and in the world;|- Helping nationals and/or residents from CACEEC and Russian-speaking applicants to stay abreast of advantages of procedural safeguards to ensure that available tools of the PCT are cleverly used.

Regional Webinar for CACEEC “Introduction into the PCT System and the Latest Updates”, February 27, 2025

February 27, 2025 Virtual (Russian)
09:00 - 10:00 Geneva time

The objectives of these events are:|• Raising awareness of the PCT system;|• Helping nationals and/or residents from CACEEC (Central Asian, Caucasian, and Eastern European countries) and Russian-speaking applicants to stay abreast of advantages of procedural safeguards to ensure that available tools of the PCT are cleverly used;|• Informing participants about the last updates in PCT.