Addition of National Phase Notifications from South Africa
October 20, 2006
The national phase data available through the PATENTSCOPE® system now includes notifications from the patent office of South Africa. This brings to 25 the number of offices for which national phase notifications are now available. Complete list of offices and dates covered.
South Africa joined the PCT in 1999 and now receives more than 5,000 national phase entries per
year via the PCT system.