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PCT Circulars 2009

Number Date Concerning
C. PCT 1198 December 18, 2009 Proposed modifications of the Administrative Instructions under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) as well as the modified PCT Request Form (PCT/RO/101), which are hereby promulgated with effect from January 1, 2010
C. PCT 1197 December 2, 2009 Invitation and draft agenda for the 17th session of the Meeting of International Authorities under the PCT (PCT/MIA), which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from February 9 to 11, 2010
C. PCT 1196 November 16, 2009 To gather background information, by way of the Questionnaire attached in Annex I, from your Office as a receiving Office, International Searching Authority, International Preliminary Examining Authority and/or and designated or elected Office. Please note that the Questionnaire is also available at: https://www.wipo.int/pct-wg/en
C. PCT 1195 November 5, 2009 Proposed modifications to the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and changes to the request Form (Form PCT/RO/101)
C. PCT 1193 October 14, 2009 Proposed modifications of Annex C to the Administrative Instructions (“Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings in International Patent Applications Under The PCT”)
C. PCT 1191 October 9, 2009 Promulgation of modifications to the Receiving Office Guidelines, following consultation, which will enter into force on July 1, 2009
C. PCT 1186 July 30, 2009 Proposed modifications to the PCT Receiving Office Guidelines. These are consequential to amendments to the Regulations under the PCT and modifications to the Administrative Instructions under the PCT which entered into force on July 1, 2009
C. PCT 1181 July 14, 2009 Procedural guidance on how to deal with international applications containing sequence listings which are filed after July 1, 2009, in a manner which does not meet the requirements of the modified Administrative Instructions under the PCT
C. PCT 1180 June 26, 2009 Proposed modifications to the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and certain PCT forms relating to the receiving Office, the International Searching Authority (also in its function as Authority specified for supplementary search), the applicant, the International Bureau and the International Preliminary Examining Authority, which are hereby promulgated with effect from July 1, 2009
C. PCT 1177 May 26, 2009 Proposed modifications to the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and certain PCT forms relating to the receiving Office, the International Searching Authority (also in its function as Authority specified for supplementary search), the applicant, the International Bureau and the International Preliminary Examining Authority. These proposed modifications are consequential to amendments to the Regulations under the PC
C. PCT 1173 April 21, 2009 Proposed modifications of the Administrative Instructions under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) as well as the modified PCT Request Form (PCT/RO/101), which are hereby promulgated with effect from July 1, 2009
C. PCT 1171 March 27, 2009 Proposed modifications of the PCT Receiving Office Guidelines (as in force from January 1, 2009) which are hereby promulgated
C. PCT 1170 March 23, 2009 Invitation and participation form for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1169 March 23, 2009 Invitation and participation form for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1168 March 23, 2009 Invitation and participation form for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1167 March 10, 2009 Invitation and draft agenda for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1166 March 10, 2009 Invitation and draft agenda for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1165 March 10, 2009 Invitation and draft agenda for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1164 March 10, 2009 Invitation and draft agenda for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1163 March 10, 2009 Invitation and draft agenda for the second session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, convened to meet in Geneva from Monday, May 4, 2009 to Friday, May 8, 2009
C. PCT 1162 February 26, 2009 Proposals for changes to the standard for the electronic filing and processing of international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) which will, if adopted, result in modifications of Annex F o the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and corresponding changes to the International Common Elements referred to in WIPO Standard ST. 36
C. PCT 1161 February 18, 2009 Proposed modifications to the Request form (PCT/RO/101). These proposed modifications are consequential to the modifications of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT which relate to practice changes regarding the filing of international applications containing amino acid and/or nucleotide sequence listings which will enter into force on July 1, 2009
C. PCT 1160 February 10, 2009 Proposals for the transmission of documents from your Office to the International Bureau in electronic form and by electronic means
C. PCT 1159 January 21, 2009 Session of the PCT Working Group in 2009
C. PCT 1158 January 16, 2009 Invitation and draft agenda for the 16th session of the Meeting of International Authorities under the PCT (PCT/MIA), which will be held in Seoul, Korea, from March 16 to 18, 2009