New/Updated PCT Resources
New ePCT video tutorials
ePCT video tutorials for applicants
The web page containing ePCT video tutorials for applicants at:
https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/epct/tutorials.html
has been expanded to include video tutorials for ePCT-filing in DOCX format as well as information on the latest updates in ePCT.
The following new ePCT video tutorials are now available from the table of contents:
- ePCT-filing in DOCX format:
- Filing in DOCX format
- How to upload a DOCX specification in ePCT-filing in a non-publication language
- How to use the application body converter to check your DOCX specification
The videos provide step-by-step demonstrations of how DOCX format can be used for filing your PCT application and possibly benefit from a CHF 300 fee reduction.
- What’s new in ePCT:
- What’s new in ePCT for applicants
This video provides information on the latest features available in ePCT designed to streamline the process of filing and managing international patent applications.
New webinar recordings
Webinars in English
A recording of the following webinars in English (which took place on the dates indicated below):
- ePCT Webinar Series for receiving Offices Session 1: Process a new application (6 June 2024)
- ePCT Webinar Series for receiving Offices Session 2: Fees (13 June 2024)
- ePCT Webinar Series for receiving Offices Session 3: Priority claims/Priority document (20 June 2024)
- ePCT Webinar Series for receiving Offices Session 4: Corrections and replacement sheets (27 June 2024)
- ePCT Webinar Series for receiving Offices Session 5: Defects and changes (4 July 2024)
- Mastering ePCT webinar series: Declarations under PCT Rule 4.17
(16 and 18 July 2024)
as well as the supporting documents, can now be accessed at:
https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars/index.html
Webinars in Russian
A recording of the following webinars in Russian (which took place on the dates indicated below):
- “Introduction to Intellectual Property and the PCT System” Regional Webinar for Students from Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (18 April 2024)
- “PCT System: Priority Corrections and other Corrections in PCT International Applications” WIPO Regional Webinar for CACEEC (23 May 2024)
- “PCT System: Amendment of the Claims in the International Phase WIPO” Regional Webinar for CACEEC (6 June 2024)
- “PCT system: Safeguard mechanisms in the PCT: Restoration of Priority Rights and Reinstatement of Rights when Entering the National Phase” Regional Webinar for CACEEC (20 June 2024)
- “PCT System: International Search and International Preliminary Examination” Regional Webinar for CACEEC (2 July 2024)
as well as the supporting documents, can now be accessed at: