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特許協力条約 (PCT) 40周年

40 Years of the PCT
PCT最終文書

2018年1月24日は、特許協力条約 (PCT) 第I章 の発効1 から40周年という節目の日でした。PCTの発効当時、世界知的所有権機関 (WIPO) は、わずか数年前の1970年4月26日に、その前身である 知的所有権保護合同国際事務局 (BIRPI)2 の加盟国によって 世界知的所有権機関を設立する条約 の発効を以って設立されたばかりの比較的新しい組織であり、この新条約 (PCT) の発効を迎えたことは大きな成果でした。以来PCTは着実に規模を拡大し、WIPOにおける知的所有権に関する国際出願制度の中で最大のものに発展しました。

条約発効当初PCTの対象は13ヶ国でしたが、1978年6月1日の運用開始 (PCT受理官庁によるPCT出願の受理・処理開始) 時には、さらに5ヶ国増えていました。現在では、PCT締約国 の数は152に上ります。

国際特許制度40周年を祝するフランシス・ガリ事務局長。ビデオ: (英語版) Video

PCTの発効についての詳細は、次のリンク先をご覧ください。

https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/notifications/pct/treaty_pct_14.html

  1. PCTの第II章は1978年3月29日に発効しました。
  2. The United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI).