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Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2024
The International Patent System
Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.
Publication year: 2024
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Regulations under the PCT (as in force from July 1, 2024)
The Patent Cooperation Treaty makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries by filing an "international" patent application. Such an application may be filed by anyone who is a national or a resident of a Contracting State.
Regulations under the PCT (as in force from July 1, 2022)
Publication year: 2022
International Patent Classification (IPC)
An effective and easy-to-use system to classify and search patent documents