PCT Newsletter

April 2026 | No. 04/2026

Upcoming PCT trainings

PCT Basics Webinar Series 

Episode 5 in the PCT Basics webinar series – titled “The importance of priority claims and how to deal with them” – will take place on 28 April 2026 from 15:00 to 16:00 Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). Mr. Matthias Reischle-Park, Deputy Director of the PCT Legal and User Relations Division, will explain what is behind the concept of claiming priority, and dive into making, correcting and restoring priority.

The webinar is free of charge and you do not need to have participated in previous webinars in the series to benefit from it. Register here to secure your spot.

In addition: 

  • A Chinese-language version of episode 4 (“Get on the e-filing highway”) will take place on 5 May 2026 from 15:00 to 16:00 Beijing Time. Register here.
  • A Korean-language version of episode 4 will take place on 27 April 2026 from 15:30 to 16:30 Korea Standard Time. Register here.

Join the Distance Learning Course: Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty

The WIPO Academy online basic distance learning course on the PCT (DL101PCT) provides an introduction to and general overview of the PCT System. The course is free and available in 10 PCT publication languages. Learning is through self-study with assessment questions to measure your understanding and progress. The whole course takes around 4 hours. After successful completion of all the course modules, you can download a course certificate. Registration is open until 12 December 2026 via the WIPO Academy website. 

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