PCT Newsletter
February 2026 | No. 02/2026
Upcoming PCT Trainings
PCT Basics Webinar Series
Episode 4 in the PCT Basics webinar series – titled “Get on the e-filing highway” – will take place on 19 March 2026 from 15:00 to 16:00 Central European Time (UTC+1). Mr. Pascal Piriou, Senior Customer Support Assistant in WIPO’s PCT International Cooperation Division, will present a live demonstration of how to file a PCT application using ePCT – WIPO’s secure online filing platform, developed to facilitate filing and accepted by many national IP offices.
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 Korean-language version of episode 1 will take place on 26 February 2026 from 16:30 to 17:30 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 from 15 January 2026 to 12 December 2026 at:
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