PCT Newsletter

February 2026 | No. 02/2026

WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents 

Under the Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS), a PCT applicant can request the International Bureau (IB) to retrieve a copy of an earlier application from DAS for use as a priority document, instead of providing or arranging for the provision of a certified copy. Note that, in order to be able to make use of the DAS service, the Office with which the earlier application was filed needs to be a DAS depositing Office – not necessarily the receiving Office with which the international application is filed.

National Center of Intellectual Property (Belarus) becomes an Accessing and Depositing Office of DAS

The National Center of Intellectual Property (Belarus) has notified the IB that, with effect from 1 January 2026, it commenced operation as both a depositing and an accessing Office of the WIPO Digital Access Service. The corresponding DAS Notification is available at:

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