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	Patent Cooperation Treaty -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed in (A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Washington on June 19, 1970, and entered into force on January 21, 1978 initially with 18 Contracting States.
		The Treaty was subsequently amended in 1979, and modified in 1984 and 2001.
		The main advantages of the PCT procedure (or international procedure) are the possibility to delay as much as possible the national or regional procedures, and the respective fees and translation costs, and the unified filing procedure.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/patent_cooperation_treaty.htm (751 words)

	Encyclopedia: Patent Cooperation Treaty
		A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or substance (known as an invention) which is new, inventive and useful.
		The Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed in Washington on June 19, 1970, and entered into force on January 21, 1978 initially with 18 Contracting States.
		The main advantages of the PCT procedure, also referred to as the international procedure, are the possibility to delay as much as possible the national or regional procedures, and the respective fees and translation costs, and the unified filing procedure.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Patent-Cooperation-Treaty (1494 words)

	General information about patents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		If the patent issued from an application filed prior to June 8, 1995, the term is the later of (1) 17 years from the date of issuance of the patent, or (2) 20 years from the first U.S. filing date for the patent.
		PCT patent application in which the United States was designated.
		PCT stands for the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which is adhered to by about 115 countries.
	www.patents.com /patents.htm (13211 words)

	LII: Law about...Patents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Patents grant an inventor the right to exclude others from producing or using the inventor's discovery or invention for a limited period of time.
		U.S. patent laws were enacted by Congress under its Constitutional grant of authority to protect the discoveries of inventors.
		If an application is rejected, the decision may be appealed to the Patents Office's Board of Appeals, with further or alternative review available from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
	www.law.cornell.edu /topics/patent.html (453 words)

	Patent Examination Policy - OPLA - Office of Patent Legal Administration
		The function of the PCT Special Programs Branch is to educate and assist the patent community with respect to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
		Such issues most often arise through petitions to the Commissioner in PCT international applications and in U.S. national stage applications submitted under 35 U.S.C. interprets and/or suggests changes to patent laws and rules and studies their effect on the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
		The PCT Help Desk, which provides information and assistance on the PCT process, may be reached by telephone at (571) 272-4300 between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:30 pm (EST/EDT), Monday through Friday or by facsimile (FAX) at (571) 273-0419 twenty-four hours a day.
	www.uspto.gov /web/offices/pac/dapps/pct (771 words)

	Patent databases on the Internet - Engineering Library - LEARN - The University of Auckland Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The PCT database is provided by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) which is an intergovernmental organization and one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations.
		PCT applications published before 1997 may be consulted on the European Patent Office's esp@cenet database.
		Patents included in the DPD were identified by virtue of their PTO classification and the presence of keywords such as "DNA" within the body of the patent.
	www2.auckland.ac.nz /lbr/eng/resources/netpat.htm (3020 words)

	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), Done at Washington on June 19, 1970, amended on October 2, 1979, and modified on ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), Done at Washington on June 19, 1970, amended on October 2, 1979, and modified on February 3, 1984, and Regulations under the PCT (as in force on January 1, 1985) World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva 1985 [WIPO Publication Nø 274(E)]
		This publication contains the consolidated text of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and of the Regulations under the PCT, as in force on January 1, 1985.
		The Union shall be known as the International Patent Cooperation Union.
	www.jus.uio.no /lm/wipo.pct.patent.cooperation.revised.treaty.1985/doc.html (6179 words)

	Chapter III, Volume I of the PCT Applicant's Guide
		The international preliminary report on patentability (Chapter II of the PCT) analyzes aspects of the general patentability of the invention.
		Together with the published international application and the international search report, the international preliminary report on patentability (Chapter II of the PCT) is communicated to the national (or regional) Offices which the applicant wishes to grant him a patent on the basis of his international application (the so-called “elected Offices”).
		The national (or regional) Offices then examine the application and grant or refuse the national (or regional) patent on the basis of their national laws.
	www.wipo.org /pct/guide/en/gdvol1/gdvol1-02.htm (494 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - India surveys aftermath of new patent law
		What exactly can be patented remains to be determined, and there are unallayed fears of a drug price hike that could seriously damage healthcare and the battle against HIV in the developing world.
		The number of pharmaceutical patents filed by Indians under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - a global system for simplified multiple filing of patent applications - has also increased, from 43 in 1999 to 291 in 2003.
		These include ambiguous definitions of what can be patented and a weak framework for opposing grants before they are approved.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn7205 (649 words)

	Cover Pages: WIPO XML DTDs for the Electronic Patent Cooperation Treaty Application
		The International Protection of Industrial Property Patent Cooperation Treaty "was concluded in 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984.
		The 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.
		It may generally be filed with the national patent office of the contracting State of which the applicant is a national or resident or, at the applicant's option, with the International Bureau of WIPO in Geneva..."
	xml.coverpages.org /wipo-pct.html (637 words)

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		Article 61 Amendment of Certain Provisions of the Treaty (1)(a) Proposals for the amendment of Articles 53(5), (9) and (11), 54, 55(4) to (8), 56, and 57, may be initiated by any State member of the Assembly, by the Executive Committee, or by the Director General.
		It may be made at the time of signing this Treaty, at the time of depositing the instrument of ratification or accession, or, except in the case referred to in paragraph (5), at any later time by notification addressed to the Director General.
		It shall not affect the effects of the international application in the denouncing State if the international application was filed, and, where the denouncing State has been elected, the election was made, prior to the expiration of the said six-month period.
	fletcher.tufts.edu /multi/texts/BH562.txt (13072 words)

	EAPO / Documents / Eurasian Patent Convention
		The term of a Eurasian patent shall be 20 years from the filing date of the Eurasian application.
		The Patent Cooperation Treaty and its Regulations shall be applied in the Eurasian Patent System and, in the case of conflict between them and this Convention and its Regulations, the former shall prevail.
		The Eurasian Office shall be a receiving Office, and also a designated and an elected Office, under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and may, with the authorization of the Administrative Council, apply for the status of International searching and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Treaty.
	www.eapo.org /eng/documents/konvenci.shtml (2985 words)

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	International patents - LuckyWebs.com
		Under the PCT one can file an "International Patent Application" which date of the International Patent Application if no priority is claimed.
		The prosecution of international patent applications is more "forms based" International patent applications do not issue as international patents.
		Austrian patent granted, International application filed, AT 409 086, igeneon technology is also protected by two international patent applications.
	luckywebs.com /q/international-patents.html (901 words)

	Patent Cooperation Treaty (BitLaw)
		It shall state, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), in relation to each claim, whether the claim appears to satisfy the criteria of novelty, inventive step (non-obviousness), and industrial applicability, as defined for the purposes of the international preliminary examination in Article 33(1) to Article 33(4).
		Any attorney, patent agent, or other person, having the right to practice before the national Office with which the international application was filed, shall be entitled to practice before the International Bureau and the competent International Searching Authority and competent International Preliminary Examining Authority in respect of that application.
		(ii) when a national application or a patent based on the international application is published by or on behalf of the national Office of any designated State having made a declaration under subparagraph (a), promptly after such publication but not before the expiration of 18 months from the priority date.
	www.bitlaw.com /source/treaties/pct.html (12394 words)

	The VRN Patent Law Page: Believed to comprise the Internets most comprehensive list of links to patent laws, patent ...
		The Patent Pages are meant as a tool for Patent Attorneys, Patent Lawyers, Inventors and other people interested in intellectual property right (industrial property right) and the protection of their inventions and innovation.
		The main keywords for the pages are: Patent and Patenting, Intellectual and Industrial Property Right, Patent Attorney, Agent and Lawyer, as well as Patent Law, Act, Convention and Treaty.
		The Patent Law Page is subdivided into the sections: International Patent Conventions, National Patent Laws, Patent Case-Law, Alternative Law Resources.
	www.vagn.dk /patent/patentlaw.html (877 words)

	PatentScope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Legal and information resources relating to the filing and processing of PCT applications are collected here for the convenience of applicants.
		PCT data exchange services, PCT application data sources, as well as legal and information resources are collected here for the convenience of PCT Offices and Member States in their respective roles under the PCT.
		PCT Gazette, Special Issue No. 2, 2005 (PCT/S/2005/2)
	www.wipo.int /pct/en (197 words)

	EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Disputes between the Organisation and the employees of the European Patent Office
		Effects of the European patent and the European patent application
		The European patent application as an object of property
	www.european-patent-office.org /legal/epc/e/ma1.html (372 words)

	Patent Act (35 U.S.C.) Index (BitLaw)
		he U.S. Patent Act is found in Title 35 of the U.S. Code and contains the federal statutes governing patent law in the United States.
		This version of the Patent Act was updated in March 2000.
		181 Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent.
	www.bitlaw.com /source/35usc/index.html (542 words)

	Patent FAQ: Ideas, inventions and patents
		"Patent pending" -- preparing, filing and prosecuting an application
		Will disclosing the invention ruin my chances to patent it?
		Design patents -- not what they seem to be
	www.patent-faq.com (60 words)

	Belgian Intellectual Property Office: protection titles,technical and economic information on patents
		It first concerns the areas of competence of the Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy, for which the Belgian Office for Intellectual Property is responsible : patents, trade marks and designs, plant varieties, copyright and related rights.
		List of Patent Agents Approved by OPRI (Office for Intellectual Property)
		Conference hold by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union (29 November 2001)
	mineco.fgov.be /intellectual_property/patents/home_en.htm (150 words)

	Patent Law Firms, Patent Attorneys, Patent Agents and Other Intellectual Property Law Practitioners World Wide Web ...
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		We are now accepting applications for listings on the World Wide Web Directory of Patent Law Firms, Patent Attorneys, Patent Agents and other Intellectual Property Law Practitioners.
		By listing your law firms on this directory, you can be quickly and easily found by your clients and prospective clients.
	www.patentlawfirms.com (108 words)

	Documents dealing with patenting issues
		I have saved articles that were published in the Internet Patent News Service, which are listed below in reverse chronological order.
		These tend to be large files, as opposed to the News stories.
		Patent template - shar file of Tex files [80K]
	sunsite.unc.edu /patents/document.html (1037 words)

	World-Wide Intellectual Property Links@intelproplaw.com
		Patent and Trade Mark Group (PATMG)- Special Interest Group of the Institute of Information Scientists
		United States Patent and Trademark Office - General Information Concerning Patents
		Requirements of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
	www.intelproplaw.com /WWIP.shtml (393 words)

	Intellectual Property Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This section focus on the regulation of intangible rights regarding ideas, and tangible rights to use particular trademarks, patents and copyrights to produce goods and services.
		Included also are the rights to transfer these ideas, and compensation for transaction through licensing fees.
		Basic Guide and Index for Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Information
	www.hg.org /intell.html (374 words)

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