by evansfox | Oct 11, 2012
For a PCT application, the patent office that performs the search on the invention is called the International Search Authority (ISA). Not all patent offices are qualified as an ISA, so a PCT application filed in one patent office may have to be deferred to another...
by evansfox | Oct 11, 2012
After you file your PCT application, you will receive an International Preliminary Examination Report (IPER). The IPER occurs during the first stage of a PCT application, the international stage. The IPER is a search performed by a patent examiner at the designated...
