by evansfox | Oct 11, 2012
For PCT searches and Written Opinions, prior art includes everything made available to the public by written disclosure anywhere in the world prior to an application’s international filing date. The applicant’s own work will be considered prior art – there is no one...
by evansfox | Oct 11, 2012
After you receive your International Search Report and Written Opinion, the next step in the PCT process is to consider submitting informal comments, an amendment under Article 19 or Article 34, and/or making a Chapter II Demand. Although fewer than half of PCT...
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
As of January 2012, WIPO’s PATENTSCOPE website became an audience for patentees to offer their patent for license. To participate in this program, an applicant can file a PCT/IB/382 form. The patent applicant can also include a letter describing pertinent license...
by evansfox | Oct 11, 2012
As of September 16, 2012, the America Invents Act (AIA) allows entities (businesses) to be applicants if they are an assignee or employer of the inventor. However, if you have foreign entities, you may need to name one or more inventors as applicants to satisfy the...
by evansfox | Oct 11, 2012
PATENTSCOPE is a new search tool on the WIPO website that allows you not only to search the PCT database of over one million PCT international applications, but also the patent collections of ARIPO, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Israel,...
