By-NISHANT KEWALRAMANI

BananaIP

© BananaIP 2012

Concept & Terminology

Process

Advantages

Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH)

Signed in June 1970

Entered into force in January 1978 with18 contracting states

Amended- 1979, 1984 and 2001

Currently- 144 Contracting States

International Treaty

Unified Filing Procedure for entry in Contracting States

National Patent Office/IB acts as interface

International Patent Application

NOT AN INTERNATIONAL PATENT GRANT

ROReceiving Office

{National Office or

IB}

ROReceiving Office

{National Office or

IB}

DODesignated Office

{Chapter I}

DODesignated Office

{Chapter I}

EOElected Office

{Chapter II}

EOElected Office

{Chapter II}

LOCAL APP

0

PCT APP

12

ISR

16

PUBLICATION

18 19D

EMAN

D

2030OR31

30OR31

INTERNATIONALPRELIMINARYEXAMINATION

Selection of ISA Selection of

IPEA

PCT Safe◦ PCT software for Electronic Application Preparation & Filing

◦ PCT Easy subset of PCT Safe

PCT Easy◦ Electronic Application Preparation◦ Submissions on a physical medium (CD + Paper)

Determination of RO India◦ Transmittal Fee- INR 8,000 (2,000 for natural person)

◦ International Filing Fee- USD 1,453 (90% reduction for natural person)

Designating states Elements of International application◦ Request (Form PCT/RO/101)◦ Description◦ Claim(s)◦ Abstract,◦ Drawing(s) (if any)

Objective of International Search

Selection of ISA

Assessment of invention

Establishment of ISR & written opinion

Austria (AT)- $ 2,370 Australia (AU)- $ 1,833 China (CN)- $ 329 Europe (EP) $ 2,370 Sweden (Se)- $ 2,370 United States Of America- $ 2,080

Optional Step- Chapter II

Filing ‘Demand’ for examination

Selection of IPEA

Examination- IPRP

Elected States

Standardization of Filing Process

Buying Time- Postponement of costs

Validation before incurring national phase costs

Open to file in any designated state- Boon in Negotiations

USUS

AUAU

CNCN

EPEP

JPJP

KRKR

RURU

ATAT

ESES

FIFI