The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) assists applicants in seeking patent protection internationally for their inventions, helps patent offices with their patent granting decisions, and facilitates public access to a wealth of technical information relating to those inventions.
By filing one international patent application under the PCT, applicants can simultaneously seek protection for an invention in a large number of countries.
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ePCT with strong authentication provides online access to the file of your international application and a suite of functions to facilitate monitoring and management during the international phase.
Published international applications are available on PATENTSCOPE, one of WIPO's global databases. This database also includes patent documents from 78 participating Offices providing public access, free of charge to over 112 million technology disclosures.
For questions related to:
Contact your “authorized officer”.
Online:
Through
ePCT (WIPO IP Portal)
(with or without strong authentication)
Through
ePCT Business Continuity Service (
As of 1 January 2020, limited fax services are available to: +41 22 338 8270 and +41 22 338 9090
E-mail:
PCT Information Service
Tel: +41 22 338 8338
More about the PCT Information Service
E-mail:
PCT Receiving Office
Tel: +41 22 338 9222
As of 1 January 2020, limited fax services are available to: +41 22 338 8270 and +41 22 338 9090
More about filing a PCT application directly at the RO/IB; including through ePCT Business Continuity Service (FAQs)
E-mail:
PCT eServices
Tel: +41 22 338 9523
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