PCT Applications (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
PCT is an international patent application system valid in over 125 countries.
It provides protection in many countries with a single application.
Research and preliminary examination are conducted during the international phase, and registration is completed by the relevant countries in the national or regional phase.
Advantages of PCT Application
✅ Protection is provided in all selected member countries with a single application.
✅ It offers the opportunity for multiple applications at a lower cost.
✅ The protection process is expedited.
✅ Transactions are simplified thanks to the use of a common language and currency.
List of PCT Member Countries:
Afghanistan | Guinea-Bissau | Panama
European Union (EU) | Guatemala | Mongolia
USA | South Africa | Mauritania
African Union | Grenada | Mozambique
Germany | Georgia | Mongolia
Angola | Croatia | Namibia
Antigua and Barbuda | India | Niger
Albania | Netherlands | Nigeria
Australia | Honduras | Nicaragua
Austria | United Kingdom | Norway
Azerbaijan | Ireland | OAPI African Union
Bahrain | Spain | Oman
Barbados | Israel | Uzbekistan
Belarus | Sweden | Papua New Guinea
Belgium | Switzerland | Peru
Bonaire | Iran | Poland
Sint Eustatius | Italy | Portugal
Saba Island | Iceland | Romania
Bhutan | Japan | Rwanda
Belize | Cameroon | Russian Federation
Benelux | Cambodia | Rwanda
Benin | Canada | Samoa
United Arab Emirates | Montenegro | Saint Lucia
United Republic of Tanzania | Qatar | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kazakhstan | Saint Kitts and Nevis
Botswana | Kenya | San Marino
Brazil | Cyprus | São Tomé
Brunei Sultanate | Kyrgyzstan | Senegal
Brunei Darussalam | Colombia | Serbia and Montenegro
Bulgaria | Comoros | Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso | Congo | Singapore
Algeria | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Sint Maarten
Comoros | Republic of Korea | Slovakia
Ivory Coast | Costa Rica | Slovenia
Djibouti | Kuwait | Sri Lanka
Chad | Cuba | Chile
Czech Republic | Curaçao | Togo
China | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Tajikistan
Denmark | Lesotho | Turkey
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Latvia | Greece
Dominica | Liberia | Seychelles
Dominican Republic | Libya | Thailand
Equatorial Guinea | Liechtenstein | Trinidad and Tobago
Equatorial Guinea | Lithuania | Tunisia
El Salvador | Luxembourg | Turkmenistan
Indonesia | Hungary | Tanzania
Armenia | Madagascar | Uganda
Estonia | Malaysia | Oman
Eswatini | Macedonia | Jordan
Morocco | Malawi | Sudan
Philippines | Mali | Syrian Arab Republic
Finland | Malta | Swaziland
France | Mexico | Zambia
Gabon | Egypt | Zimbabwe
Gambia | Mongolia | Ukraine
Ghana | Republic of Moldova | Vietnam
Georgia | Monaco | New Zealand
Grenada | Moldova | Saudi Arabia
Guinea
3. Documents Required for Utility Model Application
✅ The name(s), surname(s), and address(es) of the applicant(s)
✅ The name(s), surname(s), and address(es) of the inventor(s)
✅ A description of the invention, claims, and abstract
✅ Technical drawings illustrating the invention
✅ Priority information (if applicable)
✅ Original priority document (can be filed within 3 months)
✅ A document showing payment of the utility model application registration fee
✅ Power of attorney
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4. Documents Required for Address / Title Change
✅ A document showing the change of title or address
✅ The original patent document or a certified copy (If the original document cannot be submitted, a request for a certified copy should be made.)
✅ A document showing payment of the title/address change registration fee
✅ Power of attorney
5. Documents Required for Change of Entity Type (Legal Status)
✅ A document showing the change of entity type
✅ A document showing payment of the entity type change registration fee
✅ Power of attorney
6. Documents Required for Assignment Process
✅ The original notarized assignment agreement signed by the parties
✅ A document showing payment of the assignment registration fee
✅ Power of attorney
7. Documents Required for Licensing Process
✅ A licensing agreement signed by the parties and notarized
✅ A document showing payment of the licensing registration fee
✅ Power of attorney
8. Documents Required for Inheritance Transfer and Pledge Process
For Inheritance Transfer:
✅ Inheritance certificate (official document showing inheritance rights)
✅ A document showing payment of the inheritance transfer registration fee
✅ Power of attorney
For Pledge Process:
✅ Pledge agreement (Patent or utility model can be pledged.)
✅ A document showing payment of the pledge registration fee
✅ Power of attorney
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