why apply for a patent
First, the applicant up to 18 months more than would be the case in a procedure outside the PCT to discuss the desirability of seeking protection in foreign countries, to appoint local patent in any foreign country to make the necessary translations and to pay national fees. And the applicant is that if the international application is in the form approved by the PCT and meets the formal requirements, it can not be rejected on formal grounds by designated during the national phase of processing the application .
Secondly, on the basis of international search report of the International Search Authority [ISA], or the written opinion, the applicant must be assessed with reasonable probability the chances for the patentability of the invention in the regions or countries where the patent is sought . The applicant has the opportunity, during which the international preliminary examination to amend the international application with the goal to make it in the order most beneficial to the applicant before the competent bodies.
Thirdly, the search and examination work of patent offices can be significantly reduced or almost completely eliminated thanks to the international search report, the written opinion and, where applicable, the international preliminary examination report, with the international application.
Since each international application, together with an international search report, third parties are better able to make an informed opinion about the patentability of the claimed invention.
To know more about the advantages of the PCT system, please read the article published by the WIPO, the advantages of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) for patent attorneys in developing countries.
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