C.A.M. Mulder

The Patent Cooperation Treaty

Excerpt from the Preface (Prof. D. Gervais):The last chapter of Part III presents the PCT: the poster child for internationally integrated application systems for intellectual property that can or must be registered with or granted by governmental authorities, given that intellectual property rights are largely territorial in nature. One of the world’s foremost expert on the PCT, Dr Cees Mulder presents the PCT: its history, structure and its principal features (process and procedures). While formal harmonization of substantive patent law has been an elusive target, much progress has been made on the administrative side as the PCT and instruments adopted since (including the PLT)amply demonstrate. The chapter presents a complete picture of the PCT application, examination and publication process, one of the very few publications to do so comprehensively.

Tables of legislation and decisions

Art. 2(2) ........................................................ 24 Art. 14(4) ............................................. 27, 101 Art. 19 ........................................................... 23 Art. 19(2) ...................................................... 23 Art 21 ..........................................................141 Art. 21(1) ...................................................... 94 Art. 21(3) ...................................................... 96 Art. 21(4) ...................................................... 96 Art. 23(3) ............................................. 95, 100 Art. 23(4) ....................................................106 Art. 24(1) ....................................................142 Art. 24(4) ....................................................142 Art. 52 .............................................. 32, 47, 57 Art. 52(2)(c) ..........................................32, 47 Art. 53 .....................................................32, 47 Art. 53(b) ...............................................32, 47 Art. 53(c) ................................................32, 47 Art. 54 ......................................32, 53, 71, 102 Art. 54(2) ............................ 32, 33, 34, 38, 40 Art. 54(3) .......................... 5, 18, 32, 135, 136 Art. 55 ........................................................... 32 Art. 56 ......................................12, 32, 71, 102 Art. 57 .....................................................32, 47 Art. 61 .....................................................32, 53 Art. 64(2) ...................................................... 68 Art. 69 .......................................................9, 36 Art. 76 ........................................................... 32 Art. 82 .....................................................32, 71 Art. 83 .......................11, 48, 49, 71, 103, 137 Art. 84 ...........9, 10, 11, 17, 32, 49, 63–5, 72, 103, 117, 148, 156 Art. 87 .......................................................6, 53 Art. 87(1) ................................................3, 5, 6 Art. 97(1) ...................................................... 94 Art. 97(2) ....................................................153 Art. 99 .....................................................21, 94 Art. 99(1) ....................24, 25, 55, 76, 99, 124 Art. 100 ................ 21, 32, 49, 62, 63, 64, 161 Art. 100(a) ..............28, 32, 33–6, 37, 38–40, 41–6, 47 Art. 100(b)...........11, 28, 32, 47–52, 63, 161 Art. 100(c) ...... 5, 6, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 28, 32, 53–4, 69, 111 Art. 101 ......................................................... 21 Art. 101(1) ....................................... 21, 22, 76 Art. 101(2) ..............................................21, 87 Art. 101(3) ....................................... 21, 64, 65 Art. 101(3)(a) .........................................62, 87 Art. 101(3)(b) .............................................. 87 Art. 103 ......................................................... 21 Art. 104 ......................................................... 21 Art. 104(1) ..................................................158 Art. 104(2) ..................................................158 Art. 105(2) ..................................................160 Art. 106 ................................................ 94, 153 Art. 107 ........................... 76, 98, 99, 132, 133 Art. 108 ............................... 99, 100, 101, 104 Art. 109 .......................................................155 Art. 109(1) ..................................................155 Art. 109(2) ..................................................155 Art. 111(1) ........................................... 90, 138 Art. 111(2) ........................................... 90, 139 Art. 112 ........................................94, 141, 153 Art. 112(1) ..................................................139 Art. 112(1)(a) .............................................141 Art. 112a ............................. 94, 141, 145, 153 Art. 112a(1) ....................................... 141, 144 Art. 112a(2) ....................................... 142, 144 Art. 112a(3) ................................................147 Art. 112a(4) ................................................144