An overview of the PCT system -- PCT procedures -- International search and preliminary examination -- Post-filing procedures : publication, withdrawals, and recording changes -- Procedural safeguards : helpful options when things go wrong -- Entering the national phase -- Entry into the U.S. national stage -- Entry into the national phase in Europe, China, and elsewhere -- PCT strategies and recommendations -- WIPO resources -- Afterword: The future of the PCT -- Appendix. PCT jargon: Glossary of terms -- Glossary of abbreviations.
Summary:
"The objective of the revised edition of The Practitioner's Guide to the PCT is to continue the process of demystifying the PCT. The guide is based on the authors' many years of experience with the system, on the numerous PCT seminars and presentations they have given, and on the important lessons they have learned from the mistakes they have made"-- Provided by publisher.
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