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What is the purpose of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?
What is the purpose of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?
- To administer matters related to patent issuance
- To provide a unified procedure for filing patent applications (correct)
- To grant international patents to inventors
- To establish a single international patent office
What is the result of filing a PCT application with a Receiving Office (RO)?
What is the result of filing a PCT application with a Receiving Office (RO)?
- Automatic entry into the national or regional phases
- Immediate granting of an international patent
- Search performed by an International Searching Authority (ISA) (correct)
- Issuance of a preliminary examination report
What follows the search performed by the International Searching Authority (ISA) for a PCT application?
What follows the search performed by the International Searching Authority (ISA) for a PCT application?
- Preliminary examination performed by an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) (correct)
- Finalization of the patent application process
- Submission of the international application to national or regional authorities
- Immediate grant of an international patent
Does a PCT application itself result in the grant of a patent?
Does a PCT application itself result in the grant of a patent?
What is required to proceed towards the grant of one or more patents after filing a PCT application?
What is required to proceed towards the grant of one or more patents after filing a PCT application?