PCT deadlines

Question 2

Pay PCT fees

Answer 2

Within 1 month of receipt of application

Question 3

Application filed in language of RO but not language accepted by ISA, file translation into language accepted by ISA and of publication

Answer 3

Within 1 month of receipt of application

Question 4

Application filed in accepted language of RO and ISA, but not a language of publication, file translation

Answer 4

Within 14 months of priority date

Question 5

Application filed in accepted language of RO and ISA, but not a language of publication, and miss initial (14m deadline) to file translation, when to file translation and pay late furnishing fee
If this is missed, it is deemed done in time if received when?

Answer 5

Within 16 months of priority (upon invite)
But if received within 17 months and declaration that international , deemed received on time
Within 17 months and declaration that international app deemed withdrawn not issued yet

Question 6

If translation not filed, file translation and pay late furnishing fee

Answer 6

Later of 1 month from invite and 2 months from filing

Question 7

If translation not filed by later of 1m from invite/2m from filing, can file translation and pay late fee until when for it to be deemed received on time

Answer 7

Before RO declares international application withdrawn, and before 15 months from priority

Question 8

File missing parts (to accord filing date)

Answer 8

2 months from invite or date of receipt of papers if applicant notices of own accord

Question 9

File request for filed missing part to be disregarded, so that international filing date not re-dated

Answer 9

Within 1 month of notification of re-date

Question 10

RO transmit record copy to IB

Answer 10

Not later than 5 days prior to end of 13 month from priority date

Question 11

If record copy not sent to IB by end of 14th month, RO/applicant send record copy to IB by when

Answer 11

Within 3 months of invite

Question 12

Completion of technical preparations for international publication

Answer 12

Not later than 15 days before date of publication

Question 13

File certified copy of priority doc to IB/RO

Answer 13

16 months from priority. But, if received before publication, deemed filed on time.

Question 14

Add/correct priority claim

Answer 14

Later of 4 months from international filing date and 16 months from earlier of original and corrected priority date, and only where no request for early publication made / any such request is withdrawn before technical preparations for publication completed

Question 15

Request IB to change applicant/inventor/agent/common representative info

Answer 15

Within 30 months of priority

Question 16

ISA aim to establish ISR

Answer 16

Within later of
- 9 months from priority
- 3 months from receipt of search copy from RO

Question 17

ISR usually expected

Answer 17

Around 16 months after priority date

Question 18

ISR invite applicant to pay additional search fee(s)

Answer 18

Within 1 month from invite

Question 19

Article 19 amendments

Answer 19

Later of
- 16 months from priority
- 2 months from transmittal of ISR
But if received before completion of technical preparations for publication, deemed filed in time

Question 20

Publication of international application

Answer 20

The first Thursday after 18 months from priority date

Question 21

Request supplementary international search (SIS)

Answer 21

Within 22 months from priority date

Question 22

Pay SIS fee and handling fee

Answer 22

Within 1 month from filing SIS request

Question 23

SIS report issues

Answer 23

Within 28 months from priority

Question 24

File Chapter II Demand

Answer 24

Within later of
- 22 months from priority
- 3 months from transmittal of full ISR+WO

Question 25

Pay 2 Demand fees (prelim exam fee and handling fee) to IPEA

Answer 25

Within later of - 1 month of receipt of Demand by IPEA - 22 months from priority

Question 26

Insufficient fee (initial fees, SIS/handling fee, Demand fee) paid, pay with 50% late fee

Answer 26

Within 1 month from invite If missed but paid before declaration issued deeming app. withdrawn, deemed paid on time.

Question 27

Where Demand filed at non-competent IPEA, ISA, RO or IB, and more than one IPEA competent for the applicant, applicant invited to indicate IPEA

Answer 27

Later of: - deadline to file Demand - 15 days of invite

Question 28

Invite applicant to remedy defects in Demand

Answer 28

At least 1 month from invite

Question 29

IPEA usually issues

Answer 29

28 months from priority date

Question 30

Respond to first issue of WO (inf Demand filed), before IPER issues

Answer 30

Within 2 months of issue of WO

Question 31

Request rectification (correction) of obvious mistake

Answer 31

Within 26 months of priority

Question 32

Where RO refused to accord filing date / app considered withdrawn / record copy not received by IB in time, applicant can request IB to send copies of any docs in file to any designated Offices by when, to let them decide whether decision was justified under PCT

Answer 32

Within 2 months of being notified

Question 33

If drawing mentioned in application but not filed, file drawings

Answer 33

At least 2 months from invite

Question 34

Convert international application into utility model once processing of international application has started in that Contracting State

Answer 34

At least 2 months after NP entry deadline

Question 35

Propose modified abstract

Answer 35

Until 1 month after ISR mailed