Who has the right to file an international patent application under the PCT?

Who has the right to file an international patent application under the PCT?

 

PCT National Phase Entry in Vietnam

You are entitled to file an international patent application if you are a national or resident of a PCT Contracting State. If there are several applicants named in the international application, only one of them needs to comply with this requirement.

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Patent Registration under PCT Procedure in Vietnam

Vietnam joined in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on March 10^th 1993 and originations, individuals can register international patent as provided in PCT by filling registration application at National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP). NOIP has responsibility to examine and handle the application as provided in PCT.

 

Register Patent in Vietnam

With highly professional staff and great experience in IP aspect in Vietnam, ANT Lawyers would like to support you in filling international patent under PCT procedure:

Required Document

03 English written declaration for registration PCT application originating in Vietnam;

02 Written descriptions including images or drawings (if any) ;

02 written request of invention protection;

01 Original Power of Attorney;

Other related document (if only).

International Patent registration originating in Vietnam under PCT

Receipt of applications:A registration application of an invention shall be filed in Vietnam, including protection claims in any of the Member Countries of the PCT Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the PCT application originating from Vietnam). The application shall be submitted directly or by mail to the NOIP or the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter referred to as the International Bureau)

The international search process:This process shall be conducted at competent authorities (National or regional patent office that meets the requirements set by PCT and be designated by PCT General Assembly). National patent office with PCT application originating in Vietnam is: Intellectual Property office of Australia, Austria, the Russian Federation, Sweden, Korea and the European Patent Office.

Publication of the international application: PCT application originating in Vietnam shall be posted at PCT Gazette.

The international preliminary examination: Conducted by the international preliminary examining authority as provided in PCT. The purpose of examination is to give a preliminary and non – binding opinion whether the invention in the application meets the requirement protection or not. Examining authority shall make a preliminary examining report and send to International Bureau.

National or regional phase: international application shall be examined form and content as regulation of normal patent registration in each nation.

Note:

Applicants must specify which countries they want the international application to take effect.

Each international application is subject to international search to find out the relevant technical status known to provide preliminary and non-compulsory claims on inventions that require novelty, creativity and usefulness. Therefore, the Contracting Party designated for patent protection is entitled to apply the standards of an invention under its domestic law in relation to the known state of the art and other conditions of competence. Patent shall be decided whether to be accepted for the protection based on the application.

If you are looking for an experienced IP services in Vietnam to help you with your IP application, you should visit ANTLawyers. Our attorneys have experience with the IP process and will work closely with you as you apply for your IP in Vietnam.

 

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How can I obtain a patent which is universal all over the world?

First off, let me be a little picky about your terms. You want to know about a patent that is worldwide, not universal. There are no patents on Jupiter.

There also is not a worldwide patent right. Each country (or the few groups of countries who form these groups for patent purposes) has its own patents that grant patent rights in those countries. Even if you filed an application and obtained a patent in every country that has patents, you still wouldn’t have worldwide coverage because there are some countries without a patent system.

It is not likely that you need patent rights in every country anyway, so it all works out.

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What is a typical strategy for filing software patent applications worldwide?

If you want to patent your software worldwide, you have a lot of filing ahead of you. Generally speaking, the filing needs to be done in a relatively timely manner too, so missing deadlines happens routinely. I would suggest consulting with an intellectual property (IP) attorney who can help you meet all of the necessary requirements because they can be tricky.

Filing with the patent cooperation treaty (PCT) really will only give you an opinion as to whether your software can be patented in the countries that signed the treaty. This can be helpful because searching all of the countries on your own would be troublesome. However, after the search, you will still be without a patent.

So, if you file with the PCT for an opinion first, you will still be left with all of the actual patent filing to do. You will then need to file for any foreign patents that you wish to obtain. Each patent will have separate requirements.

Again, my suggested strategy would be to consult with an attorney. An experienced intellectual property attorney will be able to search for any conflicting patents and will also be able to file your patent applications for you. You will have to pay your attorney a fee, though, and I know that this is not ideal. But, it is possible to save money on attorney fees.

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Patent Registration under PCT Procedure

Patent Registration under PCT Procedure

Vietnam joined in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on March 10^th 1993 and originations, individuals can register international patent as provided in PCT by filling registration application at National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP). NOIP has responsibility to examine and handle the application as provided in PCT.

With highly professional staff and great experience in IP aspect in Vietnam, ANT Lawyers would like to support you in filling international patent under PCT procedure:

Required Document

03 English written declaration for registration PCT application originating in Vietnam;

02 Written descriptions including images or drawings (if any) ;

02 written request of invention protection;

01 Original Power of Attorney;

Other related document (if only).

International Patent registration originating in Vietnam under PCT

 Receipt of applications:A registration application of an invention shall be filed in Vietnam, including protection claims in any of the Member Countries of the PCT Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the PCT application originating from Vietnam). The application shall be submitted directly or by mail to the NOIP or the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter referred to as the International Bureau)

The international search process:This process shall be conducted at competent authorities (National or regional patent office that meets the requirements set by PCT and be designated by PCT General Assembly). National patent office with PCT application originating in Vietnam is: Intellectual Property office of Australia, Austria, the Russian Federation, Sweden, Korea and the European Patent Office.

Publication of the international application: PCT application originating in Vietnam shall be posted at PCT Gazette.

The international preliminary examination: Conducted by the international preliminary examining authority as provided in PCT. The purpose of examination is to give a preliminary and non – binding opinion whether the invention in the application meets the requirement protection or not. Examining authority shall make a preliminary examining report and send to International Bureau.

 National or regional phase: international application shall be examined form and content as regulation of normal patent registration in each nation.

Note:

Applicants must specify which countries they want the international application to take effect.

Each international application is subject to international search to find out the relevant technical status known to provide preliminary and non-compulsory claims on inventions that require novelty, creativity and usefulness. Therefore, the Contracting Party designated for patent protection is entitled to apply the standards of an invention under its domestic law in relation to the known state of the art and other conditions of competence. Patent shall be decided whether to be accepted for the protection based on the application.

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