The Patent Cooperation Treaty: An outline and its procedures

The Patent Cooperation Treaty, which first came into existence in 1970, includes a centralized system through which a patent can be filed in several countries of the applicant’s choice. The PCT system facilitates a 6 step procedure to obtain a patent in multiple countries. The main procedures under the PCT system can be broadly divided into the international phase and the national phase. Read more: https://bit.ly/2XosafG