Patent Law Treaty

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The Patent Law Treaty is an international agreement that harmonizes and simplifies formal procedures for filing and maintaining patents across member countries.

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instanceOf intellectual property treaty
international treaty
administeredBy World Intellectual Property Organization
surface form: WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization
adoptedAt Geneva
adoptedOn 2000-06-01
aimsTo harmonize formal patent procedures
simplify patent filing procedures
simplify patent maintenance procedures
appliesTo patent applications
patents
category Treaties concluded in 2000
Treaties entered into force in 2005
WIPO-administered treaties
surface form: WIPO treaties
concludedAt Geneva
depository Director General of WIPO
doesNotRegulate conditions of patentability
substantive patent law
enteredIntoForceOn 2005-04-28
focusesOn formal requirements for patent applications
formal requirements for patent procedures
goal facilitate international patent protection
increase legal certainty in patent procedures
reduce complexity of patent procedures for applicants
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
providesFor continued processing
reinstatement of rights
relief measures for missed time limits
standardized patent forms
relatedTo Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Cooperation Treaty
scope national patents
regional patents
setsMinimumStandardsFor correction of errors
filing date requirements
form and content of patent applications
recordal of changes in ownership
recordal of licenses
relief in respect of time limits
representation before patent offices
shortName PLT
signedIn 2000
subject patent law

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WIPO-administered treaties includes Patent Law Treaty