Iraq joins Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system

 

Iraq joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) as of January 31, 2022. With this participation, the number of member countries of the PCT became 155.

The PCT will enter into force in Iraq on April 30, 2022. Starting April 30, Iraqis will be able to file patent applications under the PCT to claim patent protection internationally.

Likewise, from April 30, foreign inventors and companies will be able to use the PCT System to claim patent protection for their inventions in Iraq.

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) assists applicants in seeking international patent protection for their inventions, assisting patent offices in their decision to grant patents. 

Applicants may seek protection for an invention in multiple countries at the same time by filing an international patent application under the PCT.

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TURKPATENT has brought clarification regarding the search and preliminary examination fees

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) has announced that the applicants of the international patent applications (so-called PCT applications) should pay the search and preliminary examination fees in PCT Fee Tables declared by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) where TURKPATENT is designated as International Search Authority (ISEA) or International Preliminary Examination Authority (IPEA). TURKPATENT has also officially stated that the search and preliminary examination fees include VAT. The announcement has taken place in Turkish Official Gazette dated 13 February 2018 and will be valid as from 01 January 2018.

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