2025-04-28 2025-04-28 , online online, 1,380 € zzgl. MwSt. Peter Pollard https://www.forum-institut.de/seminar/25098002-pct-formalities-goal-oriented-guide-to-the-formal-requirements/referenten/25/25_09/25098002-seminar-essential-pct-formalities_pollard-peter.jpg PCT Formalities. Goal-Oriented Guide to the Formal Requirements

This live webcast course deals with detailed guidance to the formal requirements of the PCT and information on the regulations related to the PCT.

The contents of your online course
  • Influencing procedure with formality actions
  • Avoiding filing defects, reducing administration during national phases and problems during search and examination
  • Improving quality and speed of patentability opinions
  • Increasing value of application for applicants
  • Smoothing national and regional entry, entry before EPO
  • Latest developments in the PCT system


Who should attend
Paralegals and IP administrators, formalities manager and legal assistants with an understanding of PCT administration and formalities who wish to widen and deepen their knowledge.
The objectives of your online course
Struggling with PCT procedures? Filing locations, form complexities, and inter-office communication can make the process challenging.

The PCT system offers a flexible set of options but knowing when and how to use them is key. This seminar enhances your understanding of PCT formal requirements by linking them to specific strategic goals.

By explaining why each option is chosen, you'll gain a deeper appreciation of how they impact the applicant's objectives - along with their potential benefits and risks.
Key objectives:
  • Avoiding filing and search problems
  • Reducing administrative burdens in national phases
  • Improving the quality and speed of patentability opinions
  • Maximizing applicant value
  • Resolving unusual problems
  • Ensuring a smooth national entry
  • Practical exercises

Participants will have the chance to ask questions on all aspects of the international phase and national/regional entry.
Your benefit

  • Minimize Errors & Reduce Administrative Burden
Avoid common filing defects, streamline national phase entries, and handle search/examination issues efficiently

  • Improve Patentability Opinions & Speed
Discover best practices to accelerate and enhance the quality of patentability assessments, ensuring faster, more reliable support for attorneys and applicants.

  • Enhance Application Value & Strategic Decision-Making
Understand how to leverage PCT procedures (e.g., demand timing, amendments, entry routes) to maximize protection and align with applicants' business goals.

  • Optimize National/Regional Entry & Stay Updated
Learn practical strategies for seamless EPO and global entries, plus insights on recent PCT rule changes to stay compliant.

Seminar - Essential PCT Formalities

Hands-on Training Course: Essential PCT Formalities

Comprehensive training course for IP administrators

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  • FORUM!Live: brings the seminar to you!
  • Learn from the experts
  • Practical, first-hand expertise

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Termin

30/09/-01/10/2025

30/09/-01/10/2025

Zeitraum

Day 1: 09:00 - 17:00

Day 2: 09:00 - 13:15

Central European Time

Day 1: 09:00 - 17:00

Day 2: 09:00 - 13:15

Central European Time
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Your contact

Dr. Viola Prifti
Conference Manager

+49 6221 500-660
v.prifti@forum-institut.de

Details

This live webcast course deals with detailed guidance to the formal requirements of the PCT and information on the regulations related to the PCT.

The contents of your online course

  • Influencing procedure with formality actions
  • Avoiding filing defects, reducing administration during national phases and problems during search and examination
  • Improving quality and speed of patentability opinions
  • Increasing value of application for applicants
  • Smoothing national and regional entry, entry before EPO
  • Latest developments in the PCT system


Who should attend
Paralegals and IP administrators, formalities manager and legal assistants with an understanding of PCT administration and formalities who wish to widen and deepen their knowledge.

The objectives of your online course

Struggling with PCT procedures? Filing locations, form complexities, and inter-office communication can make the process challenging.

The PCT system offers a flexible set of options but knowing when and how to use them is key. This seminar enhances your understanding of PCT formal requirements by linking them to specific strategic goals.

By explaining why each option is chosen, you'll gain a deeper appreciation of how they impact the applicant's objectives - along with their potential benefits and risks.
Key objectives:

  • Avoiding filing and search problems
  • Reducing administrative burdens in national phases
  • Improving the quality and speed of patentability opinions
  • Maximizing applicant value
  • Resolving unusual problems
  • Ensuring a smooth national entry
  • Practical exercises

Participants will have the chance to ask questions on all aspects of the international phase and national/regional entry.

Your benefit

  • Minimize Errors & Reduce Administrative Burden
Avoid common filing defects, streamline national phase entries, and handle search/examination issues efficiently

  • Improve Patentability Opinions & Speed
Discover best practices to accelerate and enhance the quality of patentability assessments, ensuring faster, more reliable support for attorneys and applicants.

  • Enhance Application Value & Strategic Decision-Making
Understand how to leverage PCT procedures (e.g., demand timing, amendments, entry routes) to maximize protection and align with applicants' business goals.

  • Optimize National/Regional Entry & Stay Updated
Learn practical strategies for seamless EPO and global entries, plus insights on recent PCT rule changes to stay compliant.

Detailed programme

Day 1: 09:00 - 17:00

Day 2: 09:00 - 13:15

Central European Time

08:30 - 09:00 Registration


09:00 - 09:15

Introduction round

09:15 - 09:45

Review of the PCT system
  • Main formality steps in the PCT system

09:45 - 10:00

Q&A - time for expert guidance

10:00 - 10:45

Filing a PCT application (I)
  • Fatal errors to be avoided
  • Best practices during preparation and filing
  • Previewing drawings and documents before filing
  • Use of ePCT and external signatures
  • Filing at different receiving offices, including the International Bureau
  • Avoiding shortfalls when paying

10:45 - 11:00

Q&A - time for expert guidance

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break


11:15 - 12:00

Filing a PCT application (II)
Practical exercise

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break


13:00 - 14:00

Reducing administration during the international phase
  • Using DAS for priority documents
  • Rule 4.17 declarations in ePCT
  • Correcting obvious errors
  • Changing data under Rule 92bis
  • Filing Article 19 amendments
  • Powers of attorney

13:00 - 14:00 Q&A - time for expert guidance


14:15 - 14:45

Avoiding problems during search
Responding to non-unity objections
  • Paying additional search fees
  • Dealing with a declaration of no search
  • Supplementary International Search (SIS)

Excuse of missed time limits
  • Restoration of priority
  • Incorporation of missing elements and parts

14:45 - 15:00 Q&A - time for expert guidance


15:00 - 15:15 Coffee break


15:00 - 16:30

Making full use of Chapter II before the IPEA
  • Filing a demand and amended claims
  • Filing further arguments & amendments
  • Responding to a written opinion by phone

16:30 - 16:45 Q&A - time for expert guidance


16:45 - 17:00 Wrap up and end of day 1


09:00 - 09:15 Wrap up of day 1


09:15 - 10:00

Smoothing entry before the EPO
  • Optimising EP entry
  • Early entry before the EPO
  • EP entry with further processing
  • Further processing
  • Review & excuse

10:00 - 10:15 Q&A - time for expert guidance


10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break


10:30 - 11:30

IP5 guidelines
  • Basic understanding of filing national phase entries in US, KR, CN and JP

11:30 - 12:15

Simulation of a real life case

12:15 - 12:30 Coffee break


12:30 - 13:00

Latest PCT developments

13:00 - 13:15

Wrap up of the course

13:15 End of the seminar


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FORUM!Live Agenda

This seminar has the following schedule:

1st day: 09:00 to 17:00 CET
Break from 10:15 to 10:30 CET
Break from 12:00 to 13:00 CET
Break from 15:15 to 15:30 CET

2nd day: 09:00 to 13:15 CET
Break from 10:15 to 10:30 CET
Break from 12:00 to 12:15 CET

Please activate the video transmission via the link on the learning platform 15 minutes before the course start!

Your benefits

In this course, you’ll learn how to properly file and track an application. It’s not just theory - you'll also get a folder from the speaker with sample letters and communications, which will be a useful reference for you later. You’ll stay up to date with best practices and new developments, and you’ll always get the latest information on the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty). Plus, since it’s online, you won’t have to worry about travel expenses.

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Testimonials

A thorough presentation / rehearsal of PCT!
Good for juniors as education / for seniors as rehearsal.

Pete Pollard is a really good speaker and makes it interesting!

Anette Lauri, Patent Administrator

Essity Hygiene and Health AB

Discussing different errors amendments and how to approach them.
It was useful to discuss different errors amendments and how to approach them. A good course for organizing knowledge; an in-depth understanding of the PCT filing and PCT procedures for filing officers was provided. Experienced lecturer.

People can share their own practice. Teacher can explain the reason befind the faults.

Clarification of the whole procedure.
The theory was explained on the real example.