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Understanding and using ePCT
Our most recent ePCT webinar happened on Wednesday, the 29th of August. There was only room for
1000 registrations for that webinar, and it was sold out. Were you among the many who were unable to
register for that webinar because 1000 people signed up before you
If so, then you have another chance. We will repeat this sold-out webinar on Wednesday, September 26.
Again there will only be room for 1000 registrants, so don't be left out. We have scheduled this webinar for
times when people in Europe and Asia are likely to be awake.
About the webinar. ePCT is WIPO's new system which permits applicants and practitioners to gain
access to PCT patent applications within the International Bureau. Attend this webinar to learn why you
should be using ePCT and to learn how to use ePCT. Learn Best Practices for the use of ePCT.
Corporate people -- Learn how your outside counsel can and should give you access to your PCT
applications in ePCT. Learn how you can use ePCT to monitor the status of your PCT applications and to
learn of significant events affecting your PCT applications. Learn how ePCT can inform you each time any
new document is added to the file for any of your PCT applications.
Private firms -- Learn how you can give access through ePCT to your clients. Learn how you can give
access to the foreign firms who will be entering the national phase from a PCT application according to
your instructions. Learn how you can make use of ePCT when a foreign firm entrusts to you the task of
entering the national stage from a PCT application.
Everyone -- Learn how you can use ePCT to gain access to information that you cannot get any other way
-- not through Patentscope, not through PAIR. Learn how you can receive automatic updates of status for
your PCT applications.
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You can see:
WIPO's User Guide to ePCT
WIPO's FAQ about ePCT
WIPO's Getting Started guide for ePCT
WIPO first started beta-testing ePCT in January of 2011, at which time Oppedahl Patent Law Firm was
among the handful of firms and companies invited to beta-test the system and to make suggestions for
improvement. By now the people of OPLF have been using ePCT for more than a year. In this webinar,
Professor Oppedahl draws upon more than a year and a half of intensive use of the ePCT system.
Who should attend this webinar
Corporate patent applicants (located anywhere in the world) that have filed at least one PCT
application
Patent practitioners anywhere in the world who have filed at least one PCT application

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Prerequisites. This webinar will assume that you already have at least a little familiarity with the PCT
process. If you have e-filed at least one PCT application, or if you have followed at least one PCT
application through its progress from filing to the 30-month date, then you have enough familiarity to be
prepared for this webinar.
The faculty. Your professor is Carl Oppedahl, a partner in OPLF. Carl previously served as
the chair of the AIPLA PCT Issues Committee and is now a member of the Board of Directors
of AIPLA. He has spent more than twenty years writing and prosecuting patent applications for
clients. He serves as an adjunct professor at University of Denver law school, teaching
Advanced Patent Law.
After a previous version of this webinar was presented on March 28, 2012, attendees were asked to
complete an evaluation. One of the questions was "would you recommend this webinar to others" One
hundred percent of the persons responding said "yes". Here were some of the detailed responses:
Yes, it was informative and very helpful
Yes, other attorneys, secretaries, assistants and docket clerks from my firm
Yes, especially those with no prior experience with efiling
Yes, everyone at my firm
Yes, definitely
Yes, most certainly
CLE accreditation
CLE accreditation has been approved for California for 1¾ credits. In the short time between now and the
webinar, it is unlikely that we will obtain accreditation in any additional states. We will provide a uniform
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has been able to obtain CLE credit in his or her own state by submitting the UCOA to his or her own CLE
authority. Please do not ask us to try to obtain CLE accreditation from other states.
In any event the way you will receive CLE credit, if at all, is by submitting the UCOA yourself to your state
CLE agency.
Frequently asked questions
Q. Is this webinar only for US filers
A. No. This webinar, and indeed the ePCT system, is for all PCT filers everywhere in the world, regardless
of geographic location or choice of Receiving Office.
Cost The webinar is free of charge.
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Learning and Using ePCT
Webinar
September 26, 2012
Carl Oppedahl
Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC
www.oppedahl.com
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Format and schedule
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This is a webinar
Please submit questions using the “chat”
system
I will try to answer questions as they arise
The webinar is scheduled to finish in about 1¾
hours, maybe a little sooner depending on how
many questions we have
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What is ePCT
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ePCT is WIPO's new system permitting access
to application files and information that is
otherwise kept secret within the International
Bureau
It lets a filer see an application file even before
18-month publication has occurred
It lets a filer see a Written Opinion and IPRP
prior to the arrival of the 30-month date
It permits selective access to a file by clients,
inventors, and others
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What is ePCT
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It provides automatic reminders of upcoming
due dates such as the 30-month date
You can withdraw an IA
You can withdraw a priority claim
You can submit a 92bis change
It provides immediate feedback as to whether a
change (such as a Rule 92bis change) has
been acted upon
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What is ePCT
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It lets you see and copy detailed bibliographic
data
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What will ePCT be next
Real Soon Now, epCT will allow you to carry out online
web filing of new international applications (N.B. It is
currently NOT possible to use ePCT to file a new
international application)
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Why is it imperative that you learn to
use ePCT
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It will soon be as crucial to your daily tasks as
the use of other patent office systems (for
example Private PAIR) is now
It will permit corporate counsel to have better
control and oversight of outside counsel
It will permit forward-thinking private patent
firms to provide controlled access to clients and
foreign colleagues
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What does it cost to use ePCT
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There is no out-of-pocket cost to use ePCT
Each user will have to spend a modest amount
of time setting up an ePCT user account and a
WIPO cryptographic certificate
This only needs to be done once per user
Getting an application linked to ePCT is easy
● Extending access to a new person is easy
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Another benefit of ePCT
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With ePCT you will learn of outgoing
correspondence before it happens
This gives you advance warning if action is
required
This permits you to docket things sooner
Even if legacy inbound correspondence were to
get lost, you will have the notification from
ePCT

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Another benefit of the
correspondence notifications
For example the form that says that the fees
have been paid, or the form that says the
priority documents have been received …
This permits you to clear the docket sooner
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If a case is being handled by outside
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The correspondence notification from ePCT will
come to you as in-house counsel
You can make note of how long it takes for
outside counsel to report the correspondence to
you
If outside counsel were to screw something up,
you would learn of it right away
Why you want to use ePCT
WIPO will automatically notify you of upcoming
due dates:
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Imminent arrival of the 30 months
Imminent arrival of “too late to withdraw the
application” date
● Imminent arrival of due date for Article 19
amendment
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Imminent arrival of due date for Demand
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The 30 months
Here is an actual warning from ePCT:
The 30 months time limit
(end of the international phase)
for PCT/US2010/047989
will expire in 1 month
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Why you want to use ePCT
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Warns you if a priority document is still
outstanding
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Why you want to use ePCT
WIPO will automatically notify you of events of
possible interest:
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Papers have been filed in the application
Bibliographic data have changed
Something will soon be mailed to you relating to
the application
Status of the PCT application has changed
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How to get going with ePCT
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Get a WIPO crypto certificate
Sign up for a WIPO user ID and password
Upload your crypto certificate to the ePCT
system
Gain access to your present and past PCT
applications
Give access to selected PCT applications to
colleagues and clients
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Important resources
at WIPO web site
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Getting a WIPO crypto certificate
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The process normally takes at least one
business day
Plan ahead by getting your crypto certificate
ahead of need
The certificate can be used for access to ePCT
The certificate can also be used for e-filing in
RO/IB
You can also use it for e-signing outbound
emails and for receiving encrypted emails
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Getting a WIPO crypto certificate
Maybe you already have a WIPO crypto
certificate – for example to be used in e-filing in
RO/IB
Go to
http://www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/certificates.html
Follow the instructions
Note: make careful note of your “challenge
phrase”, keeping it somewhere so that you can
find it again two years from now when you will
need it for a renewal
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What to do with your crypto
certificate when you get it
Back up the certificate to a safe place so that
you can find it when you change computers or
reinstall your operating system on your
computer
Use the backup to load the certificate into each
computer that you may wish to use in future
In each computer that you may wish to use in
the future, load the certificate into each web
browser in that computer
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When you install a new browser ...
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You might install a new browser into your
computer (e.g. Firefox, Chrome)
When you do this, then use the backup of your
crypto certificate to install the certificate into
that browser
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Sharing your certificate ...
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It should not be necessary to share your WIPO
crypto certificate with anyone else, other than
for purposes of backing it up
This is very different from Private PAIR and
EFS-Web where it is necessary for each
registered practitioner to share his or her
certificate with everyone in the office
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Who should obtain a WIPO crypto
certificate
Each person in your office should obtain his or
her own WIPO crypto certificate
This should be part of your checklist for things
that a newly hired person does on his or her
first day of work
If and when a person leaves your employ, it is
only a matter of a few mouse clicks to remove
that person's access to ePCT files
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After you have your
WIPO crypto certificate
Go to https://pct.wipo.int/LoginForms/epct.jsp
Create a WIPO user account
After the WIPO user account has been created,
you should upload the public key of your WIPO
crypto certificate to the ePCT system
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When you are creating your ePCT
account ...
Go ahead and enter your mailing address
This might save a bit of time when you are
seeking access to a PCT application
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Uploading your crypto certificate to
the ePCT system
Some people find this step to be a bit of a
challenge
Note that you are not uploading the entire crypto
certificate, but only the public key of your crypto
certificate
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Polling question
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After you have uploaded your
certificate to ePCT
Now you need to gain access to your PCT
applications
This means “back-filling”, that is, gaining access
to applications filed as long ago as January 1,
2009.
This means gaining access to applications filed
going forward
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After you have gained access to
your PCT applications
Now you can provide access to your colleagues
and co-workers
Each of them must obtain his or her own WIPO
crypto certificate
Each of them must create a WIPO user account
Each of them must upload his or her WIPO
crypto certificate to the ePCT system
● Then you can start the “e-handshakes”
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Doing e-handshakes
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You can extend an e-handshake invitation to a
colleague or co-worker
He or she can accept the invitation
Then you can give him or her access to one or
more PCT applications in the ePCT system
Except not if they have this symbol!
“User account not authenticated”
Polling question
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Setting up a list of IDs
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Within your office, set up an intranet page listing
everybody's Customer IDs (ePCT account
names)
This makes it quicker and easier to accomplish
e-handshakes
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e-viewer or e-editor or e-owner
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When you give someone access to a file in ePCT, you
get to pick whether to make the person an e-owner or
an e-editor or an e-viewer
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an e-owner can do more things including changing
(editing) who has access
an e-editor cannot change (edit) who has access
an e-viewer can only look but cannot change
anything
In general if you are unsure whether to make someone
an e-editor or an e-owner, make them an e-viewer.
You can always upgrade their access later to e-editor
or e-owner if you wish.
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At least two e-owners
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It is a Best Practice always to have at least two
e-owners for each PCT application
This provides a redundant path if any one
user's user ID is compromised or if an e-owner
leaves the employ of the company or firm
As an example, in a law firm perhaps each
partner should be an e-owner for each PCT
application
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Gaining access to applications
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The procedure for gaining access to a PCT
application will be different depending on …
Whether it has been published
Whether a 92bis change has been filed
Whether it was originally filed in the RO/IB or
elsewhere
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A new docket procedure
You should set up a new docket procedure,
namely what to do when you receive Form
PCT/IB/301 (“Notification of Receipt of Record
Copy”).
When you receive this Form, make careful note
of:
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The international application number
The international filing date
● The secret code at the bottom of the page
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A new docket procedure
To gain access to the application, enter these
three pieces of information into ePCT
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The secret code number is not
enough
For a case filed in RO/IB, ePCT will check to
see if the crypto certificate that was used to e-
file the application is among those that you
uploaded to your ePCT account
If they match, and if the other three items are
correct, then ePCT will give you access
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If the application has been
published ...
If the application has been published, then
anyone can see Form PCT/IB/301 in
Patentscope
The secret code number is thus known to
everyone
The secret code number cannot be employed to
determine who can gain access to the file in
ePCT
Some other approach is required
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enough
For a case filed in an RO other than RO/IB, that
has not yet been published, ePCT will ask for
the three pieces of information (including the
secret code number) and will also ask for
something else, such as the number of the
highest numbered claim
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Best practice for newly filed PCT
applications
The Best Practice is to use PCT-SAFE FM
(Forms Manager) to prepare the Request
Include an “e-ownership code” in the Request
(as will be described)
e-file the Request with the e-ownership code
inside
This will automatically make the IA available in
ePCT
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Best practice for newly filed PCT
applications
To get the e-ownership code ….
Go to ePCT, click on “eOwnership”
Click on “Request eOwnership Code”
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In PCT-SAFE FM ...
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There is no requirement that the person whose
WIPO user ID is entered into the Request (the
person who will gain immediate access to the
application in ePCT) be the same person as the
person whose WIPO crypto certificate is used
to e-sign the PCT application nor need it be the
same person as the person whose WIPO crypto
certificate is used to secure the e-filing in PCT-
SAFE FM (if you file in RO/IB).
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Works with many kinds of filing
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This approach works in any Receiving Office so
long as you communicate things in a computerreadable
way when you file the PCT
application.
PCT-EASY mode (the diskette or CD-ROM)
EFS-Web using the ZIP file in RO/US
PCT-SAFE FM e-filing in RO/IB
PCT-L list members have successfully used this
approach for access in ePCT
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For a published case
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For a published case, you can ask for access
and this will prompt the IB to reach out to the
agent or correspondent
The IB will send a new secret code number to
the agent or correspondent
The new secret code number cannot be used
by just anyone
The new secret code number can only be used
by the particular ePCT user who requested the
new secret code number
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Gaining access to legacy cases
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You will want to gain access to each newly filed
PCT application
You will also want to gain access to all of your
pending PCT applications (“legacy
applications”)
This requires a one-time process for each
legacy application
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If a case has already been
published, why do I care about
gaining access to it in ePCT
There are many reasons to care:
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Patentscope will not let you see the Written
Opinion of the ISA until 30 months, while ePCT
will let you see it immediately
Patentscope will not let you see Chapter II
documents (e.g. WO-II and IPRP-II) until 30
months, while ePCT will let you see them
immediately
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If a case has already passed 30
months, why do I care about gaining
access to it in ePCT
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There are some things that are never visible in
Patentscope, that are visible in ePCT
If there were some gap in your file, ePCT
makes it very easy to fill that gap
You can use ePCT as a searchable database to
find answers to questions about your portfolio
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How far back can I go
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Any PCT application filed on or after 1 January
2009 can be loaded into ePCT
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How far back should I go
At a minimum you should load every pending
PCT case
This means every PCT case that was filed (or
whose priority application was filed) within
about the past 2½ years
This will among other things give you the
automatic warning about the imminent 30
months
The Best Practice is to go “all the way back” to
January 1, 2009
You never know when you may need something
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New docket procedure – pub preview
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When a newly filed case is visible in ePCT …
Print out the “preview” of the publication front
page
Proofread all bibliographic data including
spelling of applicant and inventor names
Make sure all priority claims are present and
accurate
● Make corrections as necessary
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Filing things with the IB
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Legacy practice for many filers is to file papers
at the RO and leave it to the RO to pass papers
on to the IB
For many categories of papers (including 92bis,
26bis), this is not a Best Practice
Legacy practice for many filers is to use fax or
physical delivery to file things at the IB
● This is not a Best Practice
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Filing follow-on papers with the IB
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Better to e-file than using other ways of filing
That way the paper gets into the correct file
automatically
● The “upload service” was phased out on July 1,
2012
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The Best Practice is to learn how to use ePCT
for filing follow-on papers with the IB

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Constructable links
ePCT provides constructable links. See for
example a link such as
https://pct.wipo.int/ePCT/faces/en/private/iaSearch.xhtmliaNo=PCT/IB2012/050279
This link may be constructed by the user, listing
any international application number (that is
available to the user in the ePCT system).
You can use this in your intranet or client extranet.
This represents an improvement relative to the
PAIR system.
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Note that these are “deep links”
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The constructable links are "deep links".
Such a link will then reach the particular and
specific ePCT page for that international
application (if it is in ePCT and if the user has
appropriate login credentials). The page will
have a tab already opened to the detail
information for the international application.
● This is a great improvement over Private PAIR.
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An e-handshake is not the same
thing as giving access to a file
You will be giving a person access to a file only if
you do two things:
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you make the person becomes an e-handshake
“friend”, and
You take the further step of giving that person
“access” to a file
Making someone an e-handshake “friend” does
not, by itself, give the person access to any files!
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How corporate patent departments
should use ePCT
Suppose a PCT application of yours is in the
hands of outside counsel
Outside counsel should already be using ePCT
Outside counsel should give you access to the
PCT application in ePCT
Because outside counsel should already be
using ePCT, and because it only takes two or
three mouse clicks to give you access, you
should not be billed for such access
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If you are the filer ...
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You should of course use ePCT yourself
You should encourage clients and inventors to
join the ePCT system
You can then give them e-editor access to
particular PCT applications
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ePCT plays a crucial role for
transferred-in cases
Whenever a PCT case filed by other counsel is
transferred to you …
It is a Best Practice to gain access to the
application in ePCT
This lets you see any surprises that might be in
the file
This lets you see the Written Opinion
This lets you conduct searches and generate
reports including this case
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For a transferred-in case
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Hopefully prior counsel already e-filed a DCR
(designation of common representative) for
each inventor
If not, then you should do this
● Then it only requires one more document (a
Power of Attorney from the Common
Representative to you) to establish the new
Power of Attorney
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For a transferred-out portfolio
● The client should direct former counsel to do e-
handshakes with new counsel
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Former counsel should then give e-access to
the entire portfolio to new counsel, making them
e-owners
This requires only a half a dozen mouse clicks
This gives new counsel full and instant access
to all transferred cases
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Consequence of 92bis change
Submitting a Rule 92bis change request will
cause all online access to the international
application to be suspended until the International
Bureau has processed the request and verified
any affect the Rule 92bis change might have on
current access rights to the IA.
Plan ahead and make all other changes or actions
before submitting the 92bis change.
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Other handy functions
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Display time line for a particular PCT application
Display IASR (international application status
report)
Post a note
Post a warning
Display detailed bibliographic data
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Bibliographic data ...
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Searching and filtering ...
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Third-party observations
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Third parties are now able to make
“observations” regarding PCT applications that
are in the international phase
This may be done up to the 28
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month
You should make sure all of your cases are in
ePCT so that you will receive automatic
notifications of such observations
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If someone makes an “observation”
regarding one of your PCT
applications ...
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You may wish to respond
You may do so through the ePCT system, any
time before the end of the 30 months
Your response will accompany the observation
when it is communicated to a DO/EO
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If someone makes an
“observation” ...
So far as a US designation or continuation is
concerned, you may wish to file an Information
Disclosure Statement with the USPTO to make
a clear record that the references from the
observation are considered by the Examiner
The US practitioner who is handling a US
national-phase case or a continuation will need
to check ePCT or Patentscope carefully to look
for such observations
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You can disclose references ...
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ePCT also permits an applicant to submit
“observations on close prior art”
This is rather like filing an IDS in US practice
The observations will be notified to the ISA (if
the international search report has not yet been
received by the IB), to the IPEA (if applicable
and the international preliminary report on
patentability has not been received by the IB)
and to DOs. It is up to the individual Offices to
decide what use to make of an observation
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You can disclose references ...
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If the applicant has disclosed references
through ePCT, then probably an Information
Disclosure Statement needs to be filed in the
US national phase or continuation case …
To ensure that there will be a clear record that
the Examiner has considered such references
Again this means that US counsel need to
check ePCT or Patentscope to see if there are
such references
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How to keep up to date
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Join the PCT-L listserv
Instructions at www.oppedahl.com/pct
● You can always unsubscribe later if you wish
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Guide for Preparation of Patent Drawings
The authoritative guide to the preparation of patent drawings for filing in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office. Topics include:
A section by an experienced practitioner (Carl Oppedahl of Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC) on
best practices for creating drawings for electronic filing, with examples of ways that USPTO's
systems can degrade perfectly good drawings and tips for avoiding such problems.
A section by an experienced practitioner (Margaret L. Polson of Oppedahl Patent Law Firm
LLC) on best practices for creating drawings for design patent applications.
PROCESSING OF DRAWINGS
Review of Drawings by Office of Initial Patent Examination
Review by USPTO Draftsperson
On Examiner's First (Non-Allowance) Action
On Examiner's Subsequent Actions
On Allowance
After Allowance
SELECTED U.S. LAWS AND RULES OF PRACTICE RELATING TO PATENT
DRAWINGS
35 USC § 113 Drawings
37 CFR § 1.58 Chemical and mathematical formulae and tables
37 CFR § 1.74 Reference to drawings
37 CFR § 1.81 Drawings required in patent application
37 CFR § 1.83 Content of drawing
37 CFR § 1.84 Standards for drawings
37 CFR § 1.85 Corrections to drawings
37 CFR § 1.96 Submission of computer program listings
37 CFR § 1.121 Manner of making amendments in applications
37 CFR § 1.151 Rules applicable [Designs]
37 CFR § 1.152 Design drawings
37 CFR § 1.161 Rules applicable [Plants]
37 CFR § 1.165 Plant drawings
37 CFR § 1.171 Application for reissue
37 CFR § 1.173 Reissue specification, drawings, and amendments
37 CFR § 1.211 Publication of applications
37 CFR § 1.215 Patent application publication
37 CFR § 1.437 The drawings [International Applications]
37 CFR § 1.530 Statement by patent owner in ex parte reexamination;
amendment by patent owner in ex parte or inter partes reexamination;
inventorship change in ex parte or inter partes reexamination
Article 7 of Patent Cooperation Treaty and Selected PCT Rules Pertaining to
Drawings
Symbols
Drawing Examples
Black ink
Black ink [computer screen image]
Identification of drawings
Graphic forms in drawings [chemical formulae]
Graphic forms in drawings [waveforms]
Graphic forms in drawings [DNA structures]
Views
Exploded views
Partial views
Sectional views
Alternate position
Modified forms
Arrangement of views
Front page view

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Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: Penaya Publishing
ISBN: 978-0984408436
Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
Character of lines, numbers, and letters
Shading [spaced lines]
Shading [stippling]
Symbols
Legends
Numbers, letters, and reference characters
Lead lines
Arrows
Copyright or Mask Work Notice
Numbering of sheets of drawings
Numbering of views
Item #: 21
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Provider: Oppedahl Patent Law Firm, LLC
Title of Activity: Understanding and using ePCT
Date of Activity: September 26, 2012
Location: Webinar
Activity Number: California 15406
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