Patent Law Treaty

Patent Law Treaty

The Patent Law Treaty (PLT) is a patent law multilateral treaty concluded on June 1, 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland, by 53 States and one intergovernmental organization, the European Patent Organisation. Its aim is to harmonize formal procedures such as the requirements to obtain a filing date for a patent application, the form and content of a patent application, and representation.

As of April 2008, the PLT had 18 Contracting states, while 59 States and the European Patent Organisation have signed the treaty. [ WIPO web site, [http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?lang=en&treaty_id=4 "Contracting Parties > PLT (Total Contracting Parties : 18)"] . Consulted on April 18, 2008. ]

References

ee also

*Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
*Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
*Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT)

External links

* [http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/plt/index.html Official page] on the WIPO web site


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