This will result in greater reliance by applicants, Offices and third parties on the products of the PCT procedure and hence reduce work duplication, in line with the objectives of PCT reform agreed by the Assembly and consistent with the formulation of national, regional and international strategies and laws for the use of the patent system as a policy tool to the benefit of countries concerned.
Il est régi par l’Arrangement de Lisbonne de 1958, auquel 22 États étaient parties le 31 décembre 2004.