How to enter the PCT National Phase
How to enter the PCT National Phase
Entering the PCT National phase with PCTNationalPhaser is simple and can take less than 15 minutes by taking the following steps:
Step 1: Find your PCT Application
The PCTNationalPhaser PCT patent application database comprises an up-to-date record of currently pending PCT patent applications. In order to initiate your PCT patent application process simply search for your currently pending PCT patent application using the PCT patent application number input field:
If your PCT patent application is not yet published it won't be in our database yet. However, in this case you can simply simply input your PCT application number and our patent attorneys will obtain the relavant information.
Our platform will calculate the national phase deadlines for the 30 and 31 month national phase jurisdictions based on the priority and filing dates of your PCT patent application
Step 2: Configure your jurisdictions
The PCTNationalPhaser.com platform is configured according to the official requirement for each national phase jurisdiction. As such, you can configure each national phase application correctly, ensuring that your application proceeds without problem in each jurisdiction.
When configuring your national phase jurisdictions, you can view an estimate of the professional and official fees for each jurisdiction, giving you certainty as to costs.
Don't worry if you don't configure your National Phase applications 100% correctly - once submitted your National Phase applications will be reviewed by an experience patent attorney in the relevant jurisdiction. If the patent attorney finds a problem with your application, or simply needs more information, the patent attorney will let you know before filing your application.
Step 3: Submit for National Phase entry
Once you have configured your various National Phase applications, subit your applications for review by our patent attorneys in each juridsiction.
Our patent attorneys will review your applications to make sure they meet the official requirements for each jurisdiction.
Once having confirmed that your applications are ready, our patent attorneys will enter the National Phases accordingly and prosecte your applications thereafter in the normal manner.