PCT Application

A short descriptive title; a working name is fine.

A PCT can claim priority from an application you filed in the last 12 months, carrying its early date worldwide. If you have one we claim it; if not, the PCT becomes your first filing.

A PCT is one international application. Pick the receiving office (usually your home country or WIPO's International Bureau). You choose the specific countries later, at "national phase" — within about 30 months of your priority date.

A paragraph on what it is and how it works helps us scope.

Helps us route to the right patent attorney.

Public disclosure can affect rights, especially in absolute-novelty countries. Good for us to know.

Drawings, a draft specification, or an earlier filing help us scope. You can also send these later.