For an international patent, a statement must be prepared along with an abstract of the applicant’s request, a technical drawing and a description of the invention. The text of this request must be sent in one of the languages (English, Russian, German and French) approved by the World Property Organization in the WIPO system. In order to complete the process of international patent, individuals must pay a fee to review and search the declaration by the reference country. All applicants have 12 months after the first submission of the application to register and submit the same invention to other countries through the international PCT system.
Introducing 9 steps for international patent
International patent registration means that the inventor of a product is given an exclusive royalty for the invention he made. Such people know the name of the inventor when using that product or service. Before this action, you must prepare the required documents and perform the following steps.
1. Preparation of international declaration
The first step in how to patent a patent is to prepare an international declaration. In this statement, you must write the individual’s request, the description and description of the invented item, the claim you have for this action, the technical drawing and a summary of your request. The text must be written in one of the languages approved by the World Intellectual Property Organization: English, Russian, German and French.
2. Registration of international declaration
After you have prepared your declaration, you must send it to the country of your choice through the WIPO system. At this stage, they give you 12 months to register and send the same declaration and your invention to other countries through the international PCT system at the same time.
3. Payment for review
After submitting the application during the international patent procedure, within 30 days you will have to pay an amount of approximately 140 Swiss francs via international accounts and the PCT system. This amount is for processing your application, initial search and preparing the final report.
4. Confirming the statement and sending it for review
At this stage, when your declaration and specifications are specified according to the standard and completely correct, it should be sent to one of the specified international organizations for initial review. They conduct this review to ensure that your invention is new and patentable. For people living in Iran, these reference organizations include the countries of China, Russia, Europe and India, which the applicant chooses according to his choice and submits his declaration to them.
5. Paying for search
For the preliminary search stage where your invention is checked for patentability, you have to pay between 50 and 5000 euros depending on the country of reference and your application.
6. Preliminary international search by authority
After paying the fee in the international patent process, the applicant’s file is reviewed under the supervision of the selected reference countries. After studying and analyzing, they announce their opinion in writing about the text and claims in the declaration to the inventors.
7. International release of declaration
After reviewing and receiving the search report, the applicant’s international declaration must be published on the WIPO website along with all related documents.
8. Supplementary international search
Supplementary international search means that the applicant can request an international search. Based on this, in addition to databases, his claims in the declaration are searched in related scientific publications, articles and magazines, and at the end of the final reference, he announces his report and opinion.
9. International patent registration
After going through all the mentioned steps, the invention must be registered internationally. Applicants have a maximum of 30 months to register their invention in the countries of their choice. If they do not apply for the international registration of their invention during this period, they will not have such a possibility in the future.
summary; Description of international patent procedures
In order to complete international patent procedures, in the first step, the applicant must write the text of his application in the languages approved by the World Property Organization and send it to the WIPO system. After submission to the first reference country, all applicants have 12 months to submit the same invention to other countries. After this stage, the applicant’s file is reviewed by the selected reference countries and they express their opinion in writing to the inventors regarding the text and claims in the declaration. If approved, applicants have a maximum of 30 months to register their patent in the countries in question; If they do not register themselves internationally during this period, they will no longer have such a possibility in the future.
Frequently asked questions about international patent procedures
What conditions are required to register an idea as a patent?
To register an idea as an invention in most countries of the world, the conditions of novelty, innovative step, industrial application and full disclosure are required.
What is the process of patenting in the PCT treaty?
1- File filing (declaration registration)
2- International search
3- International publication
4- International supplementary search
5- International preliminary examination
6- Entering the national phase
