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Via: Sunil Abraham

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From: Phet Sayo
Laos, Honduras sign WIPO's patent treaty
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 20 (UPI) -- Laos and Honduras signed on to
the patent cooperation treaty of the World Intellectual Property
Organization.

By becoming a member country of the treaty, the U.N. organization said
that patent applicants from a member country "can seek patent protection
for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries.
This is because the effect of such an international application in each
'designated state' is the same as if a national patent application had
been filed with the national patent office of that country. Without the
PCT, an applicant would generally be required to file separate national
patent applications with the office of each country in which patent
protection is sought."

In addition, WIPO stated that "PCT membership gives better access to the
national patent systems in multiple countries. As the system offers a
more user-friendly and cost-effective option for applicants seeking
patent protection in multiple countries, PCT membership will normally
result in an increase in the number of patent applications filed and a
corresponding increase in revenues for the national patent office. PCT
membership may also result in reduced publication costs for those
national offices which recognize the international publication of PCT
applications for the purposes of national law."

The treaty currently has 130 member countries.

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