DGIP: The 17th Meeting of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group (ID)

The Indonesian delegation represented by the Director of Patents, Integrated Circuit Layout Design (DTLST), and Trade Secrets of DGIP attended the 17th Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Meeting Working Group held at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, February 20 2024.

“At this 17th meeting several agendas were discussed including Technical Assistance Under the PCT, PCT Online Services, Filing Medium of International Applications and Related Documents, Legal Measures to Support Electronic Processing, Personal Data Protection and the PCT, and several issues related to the implementation of the PCT,” he said.

He added that at this meeting a sharing session was also held by several PCT member countries regarding experiences in implementing the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). Then, on the sidelines of the series of meetings, a sharing session was also held related to the Relationship between Patent Cooperation Treaty and Patent Law Treaty (PLT).

He also said that through this meeting, Indonesia could find out about developments related to PCT. These developments can be administrative or substantive, including opportunities for Indonesia’s participation in PCT such as technical assistance or maximum capacity building.

“This forum is very important to follow carefully and continuously because it discusses issues related to the implementation and changes to the PCT system,” he explained

Indonesia has been a member of the PCT since 1997 based on Presidential Decree Number 16 of 1997 concerning Ratification of the PCT. In its implementation, to date 52% of the applications received by DGIP have been submitted through the PCT scheme.

(source: http://www.dgip.go.id)