Oct 23

IPOS appointed ISA and IPEA under PCT

20141006A1_IposAppointedAsAseanFirstInternationalSearchAuthority

  • * Singapore IPOS has been appointed as an International Searching Authority (ISA), and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
  • * PCT applications can only be conducted by appointed International Authorities known as ISA and IPEA.
  • * There are currently 17 IP offices across the world being appointed to act as ISA and IPEA.
  • * … IPOS.. examiner pool, 95 percent of whom are PhD holders.
  • * … IPOS.. ability of its examiners to conduct searches in English as well as Chinese.

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20141006A3_IposAppointedAsAseanFirstInternationalSearchAuthority

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