Patent Law Treaty
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The Patent Law Treaty (PLT) is a patent law multilateral treaty concluded on June 1, 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland, by 53 States and one intergovernmental organization, the European Patent Organisation. Its aim is to harmonize formal procedures such as the requirements to obtain a filing date for a patent application, the form and content of a patent application, and representation.
As of January 2007, the PLT was in force in 14 states.
[edit] History
It entered into force on April 28, 2005 in ten states: the Republic of Moldova, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ukraine, Republic of Estonia, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Croatia and Romania. Subsequently it entered into force in Bahrain on December 15, 2005, in Finland on March 6, 2006, in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2006, and in Uzbekistan in July 19, 2006. As of January 1, 2007 57 States and the European Patent Organisation have signed the treaty.
[edit] See also
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
- Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT)
[edit] External links
- Official page on the WIPO web site
