Patent Law Treaty
Print this pageArticle 1 - Abbreviated Expressions
Article 2 - General Principles
Article 3 - Applications and Patents to Which the Treaty Applies
Article 4 - Security Exception
Article 5 - Filing Date
Article 6 - Application
Article 7 - Representation
Article 8 - Communications; Addresses
Article 9 - Notifications
Article 10 - Validity of Patent; Revocation
Article 11 - Relief in Respect of Time Limits
Article 12 - Reinstatement of Rights After a Finding of Due Care or Unintentionality by the Office
Article 13 - Correction or Addition of Priority Claim; Restoration of Priority Right
Article 14 - Regulations
Article 15 - Relation to the Paris Convention
Article 16 - Effect of Revisions, Amendments and Modifications of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Article 17 - Assembly
Article 18 - International Bureau
Article 20 - Becoming Party to the Treaty
Article 21 - Entry into Force; Effective Dates of Ratifications and Accessions
Article 22 - Application of the Treaty to Existing Applications and Patents
Article 24 - Denunciation of the Treaty
Article 25 - Languages of the Treaty
Article 26 - Signature of the Treaty
Article 27 - Depositary; Registration
Regulation under the Patent Law Treaty
Rule 1 - Abbreviated Expressions
Rule 2 - Details Concerning Filing Date Under Article 5
Rule 3 - Details Concerning the Application Under Article 6(1), (2) and (3)
Rule 5 - Evidence Under Articles 6(6) and 8(4)c) and Rules 7(4), 15(4), 16(6), 17(6) and 18(4)
Rule 6 - Time Limits Concerning the Application Under Article 6(7) and (8)
Rule 7 - Details Concerning Representation Under Article 7
Rule 8 - Filing of Communications Under Article 8(1)
Rule 9 - Details Concerning the Signature Under Article 8(4)
Rule 10 - Details Concerning Indications Under Article 8(5), (6) and (8)
Rule 11 - Time Limits Concerning Communications Under Article 8(7) and (8)
Rule 12 - Details Concerning Relief in Respect of Time Limits Under Article 11
Rule 13 - Details Concerning Reinstatement of Rights After a Finding of Due Care or Unintentionality by the Office Under Article 12
Rule 15 - Request for Recordation of Change in Name or Address
Rule 16 - Request for Recordation of Change in Applicant or Owner
Rule 17 - Request for Recordation of a License or a Security Interest
Rule 18 - Request for Correction of a Mistake
Rule 19 - Manner of Identification of an Application Without Its Application Number
Rule 20 - Establishment of Model International Forms
Rule 21 - Requirement of Unanimity Under Article 14(3)
Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at overheid.nl. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.