Important changes for PCT applicants

There will be changes to the US patent law which will benefit PCT applicants from all PCT Contracting States. In international applications filed on or after 16 September 2012, inventors no longer must be named as applicants for the purposes of the US designation.

For a newsletter on the amendment, go to the WIPO website (See “Important information for applicants filing on or after 16 September 2012”).

For further information, please contact:

Riitta Larja
Deputy Head of Division
National Board of Patents and Registration
Tel. +358 9 6939 5681
riitta.larja(at)prh.fi