The PCT Gazette is a week

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ly bilingual

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 publication

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 of the World Intellectual Property Organization

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 (WIPO). It is published by the International Bureau of WIPO pursuant to Article 55 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty

Patent Cooperation Treaty

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 (PCT), which provides a system for filing international (patent

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) application

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s. The Gazette contains among other things bibliographic data of international applications when published and notices concerning changes to fees, legal provisions and Office procedures relating to the PCT.

The first issue of the PCT Gazette (No 01/1978) was published on May 11, 1978. The PCT Gazette was available both in paper and electronic form (at least during a period) before April 1, 2006. Since April 1, 2006, the Gazette is no longer made available in paper form.

See also

• PCT Newsletter
  PCT Newsletter
  The PCT Newsletter is a monthly publication of the World Intellectual Property Organization . It contains "up-to-date news about the Patent Cooperation Treaty ", which provides a system for filing international applications. The PCT Newsletter is published in English only...
  
  
• Official Journal of the European Patent Office
  Official Journal of the European Patent Office
  The Official Journal of the European Patent Office is a monthly trilingual publication of the European Patent Office . It contains "notices and information of a general character issued by the President of the European Patent Office, as well as any other information relevant to [the European Patent...
  
  
• European Patent Bulletin
  European Patent Bulletin
  The European Patent Bulletin is a weekly trilingual publication of the European Patent Office , generally issued every Wednesday. It contains "entries made in the Register of European Patents, as well as other particulars, the publication of which is prescribed by [the European Patent Convention ]...
  
  
• List of intellectual property law journals

External links

• Weekly Issues of the PCT Gazette, by year on the WIPO web site