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Starting from June 1, 2017 nationals and residents of Georgia will have the possibility to file international patent applications (PCT applications) at Sakpatenti online using ePCT platform. Sakpatenti as a Receiving Office (RO) of the PCT system has already joined said platform.
ePCT is an electronic filing system of the WIPO in which all instances of the PCT system are involved: Receiving Offices (RO), the International Buro (IB), International Searching Authorities (ISA) and International Preliminary Examination Authorities (IPEA). The ePCT system enables filing and processing of PCT applications, exchange of documents between authorities and communications with the applicant, all in electronic form.
It is noteworthy that certain reductions apply on the International Filing Fee if the international application is filed in electronic form using ePCT compared to filing on paper.
For further information please see the following links:
Article in the PCT Newsletter: http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pctndocs/en/2017/pct_news_2017_5.pdf
ePCT portal: https://pct.wipo.int/ePCT