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New PCT feature for indicating the willingness to license inventions
In January 2012 WIPO is to introduce a register that will allow applicants interested in licensing the inventions contained in their international application, to make this information available on the PATENTSCOPE website.
Applicants who are interested in licensing their inventions can request the International Bureau to indicate the availability for licensing purposes of the invention(s) claimed in the international application on the PATENTSCOPE website. In addition, applicants may state the licensing terms, such as the Contracting States for which they are willing to license the claimed invention(s) and/or whether the license will be for the licensee’s exclusive or non-exclusive use. Applicants can also indicate a contact person who is to be addressed by whoever is interested in a licensing agreement.
The licensing indications will be provided in PATENTSCOPE in the bibliographic data relating to the particular application, but will not be part of the published international application itself. In addition, WIPO will add the existence of licensing indications to the search criteria list within PATENTSCOPE.
As from 1 January 2012 this PCT feature will be available for any international application for which the 30 months’ period from the priority date has not yet expired.
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Caroline ’t Hoen-van der Hoogt.
E-mail: hoen@octrooibureau.nl
Phone: +31 70 3312507