Intellectual Property Law

Chapter 21 Internet Resources

1. Access the USPTO website and locate information relating to the PCT.

a. Locate PCT forms for the national stage (for PCT applications filed after
March 16, 2013), and access the Transmittal Letter to the United States
(acting as a Designated Elected Office). What does Item 4 allege or
provide?

b. What is the preliminary examination fee if the United States is an
international search authority?

2. Access the USPTO database and locate Patent No. 9,018,441. What is the
invention?

3. Access the website of WIPO. Review information about the PCT.

a. When did the PCT enter into force for Israel?

b. Access the PCT Time Limit Calculator. Enter the date March 2, 2016, and
give the earliest date for international publication for an application filed
on March 2, 2016.

c. Access the PCT Glossary. What is the definition of “international search”?

d. Access WIPO’s patent search database called Patentscope and locate the
2015 PCT application filed for an authentication mechanism in which the
inventor was Michael Ducker. When was the application filed, when was
it published, and who was the actual applicant?

4. Access North Carolina’s statutes. Review North Carolina General Statute § 75-
141. Briefly, what does § 75-141(a)(6) discuss?