What is the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)?
Short answer
A PCT application does not itself grant a patent; it provides an international search report and up to thirty or thirty-one months to enter national phase in chosen countries, including India.
Definition
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international treaty administered by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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