In today’s global business environment, inventors must consider international markets in order to reach maximum market potential for new technologies. For this reason, an “international” Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent application should be considered. The PCT patent application streamlines and provides more flexibility in the filing and expenses of international patent applications. Using the PCT procedure, the applicant initially needs only to file a single patent application in the receiving office for which the applicant is eligible. This initial filing accords the applicant a single international filing date and preserves the option to direct this patent application to selected PCT member countries at a later stage.

With input and direction from the client, the law firm will create the complete PCT patent application (the drawings, specification, and claims). The firm can file and prosecute the United States national stage of a PCT patent application and has established relationships with patent attorneys for the national stage in a number of other countries.