To facilitate the filing of patent applications in multiple countries.

To harmonize patent laws and procedures worldwide.

To promote the development of new technologies.

To protect intellectual property rights.

All countries in the world.

Most countries in the world.

Only developed countries.

Only developing countries.

File an application in the national patent office of each country where protection is sought.

File an international application with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

File an application in the European Patent Office (EPO).

File an application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

12 months from the date of filing the first national application.

18 months from the date of filing the first national application.

24 months from the date of filing the first national application.

30 months from the date of filing the first national application.

A report prepared by WIPO that searches for prior art relevant to the invention.

A report prepared by the national patent office of the country where the PCT application was filed.

A report prepared by the EPO.

A report prepared by the USPTO.

A report prepared by WIPO that examines the patentability of the invention.

A report prepared by the national patent office of the country where the PCT application was filed.

A report prepared by the EPO.

A report prepared by the USPTO.

It creates a single international patent application that can be filed in multiple countries.

It grants the inventor a patent in all PCT member countries.

It allows the inventor to delay the filing of national patent applications.

It extends the term of the patent.

An international treaty that provides for the protection of industrial property, including patents.

A treaty that establishes the PCT.

A treaty that harmonizes patent laws and procedures worldwide.

A treaty that promotes the development of new technologies.

A treaty that establishes a centralized depository for microorganisms.

A treaty that harmonizes patent laws and procedures worldwide.

A treaty that promotes the development of new technologies.

A treaty that extends the term of the patent.

A law that implements the PCT in the United States.

A law that harmonizes patent laws and procedures worldwide.

A law that promotes the development of new technologies.

A law that extends the term of the patent.

It simplifies the process of obtaining international patent protection.

It reduces the cost of obtaining international patent protection.

It allows the inventor to delay the filing of national patent applications.

All of the above.

It can be more expensive than filing national patent applications.

It can take longer to obtain a patent than filing national patent applications.

It may not be available in all countries.

All of the above.

It will continue to be an important tool for obtaining international patent protection.

It will be replaced by a new international patent system.

It will be phased out as countries adopt their own patent laws and procedures.

It is uncertain.

The cost of filing a PCT application.

The time it takes to obtain a patent through the PCT.

The complexity of the PCT process.

All of the above.

Reducing the cost of filing a PCT application.

Streamlining the PCT process.

Making the PCT more accessible to inventors in developing countries.

All of the above.