Tratado de Coopera o em mat ria de Patentes (PCT) : Regulamento de Execu o do PCT (texto em vigor a partir de 1 de Julho de 2018)

The Patent Cooperation Treaty makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries by filing an "international" patent application. Such an application may be filed by anyone who is a national or a resident of a Contracting State.