The subject line says it all — starting on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, I will be presenting fifteen lectures about the PCT. Thanks to sponsorship from WIPO, these lectures will be free of charge.
Who should attend? Any practitioner who gives advice to clients about PCT should attend. Any practitioner who supervises a paralegal that does PCT work (and who is thus responsible for the work carried out by that paralegal) should attend. Any paralegal that does PCT work should attend.
Should those who are located outside of the US attend? Yes from time to time we will discuss US-specific aspects of PCT, but nearly all of the topics discussed will be of great interest to PCT enthusiasts located anywhere in the world.
CLE? No, we have not made plans to seek CLE accreditation for these lectures.
What if I miss one of the fifteen lectures? In almost every lecture we will draw upon material covered in earlier lectures. If you miss a lecture, we suggest downloading and studying the presentation slides for that lecture. In addition, you may find it helpful to watch the recorded video of the corresponding Schwegman lecture from 2022.
Why now? To learn what inspired this lecture series at this particular time, click here.
When may I download the slides? We are presently editing each slide deck to bring it as up to date as possible. As each slide deck is finalized, we will make it available as a link in the table below.
What time of day is each webinar? We strongly urge you to use the “add to calendar” function when registering for each webinar. This will enter the webinar into your calendar in your own time zone. But to answer your question, each webinar will commence at 11AM Mountain Time.
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| Lecture number |
Date | Description | Register | Download slides |
| 1 | Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | What is PCT? Why we care? Paris path versus PCT | register | slides |
| 2 | Friday, November 26, 2025 | Planning for PCT and Paris, Article 4 of Paris, SAOSIT, Making use of WIPO DAS | register | slides |
| 3 | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Selecting a Receiving Office, RO/US versus RO/IB | register | slides |
| 4 | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | Selecting an International Searching Authority | register | slides |
| 5 | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Preparing a PCT Request – Making use of ePCT and getting benefit of validations, avoiding malpractice on priority claim mistakes | register | slides |
| 6 | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Using workplace collaboration features of ePCT as you lead up to the PCT Filing, shared address book, external signatures, document reviews | register | slides |
| 7 | Thursday, December 11, 2025 | E-Filing of the PCT Application and docketing of PCT thereafter | register | slides |
| 8 | Friday, December 12, 2025 | What to do when the International Search Report and Written Opinion arrive, do you file a Demand? | register | slides |
| 9 | Monday, December 15, 2025 | Using ePCT for “actions” such as 92bis requests, communicating with ISAs | register | slides |
| 10 | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Mechanics of filing a Demand, steps before and after filing the Demand | register | slides |
| 11 | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | Understanding and using the five kinds of PCT declarations | register | slides |
| 12 | Thursday, December 18, 2025 | National-phase entry generally – tips for some Offices | register | slides |
| 13 | Friday, December 19, 2025 | Choosing between US national-phase entry and bypass continuation | register | slides |
| 14 | Monday, December 22, 2025 | Best practices and procedure for US national-phase entry | register | slides |
| 15 | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | Making use of PCT-PPH, and comparison with Track I | register | slides |