I am by now part way through a series of sixteen webinars about the ePCT system. Thirteen of the webinars have been presented, and there are three more webinars that you can register for (click here to register). We were successful in recording the first thirteen webinars and the recordings have been edited into presentable form and have been posted for viewing. So if you missed any of the first thirteen webinars, you can view the recording. Here are the topics and links for viewing the thirteen recordings that have been posted so far.
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- Webinar 1. Thursday, March 2, 2023. Intro to ePCT, why ePCT is important, getting a user ID and password, setting up 2FA. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:13).
- Webinar 2. Thursday, March 9, 2023. Why attorneys need to learn about ePCT, why you cannot simply delegate stuff to support staff. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:05).
- Webinar 3. Thursday, March 16, 2023. Making sure your US priority documents are available to DAS, best practices for filing US priority documents, Certificates of Availability, setting up alerts. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:21).
- Webinar 4. Thursday, March 23, 2023. Handshakes, eOwners, eEditors, eViewers, access rights groups, employee first day of work, employee last day of work. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:20).
- Webinar 5. Thursday, March 30, 2023. Shared address books, collaborative workflow, sharing with clients, sharing with outside counsel. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:10).
- Webinar 6. Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Getting to know your ePCT workbench, portfolios, office profiles, cloning, ePCT actions. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:15).
- Webinar 7. Thursday, April 13, 2023. Getting pending PCT applications into your workbench, going back to January 1, 2009, archiving old applications. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (0:39).
- Webinar 8. Thursday, April 20, 2023. Filing a new PCT application in RO/US using ePCT. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:13).
- Webinar 9. Thursday, April 27, 2023. Filing a new PCT application in RO/IB using ePCT. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:05).
- Webinar 10. Tuesday, May 2, 2023. ePCT actions and communications with the IB. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:18).
- Webinar 11. Thursday, May 11, 2023. External signatures and PCT declarations. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:18).
- Webinar 12. Thursday, May 18, 2023. Sequence listings and ePCT. Note that this is not about how to create a sequence listing. This webinar assumes you already know how to create a sequence listing. This webinar talks about things that you need to know in ePCT that relate to sequence listings. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:21).
- Webinar 13. Thursday, June 1, 2023. Docketing of PCT applications and making use of ePCT notifications. Suggested companion purchase. Download the presentation materials. View the recording (1:05).
Thank you so very much for the informative ePCT webinar series and for the first 13 recordings. I am going pale blue in the face, with bated breath, awaiting the recordings of Webinar 14 onward. Should I keep holding my breath in anticipation? Are further recordings likely to be forthcoming in the foreseeable future? Thank you again!