[Pct] 92bis need to add inventor email?

Tue Jun 24 13:58:04 UTC 2025

Thank you Michael & Mike! Just saved this email chain for future 
reference ... and looking forward to the update (thank you for being so 
responsive!)

On 6/24/2025 8:04 AM, KAISER Jan Michael via Pct wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> A brief not-so-brief addition to Mike's information.
>
> Indeed, '/ePCT (email with a link to view and download the document in 
> ePCT)/' is currently preselected as notification method 
> <https://www.wipo.int/en/web/ipportal-support/epct-user-guide/faq?id=7076021> 
> by default, for example when you make a change of inventor:
>
>
> However, in the next few days or weeks (depending on whether 
> everything goes well), a new version of ePCT will be released, in 
> which this field will be empty in the future. Only for certain 
> parties, for example, the agent, will you be prompted to make a 
> conscious selection for the notification method 
> <https://www.wipo.int/en/web/ipportal-support/epct-user-guide/faq?id=7076021> 
> and provide an email address.
>
> For the inventor/s, both can remain blank (also in the current ePCT 
> version):
>
> …unless you want to use the external signature function 
> <https://www.wipo.int/en/web/ipportal-support/epct-user-guide/faq?id=4368099>, 
> e.g. to request the inventors’ signatures for declaration (iv) 
> <https://www.wipo.int/en/web/ipportal-support/epct-user-guide/faq?id=7116612> 
> by email.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Michael
>
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> *From:*Pct <pct-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf Of *RICHARDSON 
> Michael via Pct
> *Sent:* 24 June 2025 14:03
> *To:* For users of the PCT and ePCT. This is not for laypersons to 
> seek legal advice. <pct at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* RICHARDSON Michael <michael.richardson at wipo.int>
> *Subject:* Re: [Pct] 92bis need to add inventor email?
>
> Dear Will
>
> Further to my previous post, I would like to thank you for bringing 
> this to our attention.
>
> We have been looking into the fact that it’s not very user friendly 
> opening this screen with a default arrangement that means you need 
> have to clear the notification method before you continue without 
> entering an email address when that is the normal thing to when there 
> wasn’t an email address there before.  This is a transitional effect 
> that we hadn’t considered that occurs when changing data originally 
> created before a recent change to the system.  We will take steps to 
> clean this up so that you should soon see a more intuitive arrangement 
> and not need to take the step I mentioned earlier.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike
>
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> *From:*Pct <pct-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf Of *RICHARDSON 
> Michael via Pct
> *Sent:* 24 June 2025 9:54 AM
> *To:* For users of the PCT and ePCT. This is not for laypersons to 
> seek legal advice. <pct at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* RICHARDSON Michael <michael.richardson at wipo.int>
> *Subject:* Re: [Pct] 92bis need to add inventor email?
>
> Dear Will
>
> An email address is only required if a notification method is set – 
> for an inventor there is no requirement to have a notification method. 
> Select the blank option in the notification method box and you should 
> be able to leave the email address field blank.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike
>
> Classification: WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
>
> *From:*Pct <pct-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf Of *William 
> Slate via Pct
> *Sent:* 24 June 2025 4:50 AM
> *To:* For users of the PCT and ePCT. This is not for laypersons to 
> seek legal advice. <pct at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* William Slate <slatew at bachlap.com>
> *Subject:* [Pct] 92bis need to add inventor email?
>
> I want to correct an inventor name in a not-yet published IA of which 
> I am eOwner.
>
> ePCT 92bis request now requires me to add an inventor email address. 
> Is this a new thing?
>
> Will
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