Filing and managing PCT applications webinar with WIPO and CIPA
From December 2025, ePCT will be the only way to file PCT applications where Intellectual Property Office (IPO) UK is the receiving office.
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are hosting two webinars to help you get familiar with the system.
What you’ll learn
The webinars will show you how to:
- file international (PCT) applications through ePCT with IPO UK as the receiving office
- submit post-filing documents to receiving offices, the International Bureau and other participating IP offices
- manage access rights for your team
- use ePCT’s features to monitor and manage your international applications.
Webinar one: Introduction to ePCT 16 December 2025, 1 hour
This session covers the fundamentals of WIPO’s ePCT system, including how to file with IPO UK as your receiving office, and an overview of key features.
Register here [link]: webinar one
Webinar two: Live demonstration of ePCT 17 December 2025, 1 hour
Watch a step-by-step demonstration of filing with IPO UK as the receiving office, uploading documents, managing access rights and using ePCT’s portfolio management tools.
Register here [link]: webinar two
Who should attend?
These webinars are designed for patent practitioners, paralegals and applicants who file or manage PCT applications.
Questions will be answered at the end of each session.
For more information about filing PCT applications with IPO UK, read our blog [link]: What’s changing – filing international patents
