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The '''''PCT Gazette''''' is a [[week]]ly [[multilingualism|bilingual]] [[publication]] of the [[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO). It is published by the International Bureau of WIPO pursuant to Article 55 of the [[Patent Cooperation Treaty]] (PCT),<ref name=PCTART55>{{PCT Article|55|4}}</ref> which provides a system for filing international ([[patent]]) [[patent application|application]]s. The ''Gazette'' contains among other things bibliographic data of international applications when published and notices concerning changes to fees, legal provisions and Office procedures relating to the PCT.

The first issue of the ''PCT Gazette'' (No 01/1978) was published on May 11, 1978.<ref>World Intellectual Property Organization, ''The First Twenty-five Years of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) 1970-1995'', 1995, {{ISBN|92-805-0601-3}}, page 142.</ref> The ''PCT Gazette'' was available both in paper and electronic form (at least during a period) before April 1, 2006.<ref name=PCTRULE86>{{PCT Rule|86|1|b}}</ref> Since April 1, 2006, the ''Gazette'' is no longer made available in paper form.<ref name=PCTNEWSLETTER20063>[http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pctndocs/en/2006/pct_news_2006_3.pdf ''PCT Newsletter'' March 2006 (No. 03/2006)] (pdf).</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Official Journal of the European Patent Office]]
* [[European Patent Bulletin]]
* [[List of intellectual property law journals]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/resultWeeklyBrowse.jsf Weekly Issues of the ''PCT Gazette'', by year] on the WIPO web site

[[Category:Gazettes]]
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[[Category:Magazines established in 1978]]
[[Category:Works about patent law]]
[[Category:World Intellectual Property Organization]]


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