IP Forecaster makes it simple to create PCT application forecasts in a single forecast. These forecasts can be Saved, Emailed, and/or Exported for later use or distribution to team members or clients to review.
- From your Homepage, at the top under Create a New Forecast, click the button labeled Patent. Then select PCT Applications. This will take you directly to the PCT Forecast screen.
- You will see that WIPO is already selected as the Starting Point.
- Under the International Offices, you can now select the countries that will act as the Receiving Office and as the International Search Authority (ISA).
- Receiving Office – This is the office where you will file your application.
- International Search Authority (ISA)—This is the authority with which you want to search. The system will restrict the countries in the ISA list based on the Receiving Office used.
- NOTE: For pages that exceed 30 pages, an additional fee will be charged.
- Under Fee Filters, select the Fee Sources you want to include in the Forecast. Just click the toggle on/off button to turn off fees that may not be relevant to your forecast or that you don’t want to include.
Let us set up two examples: First, we will select the “United States” as both the Receiving Office and the Search Authority.
Another example would be selecting “United States as the Receiving Office, and then we use Europe as the Search Authority.
- Now, click on the Create Forecast button at the bottom to generate your results.
Forecast Results: You will have 3 different views of the results: Hybrid, Summary, and Detailed Timeline.
Results using a US Search Authority – Hybrid, Summary, and Detailed Timeline
Results using an EPO Search Authority – Hybrid, Summary, and Detailed Timeline
- Saving and Sharing (bottom left) allows you to Save, Edit, Export, Create New, or Send by Email your forecast results.
If you need any additional assistance, please contact us at support@prokurio.com, and we’ll get you the answers you need!
