PCT and Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Microorganisms Deposit in Chile 1 Bogotá-Colombia, April 24, 2014 Forum about the International Patent System and Cooperation Mechanisms

Chile joins PCT  Chile becomes a member state of PCT ( )  Entries into force in Chile ( )  Law Nº incorporates Title XI to the National Legislation, regarding PCT (arts.114 a 121) ( )  INAPI designated as PCT ISA/IPEA ( ) 2

Current advances for ISA/IPEA 3  New PCT Organizational Structure  Human Resources have been trained - USPTO experts visited INAPI - INAPI examiners visit to CIPO  Quality Management System  Receiving Office process has been validated  e-PCT  Available databases - BEIC (Scientific information Digital Library). - STN - ProQuest Dialog - Thomson Innovation - IEEE

ISA/IPEA activities on  Human Resources development - Quality Subgroup and Meeting of International Authorities - Visit to ILPO and IP Australia - Searching training by CIPO and IP Australia - Further activities to be designed  Administrative management system development (IT)  Validation of ISA/IPEA flowchart and processes  Starting activities as ISA/IPEA

Chile and Budapest Treaty  Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Microorganisms Deposit for the Patent Procedure Purposes comes into force in Chile in 05/08/2011.  The treaty regulates the disclosure of contents of patent applications regarding microorganisms through its deposits and its main objective is avoiding the filing of deposits ​​ in each of the countries where the applicants want to apply for a patent.  In 2012, Chile was designated International Authority for the Deposit of Microorganisms (IDA) for the WIPO.  The Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) through its Chilean Microbial Genetic Resources Collection (CChRGM) becomes the first and only IDA in South America.  Nowadays, Budapest Treaty has 79 members states and 42 IDAs 5

Conclusions  For Chile the use of international treaties such as PCT and Budapest are tools to be part of the international patent system.  These treaties promote patenting both at national and regional levels, providing easier means and more alternatives for the applicants to protect their inventions.  Once INAPI starts its operation as PCT ISA/IPEA, a more active role in the international patent system and collaboration with other offices in his development is expected. 6

Thank You. 7 Henry Crew A. Head of PCT Department