How does PCT-SAFE compare with the former PCT-EASY software?
The software is called PCT-SAFE and it enables filing two types of applications: fully electronic and PCT-EASY type applications on paper, accompanied by a physical medium (the choice between the two filing modes is made on the Contents page) . PCT-SAFE was based on an enhanced version of PCT-EASY to facilitate the transition. When preparing the request part of your application, the system validates the entered data and the “traffic light” system indicates any fields, which may have been incorrectly or inconsistently completed. In order to file an application electronically, the description, claims, abstract and drawings – also called the application body – of the international application can be drafted using a word processor and then converted into the XML format (eXtensible Markup Language) using the PCT-SAFE Editor, an authoring tool that is provided in the PCT-SAFE software package, or the application can be written using the Editor directly. The application body can also be prepa
