IP-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ
Use the PCT year to buy evidence, not comfort
Use the PCT pathway to sequence international patent decisions around evidence, markets, and budget.
The expansion fork A provisional is aging, international interest is uneven, and country-level costs are about to become real. The team needs evidence before national phase commitments. PCT discipline Preserve -> learn -> choose A PCT filing buys time for evidence, not a reason to avoid deciding. Shortcut File everywhere out of fear A national phase list the business can defend International patent spend should follow strategic evidence. 01 Preserve 02 Evidence 03 Score 04 Choose
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