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  provides a mechanism by which an applicant can file a single application that, when certain requirements have been fulfilled, is equivalent to a regular national filing in each designated Contracting State. There are currently over 112 PCT Contracting States.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  PCT. (n.d.). United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pct.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  PCT. www.uspto.gov. United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pct (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "PCT." United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/pct.

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