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A patent is valid only in the country where the right is granted. This means that an Indian patent is valid only in India. Therefore, you must apply for patent rights in every country, where you are interested in protecting your inventions. Typically, you should protect your invention in a country, provided that there is a market for the invention in ...
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ProfessionalI am going to apply for a patent for one of my inventions and want to know if a patent valid globally? Is there something called a global patent?
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ProfessionalA patent is valid only in the country where the right is granted. This means that an Indian patent is valid only in India. Therefore, you must apply for patent rights in every country, where you are interested in protecting your inventions. Typically, you should protect your invention in a country, provided that there is a market for the invention in that country and you have the resources to exploit the market either directly or indirectly.
Additionally, PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) is an international convention, which makes it simple to apply for patent in multiple countries. PCT facilitates a single window application process. For example, if you want to file applications in multiple countries, then you could just file one application with WIPO (World IP Organization). International Bureau (IB) does initial search and examination and forwards the reports to individual countries. While you must still file national applications in the individual countries (where you are interested in protecting the invention), the PCT process brings down the overall cost by ensuring that initial search and examination (optional) is done only once.
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I am going to apply for a patent for one of my inventions and want to know if a patent valid globally? Is there something called a global patent?
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Wazzeer Professional Network
ProfessionalA patent is valid only in the country where the right is granted. This means that an Indian patent is valid only in India. Therefore, you must apply for patent rights in every country, where you are interested in protecting your inventions. Typically, you should protect your invention in a country, provided that there is a market for the invention in that country and you have the resources to exploit the market either directly or indirectly.
Additionally, PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) is an international convention, which makes it simple to apply for patent in multiple countries. PCT facilitates a single window application process. For example, if you want to file applications in multiple countries, then you could just file one application with WIPO (World IP Organization). International Bureau (IB) does initial search and examination and forwards the reports to individual countries. While you must still file national applications in the individual countries (where you are interested in protecting the invention), the PCT process brings down the overall cost by ensuring that initial search and examination (optional) is done only once.
over 4 years ago
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