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Patent Infringement In Another Country In Franklin
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You cannot get a patent on an existing product because it is not new or novel. Under U.S. Patent Laws, only novel inventions can receive a patent.
If an earlier applicant obtains a patent first in their own country, can others subsequently patent the same invention in a different country? The simple answer “should” be no.
If you're thinking of protecting your invention in multiple countries, you have two general options: (1) file your first application directly in each country of interest, or (2) file a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application, and “nationalize” the PCT application in each country of interest at a later date.
Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent offices.
Submit the application to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or a national patent office. Your invention is then provisionally protected in all contracting states of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The WIPO carries out a search on the state of the art (also known as the prior art).
Patents are territorial rights. In general, the exclusive rights are only applicable in the country or region in which a patent has been filed and granted, in ance with the law of that country or region. How are patent rights enforced?
A U.S. patent holder can block importation and sale of an infringing machine, manufacture or composition of matter in the U.S. and can sue for damages. Suit can be brought against foreign companies in U.S. federal court, so long as the patent holder can serve the infringer.
Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent offices.
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A US patent holder can block importation and sale of an infringing machine, manufacture or composition of matter in the US and can sue for damages. This requirement is waived, however, if the filing in the foreign country takes place more than six months after the U.S. filing took place.You're definitely going to need to talk to a patent attorney. You must seek to enforce your rights using the civil, administrative and criminal enforcement remedies available in that country. It must be remembered, that patents, as other Intellectual Property rights, are territorially limited i.e. The Claims of Patent Infringement. A U.S. patent or trademark does not afford protection in another country. My patent protection applies only in the country or countries where my patent issues. For example, if I have patent for a product in the United States only.