{"id":9992,"date":"2021-12-27T05:53:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T05:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=9992"},"modified":"2021-12-27T05:54:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T05:54:41","slug":"important-points-to-know-before-looking-for-patent-protection-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/important-points-to-know-before-looking-for-patent-protection-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Points to Know Before Looking for Patent Protection Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As\nyou may know, Patents have limited territorial scope, which means Patent Rights\ncan only be implemented in the nation where a Patent application has been filed\nor applied. Hence, if you are looking to take your technology or business\noutside of your domestic country, it is recommendable that you expand your\nPatent Rights in all nations of interest. It aids you in fully leveraging your\nPatent Rights and boosting business revenue. In this blog, we\u2019ll discuss some\nvital points to remember before looking for Patent Protection Overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a55c1c0273\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a55c1c0273\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/important-points-to-know-before-looking-for-patent-protection-overseas\/#Why_is_it_Necessary_to_Expand_your_Patent_Protection_Overseas_or_Globally\" title=\"Why is it\nNecessary to Expand your Patent Protection Overseas or Globally?\">Why is it\nNecessary to Expand your Patent Protection Overseas or Globally?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/important-points-to-know-before-looking-for-patent-protection-overseas\/#Different_Methods_to_Seek_Patent_Protection_Overseas\" title=\"Different\nMethods to Seek Patent Protection Overseas\">Different\nMethods to Seek Patent Protection Overseas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/important-points-to-know-before-looking-for-patent-protection-overseas\/#What_is_a_PCT_Application\" title=\"What is a PCT\nApplication?\">What is a PCT\nApplication?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/important-points-to-know-before-looking-for-patent-protection-overseas\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_Necessary_to_Expand_your_Patent_Protection_Overseas_or_Globally\"><\/span>Why is it\nNecessary to Expand your Patent Protection Overseas or Globally?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier\nwhen inventors didn&#8217;t have to worry about protecting their <strong><em>IP (Intellectual Property) <\/em><\/strong>outside\ntheir country. This is because products were conceived, purchased &amp;\nmanufactured within their territory or region. However, the rise of\nglobalisation and e-commerce has altered this dynamic. Now, a product produced\nin a single corner of the world can easily be sold &amp; manufactured all over\nthe globe. Moreover, applicants are looking forwards to the Patent Protection\nOverseas, especially for an invention having an international Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the worldwide economy puts forth a set of challenges for the applicants and\/or inventors. One of them is how to make sure that your invention is safeguarded in nations that have easy access to your process\/product? The answer to this question is that by filing an application for <a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/patent-registration\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>Patent Registration<\/strong><\/a> in those nations and expanding your Patent Rights there. Patent Rights or Protection make it hard for your opponents to use your technology or innovation without your due authorisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_Methods_to_Seek_Patent_Protection_Overseas\"><\/span>Different\nMethods to Seek Patent Protection Overseas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While\nyou are looking for Patent Protection Overseas for your invention, it is\nnecessary to know that there is no such option to get an international Patent.\nTo obtain Patents in multiple nations of interest, the following are the\nmethods to seek Patent Protection Overseas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong><em>PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)\nApplication<\/em><\/strong>: Patent Cooperation Treaty is a <strong><em>WIPO\n(World Intellectual Property Organisation)<\/em><\/strong> administrated global treaty.\nIt approves Patent owners or holders to file a single International Patent\napplication to obtain Patent Protection Overseas at once. Patent owners or\nholders can file an application for Patent Registration simultaneously in more\nthan 150 nations. The process involves filing a <strong><em>Non-Provisional Patent\napplication<\/em><\/strong> with WIPO or with the National Patent Office within 12\nmonths from the 1st filing date of a Patent application.<\/li><li><strong><em>Overseas Filing License<\/em><\/strong>:\nOftentimes, candidates don\u2019t see any benefit of filing a Patent application in\ntheir local Patent Office due to the smaller market potential and Non-Patentability\nof the invention. In such a case, a candidate or an applicant can directly file\na Patent application through PCT or Convention Route, in the nations of\ninterest, after getting an Overseas Filing License or written consent from the\nrespective local Patent Office to file a Patent application outside their local\nnation or country.<\/li><li><strong><em>Conventional Application<\/em><\/strong>:\nWhile using the Paris Convention method for filing Patent applications in\nvarious nations, a candidate can file a Patent application either directly or\nwithin 12 months after the filing date of the first application in respective\nnations. Further, Paris Convention applications can also be filed in nations\nthat are not signatory to the Patent Cooperation Treaty. These comprise\nPakistan, Hon Kong, etc. It is vital to state that filing a Convention\napplication is beneficial when a candidate wants to safeguard its invention in\na few nations. But, a Foreign Filing License needs to be attained from the\nlocal Patent Office if the candidate wants to file the application directly in\nnations of interest.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_PCT_Application\"><\/span>What is a PCT\nApplication?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One\nmust have to file a Patent application or priority application with the\nnational Patent Office before filing an application in various countries or\nnations using the PCT Route. Otherwise, the candidate can also file a PCT\napplication directly after getting a Foreign Filing License from their local\nPatent Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nprocedure of filing a PCT application is divided into two phases; the National\nand International phases. This simply means that it begins with filing an international\napplication and concludes with the filing of a national phase application in\nthe regional or national Patent Office. The process of PCT has been described\nbelow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>International Stage:<\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>PCT Application Filing<\/em><\/strong>: A candidate can file the PCT application with the national\/regional Patent Office or <strong>WIPO<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/portal\/en\/index.html\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> holding the PCT guidelines. The application must be filed either directly after getting a Foreign Filing License or within 12 months of application filing with the local Patent Office.<\/li><li><strong><em>Global Search<\/em><\/strong>: The process involves recognition of the published Patent documents and technical literature by the <strong><em>ISA, or International Searching Authority<\/em><\/strong> has chosen by the applicant or candidate. After that, an International Search Report and written opinion is issued by it, which aids the candidate to estimate whether its invention is patentable or not. The report and written opinion are issued within 16 months from the first filing date of the application. <\/li><li><strong><em>Publication<\/em><\/strong>: The International Patent application comes under the public domain after 18 months from the first filing date. It is required to be published within 18 months from the first filing date of the application.<\/li><li><strong><em>International Preliminary Examination<\/em><\/strong>: This step also involves ISA, which conducts an extra patentability examination on request. This conducts extra patentability analysis on request. This is generally carried out on the altered version of a Patent application. After that, it issues an <strong><em>IPER or International Preliminary Examination Report<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>National Stage<\/strong>: Once the PCT procedure is finished, nearly 30-31 months after the first application filing date, you can begin continuing the grant of the Patent directly before the regional or National Patent Offices of the nations where you are interested in obtaining Patent protection.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To end up, ensuring Patent protection in various nations of interest is encouraging for businesses that aim to launch their product in multiple geographies. Both the Paris Convention Routes and PCT should be logically deemed by you, depending on your business goals. At the same time, your primary focus while making a choice should be safeguarding the invention within your immediate market, be it national or global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-invalidity-search\/\">All You Need to Know About Patent Invalidity Search\n<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may know, Patents have limited territorial scope, which means Patent Rights can only be implemented in the nation where a Patent application has been filed or applied. 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