Questions tagged [international]
Questions involving patent issues across multiple countries. If your question is about a specific region or country (Eu, China, ...) please include that tag. If your question is about PCT applications (sometimes called international patents), please include that tag.
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What is the status of this patent?
How can I figure out if PCT/AU2012/001589 is granted or not?
There is a prior art case with US 2,223,561 A patented in 1939, but I don't know how to track that case.
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Estoppel from international phase amendments
In a PCT filing, is there any estoppel effect of arguments presented during the international phase (under art 19 or art 34) on national phase filings?
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validity of pharmaceutical patent in another country
If a pharmaceutical is patented in the US could it be produced and sold freely in another country?
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Which countries does this patent cover? Is it possible to design around it?
In reference to the patent: US20130223070
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Lip balm pen, inquiring about its international eligibility
In reference to the patent: US 8,596,897 B2
I am inquiring to the eligibility of this patent in the UK.
Also checking if this patent was passed and taken into effect.
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What is the jurisdiction of this patent KR101682440B1
This is a Korean patent. Does this patent prevent a European company from using this method and selling products made with this method?
Can a European person register this patent for Europe?
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How was this Bitrex based repellent invention able to be patented while there were already similar bitrex based products invented before?
While browsing patents.google.com I stumbled on this invention that was patented in 2020.
Its a repellent that's primarily based on the bitterant Denatonium and can be used to make certain plants ...
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Most countries require that patent applications be filed before public disclosure of an invention: does it include US provisional patent applications?
I read on techtransfer.harvard.edu:
In the United States, patent applications may be filed up to one year after an invention's first public disclosure. In contrast, most foreign countries require ...
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Which countries don't permit filing of a patent application for up to 1 year after US patent application is filed (filed before public disclosure)?
I read on techtransfer.harvard.edu:
In the United States, patent applications may be filed up to one year after an invention's first public disclosure. In contrast, most foreign countries require ...
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How can I see whether an international patent application was filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?
Given a patent application filed internationally, e.g. https://patents.google.com/patent/GB2571811A/, how can I see whether it was filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)?
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Merely offering an idea for sale negates (affects) patentability. Really?
(Assuming I have a very novel invention that has been ready for patenting (for months or more), in the US.)
Suppose I write a press release or conduct an auction (online/physical) or tweet or even ...
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Nationals to file for patent in their countries first
This is merely a hypothetical scenario but, I've been reading this article with regards to patents made by Greek nationals, which states that:
In cases where they are working in scientific research ...
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Filing in multiple countries with the same law firm and attorney
The question is, is there a cost benefit to filing a patent application in multiple countries with the same law firm and attorney?
Let's suppose that I file in the USA and Canada. I use the same law ...
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(International) Are the non-final office actions publicly searchable or published online or findable using the patent application number?
Are non-final office actions publicly searchable?
If an attorney claims they receive an office action, is there anyway the client may find the letter of the non-final action the attorney received by ...
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(International) How does the client independently obtain substantiated expenses/reciepts/ invoices, non-final office-action letters for patents?
How does the client find the substantiated expenses/receipts for international and general patent filing/annuities without asking the patent lawyer for a copy? Does one ask for serial numbers, or what ...
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Why would someone not file the same patent in China after filing the USA?
I am asking this because according to my research it is extremely cheap to file a patent in China (with attorney fees included). It is about a 1/10th of the price in the US. That would be less than a $...
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Can I rescind nonpublication request and apply for PCT?
After 4 years prosecution, our USPTO application was allowed. We filed with a nonpublication request.Our patent was not published yet.
At the time of filing we had no intentions of applying for ...
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Corpus of (non-automatically) translated patents
A question from a patent outsider: is there any point in the patent process in which a patent might be translated (by a human, not automatically)? I am looking for patents in multiple languages to ...
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Hiring a US patent attorney that is able to help with getting patents in the EU and China
I plan to get patents for my invention in the US, EU, and China.
I am in the US.
Is it common for US attorneys to either have the capacity to help with getting patents in other countries like the EU ...
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If a company is selling a product from my patent in another country, can I get them to stop by filing patent in the country that the company is sellin
This question is a spinoff of this one:
If I license my patent to a corporation, would that tip them off to try to claim this patent in another country?
From the question above, I learned that if I ...
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Are there people who constantly look up newly granted patents in one country so that they can use it in another country?
If you are only considering filing a patent in one country, then as soon as your patent is granted it becomes public.
So that means that someone in China will be able to manufacture and sell the ...
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Is it legal to sell patented product in another country?
I'd like to begin reselling a patented product, in a country other than the one it's patented in.
Could I get in trouble for selling it? Does the answer change if we talk about a replica of the ...
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How to Understand CNIPA's National Interest Rules
Last month my patent was fully granted in Japan. I have only a short while longer until my PCT 30 month period expires. China is interesting to me especially for Hong Kong.
I watched a video on ...
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Where can I find all the reference documentation for a PCT?
This means all the communications and documents submitted, generated, exchanged and issued during the international phase (PCT) and all the communications and documents submitted, generated, exchanged ...
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Is this patent application granted, abandonded or pending? Which countries does it cover? Are there family members?
Is the patent link to the patent valid?
Has it been granted?
For which countries does the protection apply?
Are there other patents associated wth it?
How do I know all this?
(This question is ...
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Can technology manufactured in UK be sold in US if only US patented but earlier manufactured in UK
If a technology was initially invented, manufactured and sold in the UK around 2008, but not patented, and a similar technology was later patented in the US in 2015 by a different company, can the ...
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Using a US-patented invention in Canada
Are there any limitations or processes for using a patent in Canada that is registered only in the US?
Are there any liability issues? Would I be infringing?
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How is a US patent linked to the non-us person's identity?
I was wondering, how is a patent linked to the owning people who reside outside US? It cannot be only assigned by name of course. There might be thousands of people by the same name.
Is it linked to, ...
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Global ethical implications of a US patent
I would like to understand the ethics of Patents. There is a product that is currently sold worldwide, with a patent in the US only. If I was to sell the same product (diff. logo) in the UK/EU, what ...
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What counts as patents of "Foreign Origin" in the USPTO statistics?
The U.S. Patent Statistics Chart
Calendar Years 1963 - 2019 (mirror) distinguish Applications of "U.S. Origin" from Applications of "Foreign Origin".
What counts as patents of "Foreign Origin" in ...
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Older US Utility Application
... that I am wanting international coverage but cannot as the time to do so has expired. I have designed a new component that works with the old claims as a single unit. Can I resume international ...
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Filing of a PCT without disclosing all previous applications
A competitor of mine has filed a PCT application recently. They operate in Pakistan and Canada.
I would like to challenge this PCT application.
The timeline is my concern here:
2013-11-04: They ...
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What can we do if a manufacturer in China copy our US patented product and sell them directly to US end user through E commerce
What can we do if a manufacturer in China copied our US patented product and constantly sell their copies to US buyers through international E commerce platform?
This Chinese company does not have a ...
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Options for commercializing a concept already covered by patent?
Over time I have developed a process and system for performing a core task in my field. The system is genuinely revolutionary, reducing the time required to perform the work by a factor of between ...
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Patents that have been filed through the PCT
How do I confirm if an United States patent has been filed through the PCT ? Is there a number(cover page) on a granted patent that shows all the countries that the invention are protected in as well ?...
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Is US 2013/0208181 A1 valid in Australia?
In reference to the patent: US 2013/0208181 A1
Is this patent valid in Australia?
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PCT application: when is the last chance to file divisional applications?
Overview:
I have several related inventions in a slowly emerging industry.
Goal of minimizing upfront cost:
I'm trying to preserve an early priority date while minimizing/delaying upfront cost as ...
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Can the same patent be extended to a new country without one of the original co-author
Back in 2017 I signed a patent contract with the company in which I used to work as one of the co-authors of an invention that was going to be patented in Europe. In this contract I was forced (...
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Patent enforcement
Can a US company which does not hold a patent for a product or method sell a US patented product or use a US patented method overseas without a licensing agreement?
Is a US patent enforceable against ...
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How to deal with patents that others hold?
I am an aspiring inventor and in the best case scenario I will be developing smartphones but something that is a huge hurdle for me are the patents that other people hold. I mean one company patented ...
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Can I develop a product in the UK that has a US only patent?
My idea has recently been granted a patent in the US. I am based in the UK. Can I still develop and market the product in my local territory? I assume the US patent holders could apply and be granted ...
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Is this patent issued?
In reference to the patent: WO2005071644A1
How can I find out whether any patents have been granted resultant from this WIPO application?
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Patenting a game idea in India
I am having an idea related with a game, and I'd like to get it patented.
I am a resident from India. If I patent this gaming idea in my country, would it be valid in an international level, so that ...
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What countries is this patent effective US5710377 A
In reference to the patent: US5710377
In what countries is patent US5710377A effective/protected currently?
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How can I perform a global patent search for free?
I'm aware of several resources for searching the national or regional (e.g. EU) patent databases, but have found no tool for searching patents in all (or even several) countries at the same time.
Is ...
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Am I getting a response for Rescission of Previous Nonpublication Request?
I filed a US patent using EFS-Unregistered on June 1st, 2018 with request not to publish. I filed the related international ePCT on June 4th, 2018. I understood that I would need to rescind the ...
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Canadian and intl patent application-in-process beat me to it
I had an idea for an invention. I found nothing similar on uspto.gov. Then I discovered Google Patents. I immediately found that someone from Canada is filing a patent for the same invention on the ...
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The allowability of amendments
My PCT application (at EPO) has been rejected due to the lack of novelty and inventive step. Now, I am considering amendment of the claims under Article 34 PCT.
The description contains the following ...
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Which is the first filed country of patent CN 203733449 U?
If an inventor wants patent protection in more than one country than he has to file a patent application in different countries separately for the same invention. So the country in which the applicant ...
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An idea for mobile phones screen utility option
I have an idea! (Just) in my mind.it is a very useful idea when it will b practicly use in for upcoming mobie phone which will be more convenient to use there phons easily...
So shall I patent my ...
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