International Patent Protection
Our patent attorneys can help you secure patent protection in foreign countries to provide you with international patent protection in key foreign countries. Related to international patent protection, a U.S. patent grants you the exclusive right to import your invention into the U.S, which can be enforced by our patent attorneys. However, the patent protections provided by a U.S. patent are generally limited to activities occurring in the U.S.
Our registered patent attorneys can advise you of different procedural options available to you for pursuing international patent protection.
If patent protection in a foreign country would be beneficial, there are important deadlines and expenses to discuss with a patent attorney. Our registered patent attorneys can advise you of different procedural options available to you for pursuing international patent protection. Each country has its own unique rules that will determine the timing, expenses, and procedural options involved.
Our Seattle patent law firm maintains a network of international patent attorneys to assist our clients pursue international patent protection in different countries. Our patent attorneys will advise you regarding:
- the Patent Cooperation Treaty process (PCT Applications) for worldwide patent protection;
- the European Patent Office for European patent protection; and
- Paris Convention priority for directly pursuing patent protection in individual countries.