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A. Patent rights that can be enforced are national rights, not international rights. This is just the way it is. One day, there may... view

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A. No, clear and comprehensible drawings (that enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention without undue ex... view

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posted Tuesday 7 of June 2011 by Jermaine
A. A provisional patent is better referred to a provisional patent application, because provisional patents per se don't exist, meaning they never issue as patents but only serve as the basis for filing a regular or international patent application, which can later mature into a national or regional patent capable of protecting a well defined technical solution. A design patent is something altogether different as this protects the ornamental aspects of an industrial design and not the functional elements.

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A. Yes, you can file an international patent without filing a patent in each country. However, at some point in the future, you mu... view
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