OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp (OWCP)

[bybtrader]

FALSE! There are three types of patents: Local, regional, and INTERNATIONAL. I would like everyone to go to the following link to look at WIPO's presentation on patents in general. They explain the whole procedure so clearly. And please pay attention to PAGE 11 where it says:

Filing one “international” patent application has the same effect as filing national applications in 148 PCT Contracting States

Here is the link to the presentation:

http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/africa/en/wipo_pat_hre_15/wipo_pat_hre_15_t_8_b.pdf

WIPO explains the advantages of PCT application as:

- One application has the same effect of filing patent applications in 148 countries
- Postpone the major costs associated with seeking patent protection internationally

All OWCP patents are filed with PCT and protected across 148 countries including US. You can simply confirm this by looking at the "designated states" section of the patents.