World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[bankinonit]

My understanding of this recent PCT application is that it is a submission under the Patent Cooperation Treaty which is an international search and subsequent examination of the invention. It does not result in a direct award of a patent. The applicant must follow this up with a regional or national patent application for a legally binding patent in that particular country or jurisdiction. There is no such thing as an international patent, but apparently this sets a precedent of a time stamp on the invention and a certain amount of legitimacy to the invention internationally. If someone on the board has more of an expert knowledge of why WSGI has gone this route, I'm sure we'd all be interested. TIA.

bank