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01/31/11 10:07 AM

#113713 RE: zipjet #113712

Can you even get "worldwide" patents?

No... there is really no such thing as a worldwide patent. To obtain patent protection in a country, you need to file a patent application in that country and be granted a patent by that country's version of the US Patent & Trademark Office. For example, a US patent is valid only in the US, a French patent valid only in France, and a Thai patent valid only in Thailand.

Filing a patent application in each country in the world would be incredibly expensive and time consuming...

http://www.inpex.com/Newsletter/2006-08-01-exhibitor-world-patent.aspx