International Patent Registration
International Patent Registration
Want to protect your invention abroad? Then you need our international patent service. Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) we can seek protection for your invention in more than 153 countries.
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What Is International Patent Registration?
International patent registration is the process of seeking protection for an invention in several countries. There is no single worldwide patent — patent protection is territorial. In practice the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is used: one international application lets you postpone, by many months, the decision on which countries to pursue.
How the PCT Route Works
- National filing. An application is usually filed with TÜRKPATENT first, creating a priority right.
- International application. The PCT application is filed within twelve months of the priority date.
- International search report. The competent authority reports on novelty and inventive step.
- International publication. WIPO publishes the application about eighteen months after the priority date.
- National/regional phase. Within thirty months (thirty-one in some countries) of the priority date, separate proceedings begin in each chosen country.
Why the PCT Is Used
The PCT does not grant a patent; it buys time. During those thirty months you can test commercial potential, hold investor talks and decide — using the search report — which markets justify the cost. Translation and local attorney fees are deferred rather than incurred all at once.