FAQs Patent Questions
Question:The Inventor is the only person allowed to apply for a patent.
Answer: c, with certain exceptions. If a person who is not the inventor should apply for a patent, the patent, if it were obtained, would be invalid.
Question:How long is a patent granted for?
Answer:
Patents expire 20 years from the date of filing. Many other factors can affect the duration of a patent.
Question:Can I obtain international patent protection for my invention?
Answer:
Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent offices.
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