berfitry@alien.topB to EntrepreneurEnglish · 10 months agoShould I tell Alibaba manufacturers I have a patent for my product so they won't easily steal my idea?message-squaremessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareShould I tell Alibaba manufacturers I have a patent for my product so they won't easily steal my idea?berfitry@alien.topB to EntrepreneurEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square139fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareScientiaEstPotentia_@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoEuropean patent applies to whole of the EU. Then you file a patent for the US, Canada and Australia and have pretty much the whole western world covered
minus-squareMyNameCannotBeSpoken@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoBut obtaining a patent in one jurisdiction doesn’t mean it will be granted elsewhere
minus-squareScientiaEstPotentia_@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI never said it does. Just wanted to clarify that if i register a patent at the EU patent agency it won’t apply only to my country whichever that is.
European patent applies to whole of the EU. Then you file a patent for the US, Canada and Australia and have pretty much the whole western world covered
But obtaining a patent in one jurisdiction doesn’t mean it will be granted elsewhere
I never said it does. Just wanted to clarify that if i register a patent at the EU patent agency it won’t apply only to my country whichever that is.