FAQs Patent Questions

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.

Question:Once the patent is granted, it is outside the jurisdiction of the USPTO

Answer:
Once the patent is granted, it is outside the jurisdiction of the USPTO except in a few respects. The Office may issue without charge a certificate correcting a clerical error it has made in the patent when the printed patent does not correspond to the record in the Office. These are mostly corrections of typographical errors made in printing.

Question:Why does a particular drug product only have patents?

Answer:
Some drugs have both patent and exclusivity protection while others have just one or none.

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