Content deleted Content added
→Patent expiration date: I think I understand. |
→Patent expiration date: 2011-05-16. |
||
Line 67:
::{{Cquote|EXAMPLE: An Indian national files a patent application on the 1/1/2003 at the Indian Patent Office. On the 1/1/2004 he then files a PCT application with WIPO designating Brazil, Egypt and China as contracting states. After deciding that there are commercial opportunities for his invention in Brazil, the applicant decides to file in Brazil six months after filing a PCT application (1/7/2004). The filing date for the Brazilian application will claim priority from the date that it was first filed in India, i.e. 1/1/2003. The 20 year term of patent protection (if granted in Brazil) will extend from the date of the PCT application (from 1/1/2004 to 1/1/2024). The inventor still has up to 12 months remaining in order to decide whether or not to file in Egypt and China.}}
:: Given that a PCT must be filed within 1 year of the original patent application, and starts the clock on the patent validity on other countries, it sure looks like the 1991-05-16 date is the "just under the wire" PCT filing date, which [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/35/365.html § 365] and [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/35/363.html § 363] are referring to. [[Special:Contributions/71.41.210.146|71.41.210.146]] ([[User talk:71.41.210.146|talk]]) 13:39, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
After some research, I think I understand it. I updated the article accordingly. Comments are welcome. [[Special:Contributions/71.41.210.146|71.41.210.146]] ([[User talk:71.41.210.146|talk]]) 15:38, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
| |||