Beyond one country.
WHAT TO UNDERSTAND FIRST
Intellectual property rights are territorial.
WHAT THAT MEANS
A registration here protects here, and nowhere else.
WHAT COPYRIGHT DOES DIFFERENTLY
International conventions provide recognition in many countries without registration.
WHAT TRADEMARKS REQUIRE
Registration in each country, or through a system covering several.
WHAT INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS PROVIDE
A single application designating multiple countries.
WHAT THEY REQUIRE
A base application or registration, typically.
WHAT PATENTS REQUIRE
Filing in each country, with international arrangements providing a period to decide.
WHAT THAT PERIOD PROVIDES
Time to assess commercial viability before committing to costly national filings.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Which markets genuinely matter.
WHY
Protecting everywhere is unaffordable and usually unnecessary.
WHAT TO PROTECT
Markets where you sell, or will Markets where manufacturing occurs Markets where infringement is likely
WHAT TO BUDGET FOR
Fees, translation, local agents and renewals in each.
WHY RENEWALS MATTER
They recur, in every country, indefinitely.
WHAT TO MAINTAIN
A register of every right, country, number and renewal date.
WHY
Missed renewals lose rights permanently.
WHAT TO ENGAGE
A practitioner with international experience.
WHAT TO DO FIRST
Protect your home market properly.
