Foreign patent traps
Outside of the US, foreign patent offices will often use your own prior patent filings against you! Avoid this trap by planning carefully.
Stephen E. Zweig, PhD JD, Patent Attorney
Outside of the US, foreign patent offices will often use your own prior patent filings against you! Avoid this trap by planning carefully.
In 2013, Rospatent, Russia’s patent bureau, initially offered extremely low prices for PCT searches. They have since raised their prices, however.