Re: Re: Re: international patent rights

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: international patent rights

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: : : : Can I send a sample product (which is US patent pending) to a potential Japanese customer and not lose my rights to file for a patent overseas? : : : : Thanks. : : : Dear e. h., : : : There is a one year treaty priority to file. Didn't your patent lawyer tell you that. Unless you understand the significance of GOOD claims, there may be no GOOD protection anywhere even though you have filed. : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : ELAINE's Workshop™ : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : So what you are telling me is that I have one year from the date I provide the customer with the sample to file a foreign patent application. : Dear e. h., : You have one year from your US filing to file a treaty priority application in Japan. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop™ : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™

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