Obtaining IP Rights | grace period patent
Patentsareterritorialrights,whichmeansthatyourinventionisprotectedonlyinthecountriesorregionswhereyouvereceivedapatent.Inotherwords,ifapatenthasnotbeengrantedinagivencountry,theinventionwillnotbeprotectedinthatcountry.Thatmeansthatanyonecanmake,use,importorsellyourinventioninthatcountry.Asageneralrecommendation,ifyouintendtoexploityourpatentoutsideyourcountry,makesuretofileforprotectioninallthemarketsthatinterestyouasearlyaspossible.
Patents are territorial rights, which means that your invention is protected only in the countries or regions where youve received a patent.
In other words, if a patent has not been granted in a given country, the invention will not be protected in that country. That means that anyone can make, use, import or sell your invention in that country.
As a general recommendation, if you intend to exploit your patent outside your country, make sure to file for protection in all the markets that interest you as early as possible.