1. Preparation: gather technical data
A patent protects your technical innovation for 20 years in France, Europe and most other countries. A patent prohibits third parties from using the invention. It thus creates a monopoly of exploitation for its holder in the territory for which it was obtained, and on the content of the invention as circumscribed in the claims (hence the importance of careful drafting). As the patent system has a national territorial scope, it requires filing in every country where protection is sought.
The patent must describe the invention clearly and completely, otherwise the title will be null and void. It comprises several parts: the description, which presents in detail the various ways of realizing the invention; the drawings, which illustrate the description; and the claims, which define the monopoly. The description is addressed...
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A self-financed public institution under the supervision of the French Ministry of Industrial Property, INPI plays an active role in the development and implementation of public policies in the field of intellectual property, in support of innovation and business competitiveness, and in the fight against...
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