There is significant redundancy in the prosecution of patent applications around the world, as many patent practitioners are well aware....

Drafting a patent application is not as easy as many think. Many times those new to the industry fail to adequately describe inventions...

While there is no such thing as a world-wide patent, there is something that approximates a world-wide patent application that can result in a patent being obtained in most countries around the world. This patent application is known as an International Patent Application, or simply an International Application. The international treaty that authorizes the filing of a single patent application to be treated as a patent application in countries around the world is the Patent C