Question

Select the correct statement.
Select the correct option(s) and click submit.
Patent rights are geography-specific.
Patent rights are global.
Patents are based on continents.
Patents are not geography-specific.​

Answer 1

The correct option is:

Patent rights are geography-specific.

(option 1)

What is a patent?

• A patent is an exclusive right granted to an individual/company to protect its invention.
• It is granted to protect the rights of the inventor so that his/her invention cannot be claimed, used, or distributed by a third party.
• To be granted a patent, the invention should be useful, new, and practical in use.

Where is a patent applicable?

• As such, a patent is applicable only in the country/region it was granted in, as per the laws of that region.
• It does not protect the invention throughout the world.

Thus, a patent is geography-specific.