Each country has different processes and methods for protecting IP and the pitfalls in obtaining IP protection in each country also vary. In Europe, a system operates to provide a method of protection across the EU states, thereby making it more streamlined to obtain patent protection.

In the EU, different trade restraints apply, and it is especially important to consider competition law – which covers the free movement of goods around the EU and the avoidance of the abuse of a dominant position in the market – when planning your IP strategy.

Not all countries recognise IP rights in the same way as in Europe and in the US. India, China and Russia their IP laws operate very differently from those in the West.

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