We Help Inventors Turn Ideas Into Success. This patent search tool allows you not only to search the PCT database of about million International Applications but also the worldwide patent collections. A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent , technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.
The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in full text format on the day of publication, as well as to patent documents of participating national and regional patent offices. These WIPO Patents ( PCT applications) are definitely international but it does not lead to a global patent and there is no such thing). Instea you you have bought the right to apply for patents in all the specific countries and regions where you wish to pursue patent protection. PCT – The International Patent System. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) assists applicants in seeking patent protection internationally for their inventions, helps patent offices with their patent granting decisions, and facilitates public access to a wealth of technical information relating to those inventions.