It’s a question we all regularly hear from clients: “what foreign countries should I file my patent application in? Add this chart to your list of visual aids for explaining the topic to your clients:
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It’s a question we all regularly hear from clients: “what foreign countries should I file my patent application in? Add this chart to your list of visual aids for explaining the topic to your clients:
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Steve,
This is an excellent idea and certainly the “what foreign countries should I file my patent application in?” question is painful to answer and costly when incorrectly answered.
Like your map, I recommend that the client put together a ranked list of the industry-specific GDP of each country and then choose the top countries for that industry.
Admittedly, this is difficult in an hard-to-define technology area but worth trying.
Also, I strongly recommend filing in any country that’s home to a major competitor. Get’s ‘em where it hurts.
Another approach is “where did my competitors file.” That one is fun…you get to scratch your head and say “why in the heck did they file THERE????”