The Foreign Filings fields are used to record
information (country, status, and action date)
regarding any foreign filings associated with
the patent report.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 foreign
filings to be associated with a patent report.
The main screen allows entry of the first
foreign filing. Additional foreign filings
may be added using the "Add/Edit Foreign Filings"
button.
There are no government regulations requiring
that foreign patent applications be filed.
However, the agency must be notified if there
will be no foreign filing.
The government realizes the time constraints
encountered by grantee or contractor organizations
prior to foreign filing deadlines and will
allow users to indicate where a foreign application
has been filed 10 months after a U.S. patent
application has been filed on a particular
invention.
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