IP rights in patents only apply to patents filed in the US
Chanda & Gupta 24 [Arnab Chanda, Assistant Professor in the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi, and a joint faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, AIIMS, Delhi, Shubham Gupta, Ph.D. scholar and Prime Minister Research Fellow (PMRF) in the Disease and Injury Mechanics Lab (DIML), IIT Delhi, June 27, 2024, Productivity Press, ISBN 9781003475309, Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Management: A Comprehensive Guide for Biomedical Engineers and Entrepreneurs, Chapter 17, “Introduction to Intellectual Property”, //zrubin]
It is crucial to underscore that the ambit of patent rights is circumscribed by territorial considerations, meaning that the exclusive privileges are confined to the geographic boundaries of the country or region where the patent has undergone formal filing and approval, adhering to the legal norms of that specific jurisdiction. This protective jurisdictional framework is not perpetual; rather, it is conferred for a finite period, typically spanning 20 years from the date of submitting the patent application.