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Territory
The geographical area in which a patent has legal effect.
Patents are territorial rights, meaning that a patent granted in one country does not provide protection in any other countries. It is therefore necessary to obtain patent protection separately in each country or territory in which protection is desired.
To make the process of obtaining a patent more efficient, some countries may belong to regional patent organisations, such as the European Patent Office (EPO). These organisations typically allow patent protection to be sought in multiple countries at the same time through a single patent application filed with the regional patent organisation.
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