No, they are territorial. In other words, the patents, IDs and/or trademarks would need to be applied to the specific country / region that they would like to extend their protection to. JayP Intellectual is able to provide a comprehensive and cost-effective strategy on IP protection overseas, to ensure your rights are protected correctly and in a timely manner.

A product/process should not be disclosed to the public prior to the submission of the its patent to the Patent Office. However, there is a grace period for submitting a patent after the invention is disclosed to the public. The grace period is different across different countries. Kindly contact JayP Intellectual to get a specific advice based on your current scenario.

It is not compulsory but highly advisable to perform a patent novelty search prior to submitting a patent application, because you can gauge the novelty of the invention before investing further on the patent submission.