...the legal protection of a patent is by country only?

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...a patent prevents others from making and selling your invention in the country where you obtain it?

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...even if you obtain a patent in your country, others can make and sell your idea in the U.S. without paying you anything, unless you also obtain a patent here?

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What market is more important to protect your ideas in than the world's number one economy?

 

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