Critical Importance of International Patents http:

Critical Importance of International Patents http://www.biotech-now.org/public-policy/pate...businesses


And from the US Gov. https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/aia...report.pdf

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) requires the Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (“USPTO” or “Office”), in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), to study how the USPTO, in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, can best support businesses with international patent
protection. The USPTO is directed to make a determination as to whether a revolving fund loan program
or a grant program should be established to help small businesses defray the costs of filing, maintaining,
and enforcing international patents. The USPTO may also provide to Congress any other pertinent
legislative recommendations.4

and: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started...ooperation

International Patent Cooperation
"The establishment of the Office of International Patent Cooperation reflects the USPTO's strong commitment to the IP community in improving the international patent system," said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Michelle Lee. "It will allow us to increase certainty of IP rights while reducing costs for our stakeholders and moving towards a harmonized patent system."
The USPTO's Office of International Patent Cooperation efforts will improve the quality, efficiency, and predictability of the patent family prosecution-increasing the certainty of global patent rights.


Rest easy Long, we have INTERNATIONAL PATENT LAW Protection and the U.S. ]The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act fully enforces and protects International Patents