The patent cooperation treaty.
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Patent_Cooperation_Treaty" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Patent_Cooperation_Treaty</a><p>But just for fun...
Having a patent doesn&#x27;t protect how my invention works, just how my invention is used. If someone lives in Pineland and wants to use a patent I filed for nothing is really stopping him. Regardless if my patent is free to use or not.