Vision is considering opening new resort hotels in various countries in Europe and Asia. The hotels would use Vision’s newly developed hydrotherapy spa, for which Vision filed a patent application three months ago. Vision is in the process of conducting marketing surveys to determine in which countries the hotels would be most successful. The hotels will also use Vision’s newly invented ornamental design for a fiberglass swimming pool that will be used at some hotels and for which Vision filed a design patent application four months ago. Finally, Vision has also recently invented a computer-based hotel reservation system, a method that makes it easier for guests to make hotel reservations.

Activities. What type of strategy should Vision consider to ensure that it has patent protection for its new inventions in the various countries in which it may operate its hotels?