A grace period could be the saving grace of European innovators who inadvertently disclose their inventions before filing a patent. But it would also create legal uncertainty for all users of the patent system
The news has moved the optimism needle in Brussels, but lots of administrative and legal hurdles remain, including where the life sciences court that was due to be based in London will now be located
Tore Curstedt at Karolinska Institutet’s Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery has been nominated by the European Patent Office for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 European Inventor Award ceremony for his work with 'Curosurf'
The world’s five major patent offices are to join forces to banish duplication, make examination procedures more efficient and improve international patent rights.
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