The copyright status of the content of patent applications and patents may vary from one legal system to another. Whether scientific literature can be freely copied for the purpose of patent prosecution is also a matter for discussion.
The patent encumbrance of large automotive NiMH batteries refers to allegations that corporate interests have used the patent system to prevent the commercialization of nickel metal hydride battery technology. Nickel...
In copyright law, the legal status of hyperlinking and that of framing concern how courts address two different but related Web technologies. In large part, the legal issues concern use...
Copyright in architecture is an important, but little understood subject in the architectural discipline. Copyright is a legal concept that gives the creator of a work the exclusive right to...
As objects of intellectual property or intangible assets, patents and patent applications may be transferred. A transfer of patent or patent application can be the result of a financial transaction,...
Patent Information News is a trilingual, quarterly magazine published by the Principal Directorate Patent Information of the European Patent Office , Vienna sub-office, Austria.
The European Patent Convention , the multilateral treaty instituting the legal system according to which European patents are granted, contains provisions allowing a party to appeal a decision issued by...
The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation , the other being the European Patent Office. The Administrative Council...
The European Patent Judges' Symposium is a biennial symposium, with the claimed aim of providing a platform for national judges from legal systems with differing traditions to exchange experiences and...
Under the European Patent Convention , any third party –i.e., essentially any person– may file observations on the patentability of an invention which is the subject of a European patent...
The Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office is a committee advising the European Patent Office on patent law issues. In the context of the SACEPO meetings, the EPO...
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