patent law

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Inventions covered under the patentlaw have to meet the criteria of novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability.
From a theoretical perspective, we maintain that these phenomena may be enhanced by the patentlaw itself.
In the patentlaw, this legally required illogical step is sometimes referred to as a flash of genius, and it is the essence of inventiveness and creativity.
Inspired by recent evidence and by the patentlaw, we assume that only vertical innovations can be spied, because they are less easily patented than horizontal innovations.
At the same time that patentlaw functions to draw boundaries around information, it allows research to be treated as a form of property, or as an asset.
Patentlaw is very technical and difficult, and issues such as this have far-reaching ramifications.
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We are really being asked to be the handmaidens of patentlaw.
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That is why solutions are needed which will enable the process of harmonising patentlaw to begin.
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Nonetheless, there are some changes that should be made to bring the definitions and criteria into line with general patentlaw.
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In patentlaw, an invention is subject to a special form of legal protection.
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We talk of nothing but patentlaw; let us also talk about establishing an optimum form for patents.
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