Issues arising under an 18 month publication regime: the initial public response in light of EPC and PCT practice
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Patent law can serve both the disclosure interests of the public and the protection interests of inventors at the 18 month publication by requiring maximum disclosure of the application and granting provisional rights and remedies to disclosing inventors. The 18 month publication, deposits of biological material and third party protests are being debated in light of US Patent and Trademark Office hearings on these issues. Granting provisional remedies will not be tantamount to granting patent rights prematurely because such protection can still be contested.
Publication Name: Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0882-9098
Year: 1995
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A new approach to worldwide harmonization of patent law
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International harmonization of patent law would yield benefits including reduction of costs, avoidance of needless duplication by different patent offices, and fewer errors in patent prosecutions. Despite these allurements, cooperation between US, Japanese, and European patent offices has stymied. Thus little has been done to build on the World Intellectual Property Organization's Basic Proposal to harmonize patent law. US adherence to the first-to-file and Hilmer Doctrines are partly responsible for this lack of progress.
Publication Name: Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0882-9098
Year: 1999
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