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Whether you are a laboratory scientist,
an industry executive, or an attorney, chances are that you will need to learn more
about the patent application process at one time or another. The following World
Wide Web sites should give you a good start.
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office Web site contains information about EPO
activities and provides links with the national patent office of your country. You can
search the European Patent Attorney database to find a patent attorney who can defend
your intellectual property rights.
http://www.european-patent-office.org/ World Intellectual Property Organisation
The World Intellectual Property Organisation Web site provides
information about the treaties it administers. It contains the list of countries who have
ratified the Budapest Treaty and of the culture collections recognised as IDA.
http://www.wipo.org/eng/ratific/q-budpst.htm U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The site of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offers forms to
apply for patents, information on patent fees and review procedures, as well as legal
information.
http://www.uspto.gov/ Japanese Patent Office
The Japanese Patent Office site includes the results of a
comparative study on biotechnology patent practices in the USPTO, the EPO and the JPO.
http://www.jpo-miti.go.jp/siryoe/contents.htm patents.com Intellectual Property Law
The patents.com Intellectual Property Law Web server answers
some Frequently Asked Questions about Intellectual Property Rights and gives general
information about patents.
http://www.patents.com/ |
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