Patent

Japan Patent Office: new policy on sharing patent licensing fees to boost creativity

On July 12, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) was revealed to be considering designing a new mechanism where companies providing services with the use of final products such as automobiles and smartphones will be required to share the patent licensing fees that were originally solely

Patent waiver on vaccines: the ultimate remedy for COVID-19?

Guest:Zhang Qingkui, Former Head of the Department of Examination of Medical and

Patent waiver on vaccines: the ultimate remedy for COVID-19?

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EU about COVID-19 vaccines: patent waiver, no; compulsory licensing, yes

The European Commission (EU) has finally taken a different route to solve the conumdrum posed by the COVID-19 vaccines from the US, which proposed to temporarily waive their patents early last month.

EPO becomes more friendly to Chinese patent applicants

On May 31, a decision of the President of EPO dated April 8, 2021 was announced exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in PRC from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme.