Examiner trust in applicants to the European Patent Office: country specificities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-018-2894-4
Abstract: Indicators based on the probability of applicant citations in patents have been used to emphasize the importance of distinguishing applicant and examiner citations. However, the interpretation of these indicators and of the presence of applicant… read more here.
Keywords: patent office; european patent; trust applicants; examiner trust ... See more keywords
International knowledge interactions and catch-up. Evidence from European patent data for Chinese latecomer firms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101855
Abstract: Abstract International knowledge interactions constitute channels of knowledge transfer that finally promote technological catch-up. Accounting for the differences in knowledge dimensions and knowledge interactions, catching-up firms are provided with different types of learning opportunities. In… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge interactions; european patent; patent data; international knowledge ... See more keywords
Time-lapse microscopy patent upheld in Europe.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.10.012
Abstract: A case for revoking Stanford University's European patent 2430454 on time-lapse microscopy was set out in Reproductive BioMedicine Online by Sterckx et al. in 2014, on the grounds that the patent claimed a method of diagnosis… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; european patent; lapse microscopy; time lapse ... See more keywords
Do business cycles affect patenting? Evidence from European Patent Office filings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.11.003
Abstract: This paper studies the sensitivity of patent filings to the business cycle using patent filings at the European Patent Office (EPO). Using a dynamic model of patenting and the Hodrick-Prescott (HP) filter method to separate… read more here.
Keywords: patent office; affect patenting; european patent; business ... See more keywords
Non-patent literature search at the European Patent Office
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wpi.2017.07.001
Abstract: Abstract On average, one out of five search reports issued by the European Patent Office (EPO) contains a non-patent literature (NPL) document citation, mainly from scholarly papers. More than half of all search reports in… read more here.
Keywords: search; patent office; european patent; non patent ... See more keywords
Inventive steps: the CRISPR patent dispute and scientific progress
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DOI: 10.15252/embr.201744418
Abstract: Recent decisions by patent offices in the USA and Europe concerning the revolutionary gene‐editing technology, CRISPR/Cas9, have shed light on the importance—and puzzles—of one particular area of patent law: “nonobviousness”, as it known in the… read more here.
Keywords: work; european patent; doudna charpentier; broad institute ... See more keywords
European Patent in Immunoncology: From Immunological Principles of Implantation to Cancer Treatment
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081830
Abstract: The granted European patent EP 2 561 890 describes a procedure for an immunological treatment of cancer. It is based on the principles of the HLA-supported communication of implantation and pregnancy. These principles ensure that… read more here.
Keywords: hla; european patent; non classical; classical hla ... See more keywords