![]() ![]() | FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE; A SHORT GUIDE FOR PATENTS | ![]() | |
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DESCRIPTION: A patent gives the patent holder or licensee(s) the right to stop others from using the work. However, the patent does not give the inventor the right to use the invention. Other considerations such as implication of use to humans, animals, environment as well as ethical and moral and other issues should be resolved before a patented work can be put to use. The following criteria are being used by the patent offices to grant a patent to a patent application:
Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) of 1978 administered by the International Bureau of the World Inettelectual Property Organization (WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland), inventors can submit a world-wide application. The PCT applications have several advantages. The inventors only submit only a single application for all 79 countries that are designated in the treaty. The single application in a long run will save money since the single filing fee will search for prior description of the work and for examination whether the work is patentable. Although the application may apply to all 79 countries, the applicant is required to pay only for the application fee for 10 countries. The PCT application also establishes an unequivocal date which applies to all the subsequent national applications. The applicant can submit the national application up to 18 months later. The PCT application gives the right to the inventor to amend or to correct their national application which may be required for strengthening their position and claims in the designated country. REFERENCES:
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