http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-48117/epi:editorial Posts in the discussion thread "EPI: Editorial" - Patent Offices are burdened by a back-log of cases to be examined, the EPO being no exception. The so-called ,,Tiger Economies" of the East will increasingly file patent applications, and they will not want to be without a European Patent. At the same time, the traditional patent scenario ,,file, obtain grant, sue competitors" is being increasingly questioned. Should drugs ,,on pat- ient" be denied developing countries, particularly drugs for HIV, treatment of Malaria and the like? Should standardisation and interoperability be ,,blocked" by computer-related patents? http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-48117#post-128511 http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-48117/epi:editorial#post-128511 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:07:49 +0000 zoobab 2946 http://216.92.57.242/patentepi/data/epi_01_2008.pdf

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