The imprecise wording of article 52 of the European Patent Convention lead to uncertainty with regard to the … patentability of inventions related to financial methods and processes at the European Patent Office (EPO). This article summarizes …,761 EPO patent applications based on inventions related to financial methods and processes are identified. The analysis of …

survey conducted to beneficiaries, this study reconstructs the progress made by the patent applicants. The results show, on …

this coming ban adjusted their research activity in response? The analysis of the IW patent database presented here allows … a detailed look at the research activities of the automotive industry in Germany based on patent applications in the … three largest automotive suppliers have also clearly changed their strategy. In 2010, patent applications related to the …

listed companies, more particularly, to find out whether China patent's claim impacted on China listed company's stock return … rate or not. It was because the claim played the most important role in a patent which being a key driving force for modern … business. Design/methodology/approach: This research used a company integrated China patent database in which all subsidiary …

patent and trademark office that minimizes the legal uncertainty surrounding patents as collateral and maximizes the growth …