Utilisation of patent protection in Europe

European Patent Office

World Patent Information, 1995, vol. 17, issue 2, 100-105

Abstract: The overall aim of the study, initiated in the light of evidence that innovative potential within Europe was not being fully realised, was to gather information about actual and potential patent applicants among the production industries of Europe. The study confirms earlier findings that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make little use of the patent system, with only about one-third of companies filing applications. The study covers many topics, including attitudes of applicants and non-applicants to the patent system, reasons for non-utilisation of patents, awareness of the European patent, and opinions on costs of patenting, sources of information and utilisation of patent protection.

Date: 1995
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