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Philip Mendes da Costa is a co-author of a recent briefing
paper released by the International Federation of Intellectual
Property Attorneys (FICPI). The paper discusses how inventors
often lose patent rights in Europe and many Asian countries by
mistake because they are unaware of particular requirements and
nuances of the application process. This loss is less likely to
happen in countries such as Japan and the US, which allow
disclosures during a specific time before filing called a
"grace period."
As a result, the FICPI urges the adoption of a global grace
period to help inventors world wide.
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