PATENT INSURANCE

BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Union (EU) funded report has called on the European Commission to push the idea of a compulsory patent litigation insurance scheme for companies seeking legal protection for their inventions.The paper, written for the Commission by Britain's CJA Consultants Ltd, following interviews with innovative companies and insurers, says: "Provision of readily available and cost-effective patent litigation insurance is highly likely to improve the value of patents to users."This is particularly so for small businesses, says the report, whose "lack ...


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