tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864364.post3252449474598467414..comments2024-03-26T09:45:58.528-04:00Comments on Thoughts About K4D: World Patent FilingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864364.post-72996810623089213962008-03-02T07:16:00.000-05:002008-03-02T07:16:00.000-05:00Thanks to Mike for the tip.The European Patent Off...Thanks to Mike for the tip.<BR/><BR/>The European Patent Office website <A HREF="http://ep.espacenet.com/" REL="nofollow">esp@spacenet</A> is a useful one.John Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363204598363726098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864364.post-31321821889312238432008-03-02T02:13:00.000-05:002008-03-02T02:13:00.000-05:00WIPO and the Economist do a great disservice in tr...WIPO and the Economist do a great disservice in trumpeting the WIPO patent filing numbers as representing the sum total or even a representative indicator of patenting activity in the world. WIPO is merly one of many places to file patents. It is attractive to inventors of small countries as one filing there acts as a place marker for subsequent filing in other countries, but less attactive to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com