[Ip-health] Knowledge Ecology International statement on Opposition Systems

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

http://keionline.org/node/773

Knowledge Ecology International statement on 7(f): Opposition Systems
By thiru
Created 27 Jan 2010 - 11:35am

The following intervention was delivered by KEI at the 14th session of
the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) on the item related
to opposition systems.

WIPO SCP 14
January 27, 2010

Knowledge Ecology International statement on 7(f): Opposition Systems

Thank you Mr Chair, for providing Knowledge Ecology International
(KEI) with the opportunity to provide some thoughts on the Committee's
work on opposition systems.

The SCP should conduct studies on the costs of resolving disputes over
patent validity, both through litigation before a court, or through
pre or post grant opposition proceedings.

The cost of resolving disputes over patent validity is an often
overlooked issue. The SCP would benefit from a much deeper
understanding of what those costs are, and how they differ from
country to country.

The SCP should also examine new ways to share information that is
obtained in various proceedings that examine the validity of patent,
such as a database of judicial and non-judicial opposition proceedings
for particular patents.

Thank you Mr. Chair.


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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
thiru@keionline.org


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