
The European Patent Convention (EPC), also known as the Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. The term European patent is used to refer to patents granted under the...
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(from the article `patent`) ...Cooperation Treaty simplified the filing of patent applications on the same invention in different countries by providing centralized filing ...
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