This information has been taken from: THOMAS, John R. (2014) Compulsory Licensing of Patented Inventions. CRS – Congressional Research Service. Available in: https://www.ipmall.info/sites/default/files/hosted_resources/crs/R43266_140114.pdf The Title 35 of the US Code does not include a general compulsory licensing provision. However, a series of circumstances must be taken on account when addressing the US Compulsory Licensing Regime. more…
The European Patent Convention does not contain any disposition related with a Compulsory License Regime, which means that it is not possible to issue a Compulsory License under the EPC regime. Therefore, each country shall regulate the Compulsory Licenses Regime on a national level. In that regard, the European Commission answered to a series of more…
What is compulsory licensing? The grant of a Compulsory License means that government allowed someone else to produce the patented product or process without the consent of the patent owner. Under the Andean Community provisions, a Compulsory License may be granted only Three years after the grant of the patent, or four after the application more…
