INTERNATIONAL: Patent filings signal growth prospects

International patent filings show distinct differences across countries. This raises questions...

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SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Second-tier patents cut costs

One of the most important ways governments support and reward innovation is through provision of...

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The European Commission has proposed the development of an internal market in online content in...

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The tenth EU-China annual summit will take place tomorrow in Beijing. EU-China relations have...

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Developing states are increasingly turning to compulsory licences to meet pressing public health...

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Brazil's policy of free distribution of anti-retrovirals is long-standing and has been maintained...

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Trade officials from the United States, EU, Brazil and India today begin a five-day meeting in...

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The murder of alleged gangster Maksim Kurochkin in March has raised fears of a return to the...

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Expenditures on research and development are growing at a faster rate than GDP. With the...

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Recent actions by Thailand and India aimed at providing broader access to certain pharmaceuticals...

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