These forces simply operate over ultra-long cycles and are mitigated for periods of time by the existence of patents.
As mentioned, one of the arguments that justify the existence of patents is that inventors disclose a huge amount of information in patent documents (TRIPS, art. 29.1) and that this information becomes part of the public domain once the patent expires.
The medical journal decided against disclosing the existence of this patent to its readers.
Ordinarily the existence of one patent that includes specific elements of an invention would rule out the possibility of another.
The existence of a patent that includes specific elements of an invention usually rules out the possibility of another.
The widespread membership of the PCT has successfully ensured the existence of international patent citations.
However, the existence of the patent itself — while interesting — is not in itself evidence that Cupertino was or is serious about making such radical changes to typing on iOS.
We miss information on the existence of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), on the exposure to indomethacin or ibuprofen to induce closure of the PDA, or on the presence of growth restriction.
Therefore Mexico, through WHO, donated the strain of this new virus to the world, to prevent the existence of a patent and reduce costs, and to develop a vaccine to control and prevent this new type of human influenza, which could become a major catastrophe that would further complicate the possibilities of human development, mainly in the poorest and unprotected populations.
In this patent the background information discloses the existence of Chinese patents for "Bamboo rayon" and "Natural bamboo fiber" which are briefly described as follows.
At the standards meetings the Rambus group continued to cover up the existence of its patents, the FTC found, undercutting the group's agreed-on goal of limiting patent-holders' power.
