european-patent.cz - The European Patent System General Information.

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A European patent is a temporary monopoly granted by the European patent office (hereinafter referred to as the EPO), to an inventor/applicant in return for disclosing the invention to the public in a patent specification.

The monopoly provides the patent owner with the exclusive right to exploit the invention. A patent is a right to stop others from exploiting an invention covered by the patent at the Contracting States as designated for a limited period of time. During this period, competitors are not allowed to manufacture, sell, import or use the invention without permission from the patent owner. In exchange for the right, the invention must be publicly disclosed in a patent specification. Apart from stopping competition

This site is intended to be an introduction to Europen Patent System. Its purpose is not be an exhaustive and complex source of knowledge about patent law in EU, specifically the European Patent, rather than a good start point for inventors, individual applicants or even major companies who might find the information presented herein useful.

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