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Everything you always wanted to know (and more) about patent applications
Author(s) -
Latham David,
Bradbeer Amanda
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1994.tb01608.x
Subject(s) - competition (biology) , face (sociological concept) , business , commerce , mechanism (biology) , law and economics , industrial organization , international trade , marketing , economics , sociology , philosophy , epistemology , social science , ecology , biology
With the increased competition that many sections of industry have had to face from cheap imports from countries where labour and operating costs are low, it is increasingly important to protect the intellectual endeavours of those producing new processes and techniques. David Latham and Amanda Bradbeer look at the mechanism involved in making a patent application.