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What effect does the EU Biopatent Directive have if there is the independent European Patent Office with its own law and court?
The EU Commission and the European Patent Office (EPO) are currently fighting over whether plants that are not registered varieties are patentable.
The EPO exists independently from the EU as an ...
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What countries enforce patent licensing deals with royalties beyond expiration of the patent?
I heard that in the USA, licensing deals that involve royalties beyond 20 years is no enforceable.
Is this common? Are there countries that allow royalties in perpetuity or beyond expiration at least?
