A competitive European pharmaceutical industry is high on the
Commission's agenda and innovation constitutes an essential and dynamic
component to achieve this goal. ...
Ethics review of research projects is a legal requirement under FP7,
and it is essential for the research activities that are funded or carried out
within this framework. In proposals that apply for EU funding, ethics issues
must be identified and addressed. Ethics is central to scientific integrity,
and considering ethics issues from...
Recent months have seen developments in the way in which OHIM
provides information to users to help them make better Community trade mark and
design filing decisions...
China’s goal for science and technology (S&T) is to
change from being a big nation to creating a strong nation by 2020, based on an
emerging, innovative society. The government is keen to develop S&T as a
driver of the new economy. For example, the Chinese Ministry of S&T
launched S&T funding programmes worth €10 billion in 2005. The...
The Decree Law No. 143/2008, of 25th July, that introduces into the
Portuguese Industrial Property Code measures of simplification and makes access
to Industrial Property easier, has been published...
The Universal Spectacles (U-Specs) developed by the VU university
medical centre in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) are a remarkable project. It aims
at producing universal spectacles – i.e. spectacles with a large
adjustable refractive power, at very low cost, in particular to solve the
problems of children with poor vision in a number...
Exercise may soon aim to do more than just keep you in shape. New
devices are being developed to generate energy while walking to power portable
devices in remote locations where no other energy sources are available. Using
esp@cenet® find patents covering this
invention...
India is already a major player when it comes to R&D activities.
The high volume of Indian technical and scientific graduates is one of the
drivers of that country’s R&D growth. This activity has not yet
fully translated into large volumes of patent filings. This landscape is slowly
changing, and it is important to keep an eye on those...
