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DUREE VIE BREVET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
- Pharmacology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medicine patent
1, record 1, English, medicine%20patent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- medication patent 2, record 1, English, medication%20patent
correct
- patent for medicine 3, record 1, English, patent%20for%20medicine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are also composition of matter patent for medicine itself, process patent for the manufacturing method of medicine and pharmaceutical patent for the preparation of medicine. 4, record 1, English, - medicine%20patent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Medicines themselves can now be patented. Accordingly, there are three types of claims that can be made in a medicine patent: a claim for the medicine itself, known as a product claim ... 5, record 1, English, - medicine%20patent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
As an incentive, pharmaceutical companies that conduct these studies might receive an extension of their medication patent for the product being tested ... 6, record 1, English, - medicine%20patent
Record 1, Key term(s)
- patent for drugs
- drug patent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
- Pharmacologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brevet de médicament
1, record 1, French, brevet%20de%20m%C3%A9dicament
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La durée de vie du brevet de médicament avait été normalement fixée par le droit commun à vingt ans, mais compte-tenu d’une part du coût [...] de la durée de mise au point et des innombrables essais thérapeutiques en vue d’obtenir l'autorisation de mise sur le marché(A. M. M.) [...] 2, record 1, French, - brevet%20de%20m%C3%A9dicament
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- term of a patent
1, record 2, English, term%20of%20a%20patent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- life of a patent 2, record 2, English, life%20of%20a%20patent
correct
- duration of a patent 3, record 2, English, duration%20of%20a%20patent
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We compare two types of patent policy with leading breadth: (1) patents are finite but very broad, so that the effective life of a patent coincides with its statutory life, and (2) patents are long but narrow, so that the effective life of a patent ends when a better product replaces it. 4, record 2, English, - term%20of%20a%20patent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The term of a patent issuing from a non-provisional application resulting from the conversion of a provisional application will be measured from the original filing date of the provisional application. 5, record 2, English, - term%20of%20a%20patent
Record 2, Key term(s)
- patent duration
- patent life
- patent term
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- durée d’un brevet
1, record 2, French, dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20brevet
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- durée de vie d’un brevet 2, record 2, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20vie%20%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20brevet
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La durée d’un brevet délivré avant le 1er octobre 1989, est de 17 ans à compter de la date de delivrance du brevet. Aucun frais périodique ne doit être acquitté afin de maintenir sa validité. 3, record 2, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20brevet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Patentes de invención (Derecho)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- duración de una patente
1, record 2, Spanish, duraci%C3%B3n%20de%20una%20patente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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