#title: Countries and Software Patents #descr: Governments are usually the staunchest supporters of the patent system and its expansion. This is because patent policies tend to be determined by governmental patent experts who form a community among themselves that could be characterised as a state in the state. We try to give an overview of the national patent establishments in Europe and the world. # Local Variables: ; # coding: utf-8 ; # srcfile: /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/phm/sys/mlht.el ; # mailto: mlhtimport@ffii.org ; # login: ffii ; # passwd: YYYYY ; # feature: swpatdir ; # dok: swpatgugde ; # txtlang: en ; # multlin: t ; # End: ;