WIPO Patent Database Is Flawed And Promotes Linkage

 
• By Dave Wallace

An online register of global patent information for medicines launched by the WIPO and brand industry body IFPMA serves as a tool for patent linkage, contains no mechanisms to ensure accuracy, and is inappropriate for a UN agency to endorse, according to the IGBA.

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Pat-INFORMED Is A Patent Linkage Tool That Blocks Access, The IGBA Says • Source: Shutterstock

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