Monthly Archives: September 2020

IT’S NOT THAT EASY WHEN RENEWING PATENT

Everyone who has ever faced the issue of protecting his / her own intellectual property knows that a patent for an invention is valid for 20 years. But is 20-year protection period enough from a practical point of view? For example, consider a new drug protection in the United States. Patent life begins on the date of filing a patent application with the Patent Office. Often, to “mark out” the new drug for themselves, companies