International Trade: Federal Action Needed to Help Small Businesses Address Foreign Patent Challenges

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Year: 2002
Pages: 118
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756729203

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Loren Yager. Small businesses are important to the U.S. economy for their roles in technological development & job creation. To fully protect & profit from their innovations, small businesses may need to obtain patents in other countries. This report identifies whether small businesses encounter any impediments in seeking patents abroad & determines whether any federal actions could help small businesses overcome those impediments. To answer these questions, the GAO convened an expert panel of U.S. patent attorneys & surveyed a number of small businesses. The respondents felt that the U.S. should promote harmonization (i.e. reduce differences) among U.S. & foreign patent systems, & reduce the high cost of foreign patents. Charts & tables.

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