The European Patent Office could fall victim of its own success, as threatened national offices attempt to claw back some influence. Alison Abbott reports.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Related links
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Abbott, A. Rumblings from the fringe. Nature 439, 910–911 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/439910a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/439910a
This article is cited by
-
US to rule on research patent
Nature (2006)