Tender: study on the quality of the patent system in Europe
[Date: 2009-08-05]
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market and Services has published a call for tenders for a study on the quality of the patent system in Europe.
The aim is to conduct an economic analysis of the quality of patent rights in order to propose effective policy solutions for the optimal functioning of the future patent system in Europe, considering its objectives to encourage innovation and the diffusion of new technology and knowledge.
This should take into account the co-existence of national and European patents, as well as a future Community patent, which is currently being negotiated between Member States.
For further information, please contact:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Internal Market and Services
SPA2, 01/39
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. +32 2 2960 235
Fax +32 2 2993 088.
E-mail: Contact
To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address:
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:214675-2009:TEXT:EN:HTML
Remarks: The deadline for requesting tender documents is 18 September 2009.
The deadline for submitting tender documents is 25 September 2009.
Before contacting the Commission, tenderers are strongly advised to consult the original call text.
Category: Calls
Data Source Provider: Official Journal of the European Union
Document Reference: OJ No S 147-214675 of 4 August 2009
Subject Index: Evaluation; Intellectual property rights; Economic Aspects
RCN: 31111