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When One Patent Application Begets 10

By Teresa J. Welch, Ph.D.
April 02, 2004

In last month's newsletter, we discussed the financial burdens pharmaceutical and biotech firms face due to the Patent and Trademark Office's (PTO) policy of restriction practice — the restriction of a patent application to prosecution of a single claimed invention per filing fee. Now we look at ways potential patentees can economically work with these restrictions.

How to Save the Patent Budget

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