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[FYI] WIPO Document SCP/4/5 dated 2000-09-19



http://eforum.wipo.int/scp/eng/pdf/scp4_5e.pdf    

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STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS

Fourth Session Geneva, November 6 to 10, 2000 

DISCLOSURE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AND ITS IMPACT ON 
PATENTABILITY 

Document prepared by the International Bureau     

I.	Introduction     

1.	The Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) decided, at its first 
session, first part (Geneva, June#15 to 19, 1998), that the International Bureau 
should collect information from the existing literature concerning disclosure of 
technical information on the Internet and its impact on patentability, and that 
this issue should be placed on the agenda of the SCP for discussion, in 
particular with respect to whether the issue should be broadened to include 
related issues, such as infringement of patents through use of the Internet (see 
document SCP/1/7, paragraph#69).     

2.	This document contains a general introduction to the subject matter, an 
overview of existing laws 2.	This document contains a general introduction to 
the subject matter, an overview of existing laws and practices at the national, 
regional and international levels, a description of the problem and suggestions 
for consideration by the SCP.  and practices at the national, regional and 
international levels, a description of the problem and suggestions for 
consideration by the SCP.   

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See also

http://eforum.wipo.int/scp/eng/pdf/scp4_2e.pdf