"If a true “modern bioeconomy” is to emerge in the years ahead, intellectual property will no doubt play a critical role. Intellectual property rights – the manner in which they are recognised, traded and managed, nationally as well as globally – will influence the form such a bioeconomy takes, where it will flourish and flounder, and to whom the principal benefits will flow..."1

"Intellectual property increasingly constitutes the terrain upon which disputes over North-South inequalities are waged..."

"No good case exists for the inequality of real and intellectual property, because no good case can exist for treating with special disfavor the work of the spirit and the mind." (Mark Helprin)

Should I file a patent application?

Whether or not to file a patent application can be a tricky decision - below are some of the factors you may wish to take into account in deciding whether this is the right course of action...

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