Triadic patents are a series of corresponding
patents filed at the
European Patent Office (EPO), the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the
Japan Patent Office
The is a Japanese governmental agency in charge of industrial property right affairs, under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The Japan Patent Office is located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo and is one of the world's largest pa ...
(JPO), for the same
invention
An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an i ...
, by the same applicant or
inventor
An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an ...
.
[OECD (2005), Main Science and Technology Indicators, Vol. 1.] Triadic patents form a special type of
patent family
A patent family is "a set of patents taken in various countries to protect a single invention (when a first patent application, application in a country – the priority priority – is then extended to other patent office, offices)." In ...
.
See also
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Trilateral Patent Offices
The Trilateral Patent Offices, or simply the Trilateral Offices, are the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In 1983, these patent offices set up a programme of c ...
References
Patent law
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