s and claims to identify patent applications related to rabies control. The following analysis was based on results, which included 237 patent applications. 3.3. Annual change in the number of patent applications by country We regrouped the patent applications and applicants for each country to identify possible differences in technology development among various countries. The numbers of PCT a...

Patent documents contain important research results. They are often collectively analyzed and organized in a visual way to support decision making. However, they are lengthy and rich in technical terminology, and thus require a lot of human effort for analysis. Automatic tools for assisting patent engineers or decision makers in patent analysis are in great demand. This paper describes a summar...

This article provides an in-depth critical analysis of pressing issues regarding the patentability of plants. There is no public interest overarching principle present in the European Patent Convention or any other convention for that matter which would exclude patent protection for plants. The expansionist behavior of some users of the patent system seeking to obtain patent protection for meth...