A program envisaging patents as an instrument of government policy in economic development was suggested today by Ze’ev Sher, Israeli Registrar of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks at an international assembly here commemorating the 175th anniversary of the U.S. patent system.
Mr. Sher was invited from Jerusalem by the U.S. Patent Office to address the assembly as an official of one of the four developing countries honored by inclusion in the program. The other countries were India, Mexico, and Nigeria.
The Israeli patent expert outlined the kind of patent system a developing country should adopt. He suggested a concept of regional offices, an international clearing house, patent search facilities for developing nations, and an arrangement for settlement of disputes.
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