International Patent Institute
The International Patent Institute (IIB) (French: Institut International des Brevets) was an
patent searching and archiving as well as the resources needed for the prior art searches for its member countries.[1]
The integration of the International Patent Institute and the European Patent Organisation led to the creation of the European Patent Office's branch in Rijswijk in the Netherlands, a town close to The Hague. This branch is one of three locations (along with Munich and Berlin) where European patent applications may be filed.
See also
- Intellectual property organization
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
- Strasbourg Convention (1963)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI)
References
- ^ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Patents, innovation and economic performance: OECD conference proceedings, 2004, page 28.