修订后的法案的确建立了一套事后反对专利权的程序,如同欧洲所做的,但有些人认为对质疑者来说这仍然是太过让人恼火。
It does create a process for opposing a patent afterwards, as in Europe, but some say it will still be too burdensome for the challenger.
最终,在2004年,欧洲专利局撤消了它的专利权。
尽管欧专局提供在整个欧洲获取专利的公共入口,专利权人仍需验证,并在必要时,将其专利在每个欧盟国家进行翻译。
While the EPO provides a common entry point to obtain patents throughout Europe, patent owners must still validate and, where necessary, translate patents in each individual EU country.
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