Few would disagree with the broad proposition that the success of the patent system is contingent upon a well-functioning patent office, manned by technically competent examiners and controllers. To this end, two issues that have often been at the forefront of most discussions about the strategies that can be adopted to achieve this objective have been the need to recognize the patent office as a scientific and technical organization and, as a logical corollary, to make the modified flexible complementing … Continue reading Ministry of Finance Reiterates its Decision not to Grant Benefits of Flexible Complementing Scheme to Patent Office Employees