Annual Worldwide Dental Patent Library
In calendar year 2006, there were 839 worldwide dental patents issued with 15,576 pages of claims, drawings & diagrams. These patents were issued by the United States Patent & Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, & the World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Most lawsuits in the dental industry deal with patent infringement.
- It now costs over $3 million to defend a patent infringement lawsuit.
- Patent litigation has increased 78% in the US during the last 10 years.
2006's 3-Disc Worldwide Dental Patent Library Contains
- Complete text, drawings & diagrams of
- 9,000 pages of 558 United States dental patents
- 6,576 pages of 281 EC / WIPO dental patents
- All patents displayed as Word® documents
- Searchable index so you can look for specific words in patent titles