You’d better not ignore Russian Prior Art search - says New Scientist magazine

Posted on April 12th, 2007 by Editor

LED developed in Russia in 1920s
By Nick Farrell
The Inquirer
CLAIMS THAT the LED was invented by four independent American research groups in 1962 are false, according to New Scientist magazine.
The mag’s hacks have found that the LED was invented by a Russian genius around forty years earlier.
Oleg Vladimirovich Losev was a radio technician who noticed that [...]

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Russia: New Intellectual Property Law in effect on January 1st, 2008.

Posted on April 12th, 2007 by Editor

A new IP law of Russia signed, effective as of January 1 2008.
The new law, known as Part IV of the Russian Civil Code, incorporates all the existing Russian IP laws and includes various amendments to improve current legislation.
Most notable changes are:
* Interested parties only may submit a request for [...]

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