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The inventor’s right to waive being mentioned – or Bene qui latuit bene vixit

By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on April 19, 2016

Roman poet Ovid stated the above latin quote in his work Tristia about 1000 years ago, and French philosopher René Descartes adopted it as his motto: He who has kept himself well hidden has lived well. But what if you have conceived an invention and you or your employer planning to patent it – is...

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