(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Switzerland filed almost 10,000 patents ... are the findings of the annual results of the European Patent Office (EPO), published on Tuesday. In total, the EPO registered ...

In absolute figures, Switzerland ranks third in Europe and seventh in the world, according to the Patent Index 2023, published on Tuesday by the EPO. Cantons Zurich, Vaud and Basel City stand out ...

The Swiss company did note that the drug’s patent on ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that affects bones in the spine, is being challenged at the European Patent Office.