40% of patents owned by European universities expire within 10 years, compared to 26% of those in the US.
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According to a study by the European Patent Office released in Berlin on October 22, the transfer of technology from scientific research into marketable products and technologies remains a major challenge for Europe. Specifically, 40.7 percent of patents owned directly by European universities lose their validity within a ten-year period.
In comparison, only 26.3 percent of patents owned by United States universities experience the same lapse in validity over the same timeframe. This discrepancy highlights significant hurdles in European technological transfer and commercialization compared to its American counterparts.
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Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR) - Snippet 1Focuses on technology transfer as a major institutional challenge for European research.
Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR) - Snippet 2Emphasizes the specific data comparing patent expiration rates between European and US universities.
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