The idea of merging the Patent Office with the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS) is inherently conflicting, say Chamber of Patent Attorneys board member Mari Must and president Almar Sehver.
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Erkki Keldo (Reform) has made comments to the media suggesting the possibility of merging Estonia’s Patent Office with the EIS.
“We have the Patent Office, and meanwhile we also have the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS),” Keldo told ERR in an interview on March 20.”When we talk about producing higher value-added products and services, a very important part of that is patents.At the same time, we see that we have the EIS, whose role should be, in cooperation with business owners, to provide an environment where there are opportunities for innovation, new intellectual property and patents.
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