Patent Laws in Europe: James Dyson
December 9, 2011
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(CNN)
British innovator and inventor James Dyson built a multi-billion dollar empire from inventing vacuum cleaners.
He said patent laws across Europe are unhelpful for inventors and small businesses, and that he has been affected enormously by people copying his ideas.
James Dyson told CNN that the patent system in Europe needs to be radically overhauled.
He points to the red tape surrounding the patenting process as being a massive hurdle for businesses wanting to develop ideas.
James Dyson said that the problem with inventing is that as soon as you file a patent, competitors see what you are doing and they can work around it.
He is also an outspoken critic of Chinese counterfeiters, calling on governments to do more to protect intellectual property rights.
James Dyson calls for obvious disputes to be dealt with without the parties going through a protracted legal battle.
He also believes that a Europe-wide patent is the answer to the problem of “You have to file in each country, you have to translate in each country, sue in each country, renew in each country.
(CNN)
