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April 14, 2020

Here's how to quickly license and distribute your Covid-19 invention

Patents and licences may seem trivial in the midde of a crisis, but ignoring them will create problems later. Luckily some quick solutions are emerging.


Maija Palmer

4 min read

When UCL and Mercedes started to develop the Ventura breathing aid to help plug the shortage of respiratory equipment in the UK’s National Health Service, one of the first calls they made was to Weng Sie Wong, a senior manager in the UCL technology transfer office, to ask if they would be infringing any patents or trademarks.

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