Competitive intelligence

Competitive intelligence is the gathering of publicly-available information about an enterprise’s competitors and the use of that information to gain a business advantage. The goals of competitive intelligence include discerning potential business risks and opportunities and enabling faster reaction to…

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Compound duty

A combination of both a specific rate of duty and an ad valorem rate of duty. For example 0.5 cents per unit plus 8 per cent ad valorem. Whereas specific duties are based on factors such as weight or quantity,…

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Compulsory licensing

For patents, when the authorities license companies or individuals other than the patent owner to use the rights of the patent – to make, use, sell or import a product under patent (i.e. a patented product or a product made…

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