1988年8月,我用了一个月左右的时间访问了东西欧。这次旅行的目的之一是调查社会主义国家有关发明的法令,所以访问的重点确定在东欧各国,尤其是在这一方面比较引人注目的捷克斯洛伐克、匈牙利和南斯拉夫。因为机会难得,为了解整个欧洲的专利事务概况,我也顺便拜访了巴黎、慕尼黑、维也纳、伦敦等地的有关机构。在慕尼黑的欧洲专利局,有关人士向我详细地介绍了该局的组织和活动,并慨允我参观该 In August 1988 I spent a month or so visiting Eastern and Western Europe. One of the purposes of this trip was to investigate the statutes of the socialist countries concerning inventions, so the focus of the visit was to identify the more striking Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia in the countries of Eastern Europe in general. Because of the rare opportunity, I also paid a visit to the relevant agencies in Paris, Munich, Vienna and London in order to get an overview of the patent affairs in Europe. At the European Patent Office in Munich, the persons concerned briefed me on the organization and activities of the council in detail and gave me permission to visit