Symptoms of cirrhosis may be similar to those of severe alcoholic hepatitis. Cirrhosis is the most advanced type of alcohol-related liver disease and is not reversed with abstinence. However, abstinence may improve the symptoms and signs of liver disease and prevent further damage.
Standard Patent Fees. As of 2011, the standard patent application fee is $400 Canadian dollars. Additional fees will need to be paid if the inventor requests an examination of the patent. The fee for this is CA$800. Applicants who have previously filed patent applications can request priority status.
Typical total costs on grant for proceeding in 6 or 7 of the largest European countries would be around Â£12,000. Thus over a period of about 6 years Â£40,000 may have been spent in securing patent protection in a selection of major European countries and the USA.