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Patent Policy and Innovation : Do Legal Rules Deliver Effective Economic Outcomes?
2013
G 991 HAZ.P
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Title
Patent Policy and Innovation : Do Legal Rules Deliver Effective Economic Outcomes?
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Description
256 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780857932785 Print
9780857932792 eBook
9780857932792 eBook
Alternate Call Number
G 991 HAZ.P
Summary
This empirical study uses a scientifically selected sample of patents to assess patent quality. The careful evaluation of the assumptions in alternative economic theories about the generation and diffusion of new knowledge demonstrates that the height of the inventive step is critical to effective and efficient patent policy. The book provides a practical introduction to the policy rules affecting the grant of patents, particularly the rules making the inventive step so low. It also offers insights into interactions between examiners and applicants during the patent application process. Finally, the book compares how the rules about inventiveness operate in the USPTO, the EPO and the Australian Patent Office, gives new insights into business method patenting and offers suggestions for raising the height of the inventive step. Patent Policy and Innovation will appeal to academics researching in the patent field, economists, innovation and industry policy advisors, patent policy makers, NGO policy advisors and patent practitioners.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-223) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Economics of Patent Policy: Assumptions, Paradoxes and Evidence
3. Who Determines Patent Policy: Judges, Lobbyists or Legislatures?
4. In the National Interest: Defining Patentable Inventions
5. Finding and Avoiding Existing Knowledge
6. Combining Known Elements
7. The Quantum of Inventiveness: Other Approaches and Rules
8. Rebalancing the Patent System Appendix. Original Claims: Selected Patents
References
Index
1. Introduction
2. The Economics of Patent Policy: Assumptions, Paradoxes and Evidence
3. Who Determines Patent Policy: Judges, Lobbyists or Legislatures?
4. In the National Interest: Defining Patentable Inventions
5. Finding and Avoiding Existing Knowledge
6. Combining Known Elements
7. The Quantum of Inventiveness: Other Approaches and Rules
8. Rebalancing the Patent System Appendix. Original Claims: Selected Patents
References
Index
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Published
Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2013.
Language
English
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