@article{27093,
      recid = {27093},
      author = {Moir, Hazel V. J.},
      title = {Patent Policy and Innovation : Do Legal Rules Deliver  Effective Economic Outcomes?},
      pages = {256 pages ;},
      abstract = {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.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/27093},
}