Tailoring the Patent System for Specific Industries.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patents.

Technological innovations.

Industries.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (16 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Considers possibility of modifying U.S. patent system to meet the needs of specific industries. Providing brief review of patent system, and identifies different industrial traits, such as pace of innovation, product cycle, and cost of R&D. Identifies possible points of adjustment within the patent system, including patent term, scope of exclusive rights, and availability of remedies for infringement. Discusses potential difficulties associated with distinguishing among industries within the patent system, including provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Tailoring the Patent System for Specific Industries

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