Compulsory Licensing of Patented Inventions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Licenses.

Patents.

Technological innovations.

Trade regulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (18 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of compulsory licenses on patented inventions. Describes patent system and the concept of compulsory patent licenses, including limitations imposed upon World Trade Organization members by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Reviews availability of compulsory licenses under U.S. law, and considers practice of compulsory licensing on patented inventions abroad. Discusses role of compulsory licenses in innovation policy, and reviews possible Congressional options.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 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. Compulsory Licensing of Patented Inventions

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.