Patent policy and innovation : do legal rules deliver effective economic outcomes? / Hazel V. J. Moir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moir, Hazel V. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patent laws and legislation.

Patent suits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

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. Finall

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Cited cases; 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; Notes; Appendix. Original claims: selected patents; References; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-85793-279-9

OCLC:

836401883