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Federal influence on innovation : policy effects and proposals /

Innovation is a central driver of economic growth in the United States. Workers become more productive when they can make use of improved equipment and processes, and consumers benefit when new goods and services become available or when existing ones become better or cheaper although the transition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Young, Rachael A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]
Colección:Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.
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  • FEDERAL INFLUENCE ON INNOVATION: POLICY EFFECTS AND PROPOSALS; FEDERAL INFLUENCE ON INNOVATION: POLICY EFFECTS AND PROPOSALS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FEDERAL POLICIES AND INNOVATION; NOTE; SUMMARY; HOW MIGHT CHANGES IN FEDERAL SPENDING AND TAX POLICIES PROMOTE INNOVATION?; HOW MIGHT CHANGES IN THE FEDERAL LEGAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT PROMOTE INNOVATION?; SECTION 1. EFFECTS OF INNOVATION ON THE ECONOMY; SECTION 2. USING ADDITIONAL FEDERAL RESOURCES TO SPUR INNOVATION; SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION.
  • TAX TREATMENT OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT RELATED TO INNOVATIONFEDERAL LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT INNOVATION; SECTION 3. ALTERING THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO SPUR INNOVATION; THE PATENT SYSTEM; REGULATORY GOALS AND TOOLS; Chapter 2: RESEARCH TAX CREDIT: CURRENT LAW AND POLICY ISSUES FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; DESIGN OF THE R & E TAX CREDIT; LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE RESEARCH TAX CREDIT; EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RESEARCH TAX CREDIT; STIMULATIVE EFFECT OF THE CREDIT; POLICY ISSUES RAISED BY THE CURRENT RESEARCH TAX CREDIT.
  • LEGISLATION IN THE 113THCONGRESS TO MODIFY AND EXTEND THE RESEARCH TAX CREDITChapter 3: THE ROLE OF TRADE SECRETS IN INNOVATION POLICY; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; TRADE SECRETS AND INNOVATION POLICY; AN OVERVIEW OF TRADE SECRET LAW; THE ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE ACT; TRADE SECRETS AND PATENTS; CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES AND OPTIONS; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 4: TAILORING THE PATENT SYSTEM FOR SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; PATENT FUNDAMENTALS; THE ROLE OF PATENTS WITHIN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PATENT SYSTEM; THE FEASIBILITY OF SECTOR-SPECIFIC PATENT RULES.