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The patent system : key developments and issues for further consideration /

Following several years of legislative discussion concerning patent reform, the Congress enacted P.L. 112-29, signed into law on September 16, 2011. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, or ""AIA, "" made significant changes to the patent system. This book discusses the changes ma...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hoffman, Deanna (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]
Colección:Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.
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  • THE PATENT SYSTEM: KEY DEVELOPMENTS AND ISSUES FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION; THE PATENT SYSTEM: KEY DEVELOPMENTS AND ISSUES FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT: INNOVATION ISSUES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; PATENT SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS; THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT; FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 2: COMPULSORY LICENSING OF PATENTED INVENTIONS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; PATENT FUNDAMENTALS; INTRODUCTION TO COMPULSORY LICENSES; COMPULSORY LICENSES UNDER U.S. LAW; COMPULSORY LICENSES ABROAD.
  • ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONSChapter 3: GENE PATENTS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES; SUMMARY; PATENTS; GENE PATENTS; LEGAL ISSUES; ETHICAL ISSUES; ECONOMIC ISSUES; 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; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 5: AN OVERVIEW OF THE "PATENT TROLLS" DEBATE; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; PATENT LAW FUNDAMENTALS.
  • The "patent trolls" controversybehind the rise of paes; legislation in the 113th congress; other legislative options; index.