The impacts of two recent changes in US patent policy depend on the length of time it takes for an invention to go … debates. We use data on U.S. patent applications and grants to determine the factors influencing the length of the patent … examination process. We augment this analysis with interviews of patent examiners, leading to a better understanding of the …

The impacts of two recent changes in US patent policy depend on the length of time it takes for an invention to go … debates. We use data on U.S. patent applications and grants to determine the factors influencing the length of the patent … examination process. We augment this analysis with interviews of patent examiners, leading to a better understanding of the …

The implementation of the Bayh-Dole Patent and Trademark Amendments Act of 1980 aided the ease with which universities … could patent innovations supported by federal funding.However, environmental and societal factors are often overlooked when … incentives, shape university and governmental policies promoting university patent creation.The overall research process is …

Beginning in November 2000, patent applications filed in the United States are disclosed after 18 months, rather than … when the patent is granted. Using U.S. patent data from 1976-1996, we find that major inventions are most likely to be … knowledge diffusion, and conclude with a simulation of the law's potential effect on patent grants …

As countries reform their patent laws to be in compliance with the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement …, an important question is how increased patent protection will affect drug prices in low-income countries. Using …