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, alternative patent: the inclusive patent. The inclusive patent is perceived as a one-sided right geared to include rather than to …. The inclusive patent is further conceived as a registration patent obtainable at low cost. The inclusive patent regime may … be developed as a semi-codified regime where the inclusive patent entitlement is provided by law and the open source …
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China has a wide-range of patent-specific and other patent-related policies in-place, many of which are at least …
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This paper examines the implications of Open Source License (OSL) selection on software innovation, and suggests how modifying the Open Source Definition, or modifying certain provisions in OSLs that have become de-facto standard licenses in open source development, could better accommodate the...
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We present a selective survey of the economic theory of intellectual property rights. After a brief description of the institutional framework, we discuss policy objectives and some basic welfare tradeoffs in intellectual property design. We consider the extent to which social objectives can be...
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-expression dichotomy in copyright law, to the exclusion of abstract ideas in patent law, and to the protection of ideas as trade secrets … (non)protectability of ideas in a clearer or more direct way (mostly in patent law) …
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In 2023 organizations can apply for a European patent with unitary effect in 25 European Union countries. The system … explore the possibilities and limitations that a European patent with unitary effect can potentially give to organizations … concerning the innovative solutions they obtain within their projects.The procedure of obtaining a unitary patent will be faster …
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Accounts of the ‘copyright industries' suggest that strong intellectual property rights help creative firms. However, mounting evidence from sectors such as video game production and 3D printing indicate that business models based on open IP can also be profitable. This study investigates the...
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Declining worker power—and increasing employer power—has suppressed wage growth and increased inequality. This decline is reinforced by contradictions in law that strengthen employers’ bargaining leverage over workers. This Article exposes those contradictions, tracing how employers have...
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