-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) …

, 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 …

China has a wide-range of patent-specific and other patent-related policies in-place, many of which are at least …

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 …

The US Congress introduced the Patent Pilot Program (PPP) in 2011, which allowed judges with expertise (as opposed to … randomly selected judges) to preside over more patent cases to facilitate efficient ruling. We find firms in counties subject … to the PPP increased patent-based innovation by 10.3%, relative to control firms. Our results are concentrated among …