The ultimate end of patent law must be to spur innovations that improve human welfare — innovations that make people …, policymakers have, for the first time, the power to use the patent system to directly incentivize welfare-enhancing innovations. In … this Article, we propose a system of extended patent terms for drug inventions that have a substantial impact on human …

discussion in the chapter is divided into three categories: (i) firm studies, (ii) inventor studies, and (iii) idea (patent …

and logos). Copyright law protects creations, patent law protects inventions, design law protects designs and trademark …