IP systems that drive innovation, economic growth, and human freedom. A holistic appreciation of not just laws and … policies, but also practices related to IP and innovation will help developing countries design appropriate, context …

China has a wide-range of patent-specific and other patent-related policies in-place, many of which are at least … partially meant to stimulate patents and "indigenous innovation." However, the analysis in this paper discusses how some of … innovation …

vested in the components of a scalable quantum computer? Are there sufficient market-set innovation incentives for the … the benefits of this cutting edge technology? Without hindering sustainable innovation, including the apportionment of … rights, responsibilities and duties of care? What are the effects of standardization and certification on innovation …

This Article explores the practical consequences of an important shift that has recently taken place in patent theory … justify the patent system based on its role in facilitating information exchange and enabling technical coordination among … intense attention at the level of theory, little has been said about the consequences of this debate for patent policy itself …

South Africa recently enacted legislation similar to the US. Bayh-Dole Act, which permits publicly funded institutions … to obtain patent rights in hopes that the patent incentive will foster commercialization, as well as generate revenues to … concerned about the original legislation that have been voiced. When South Africa recently published proposed guidelines …

Incentivizing innovation through buyouts may alleviate the social costs associated with patent power, but the political … setting of countries with different innovation and financing capabilities, and where financing governments rely on taxes to …

suggest using rewards as incentives for innovation instead. However, these studies have thus far had little effect on actual …

What difference does government support of business R&D make to the rate of innovation? Addressing this important …-year period; we include trademarks and industrial designs as well as patents to broaden measures of innovation output; and …

China has surpassed the United States in patent applications and has become world leader. Strong patenting activity … by electronics manufacturers. State-owned firms spend more on R&D per patent, but hold fewer patents per researcher than … patent holders. Furthermore, the paper examines what drives patenting activity. Higher R&D spending by the firm and higher …

innovation for their welfare effects. Its premise is that the enhancement of social welfare is included among the purposes of … competition and intellectual-property laws. It also assumes that innovation is a major contribution to long-run welfare. The paper … both governments to the issue of regulatory delay eroding some period of patent protection. Second, the paper considers the …