presents estimates of the effect of patent protection on the depreciation rate. Results suggest that the yearly depreciation … averaging 8-9 per cent. Patent protection slows down the erosion of profits by about 1-2 percentage points …

presents estimates of the effect of patent protection on the depreciation rate. Results suggest that the yearly depreciation … averaging 8–9 per cent. Patent protection slows down the erosion of profits by about 1–2 percentage points …

with recently in Australia by the Full Court of the Federal Court which considered the patentability of a method of … physically-observable effect and accordingly ordered that the patent be revoked …

, which are business methods that do not involve a physical aspect. This issue was dealt with recently in Australia by the …

Australia, like most countries, faces high and rapidly-rising drug costs. There are longstanding concerns about … patent system. There is, however, very little empirical information about this behaviour. We fill the gap by analysing all of … the patents associated with 15 of the costliest drugs in Australia over the last 20 years. Specifically, we search the …