Under the UK Patent Act of 1977, an employee-inventor may be entitled to compensation in two circumstances; the first … occurs when the invention belongs to the employer by virtue of the employer/employee relationship; and the second is as a … result of an assignment of an employee’s right in his invention to his employer. This paper briefly overviews the concept of …

Standard innovation theory assumes that intellectual property protection is a prerequisite to the development of … innovation for the benefit of society. While not directly challenging this traditionally held belief, the authors used empirical … with greater innovation. The results of this empirical study were mixed. The authors’ analysis identified a statistically …