of tacit knowledge codification, and to illuminate the role of intellectual property in the firm. Patents, for example … ameliorating the risks associated with loss of tacit knowledge. Thus, aside from the usual justifications for patents in terms of … attendant constellation of tacit knowledge regarding the interpretation and application of the information in the patent. The …

determining patentable subject matter under the American Patent Act, is used as a starting point for a brief review of historical …, philosophical, and cultural influences on subject matter questions in both patent and copyright law. The article suggests that … patent and copyright law jurisprudence was constructed initially by the Court with explicit attention to the relationship …

This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic innovation based on a data set covering … show that there is a negative horizontal spillover effect of FDI on domestic innovation when the intellectual property … on why developing countries should encourage FDI and strengthen the IPR regime together to enhance domestic innovation …

rooted in indigenous law into the legal framework governing the licensing of traditional knowledge patent with a view to …Traditional knowledge of indigenous communities often overlaps with spiritual traditions in which certain biogenetic … manner in which the knowledge is used so as to ensure that its sanctity is preserved. While much of the literature on the …