WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information

WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information

Author: World Intellectual Property Organization

Publisher: WIPO

Published: 2018-04-30

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9280526510

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This Guide aims to assist users in searching for technology information using patent documents, a rich source of technical, legal and business information presented in a generally standardized format and often not reproduced anywhere else. Though the Guide focuses on patent information, many of the search techniques described here can also be applied in searching other non-patent sources of technology information.


A Patent System for the 21st Century

A Patent System for the 21st Century

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-10-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0309089107

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The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In many respects the system has responded with admirable flexibility, but the strain of continual technological change and the greater importance ascribed to patents in a knowledge economy are exposing weaknesses including questionable patent quality, rising transaction costs, impediments to the dissemination of information through patents, and international inconsistencies. A panel including a mix of legal expertise, economists, technologists, and university and corporate officials recommends significant changes in the way the patent system operates. A Patent System for the 21st Century urges creation of a mechanism for post-grant challenges to newly issued patents, reinvigoration of the non-obviousness standard to quality for a patent, strengthening of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, simplified and less costly litigation, harmonization of the U.S., European, and Japanese examination process, and protection of some research from patent infringement liability.


The Patent System Of The United States So Far As It Relates To The Granting Of Patents

The Patent System Of The United States So Far As It Relates To The Granting Of Patents

Author: Levin H [From Old Catalog] Campbell

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022572492

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The Patent System of the United States offers a detailed look into the history of the U.S. patent system and the process of granting patents. Levin H. Campbell examines the legal and economic issues surrounding patents, as well as the impact of patent law on innovation and creativity. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in intellectual property law or the history of American innovation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


The Organization of Industry

The Organization of Industry

Author: George J. Stigler

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1983-03-15

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0226774325

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The Organization of Industry collects essays written over two decades—pieces prepared especially for this volume, previously unpublished material, and reprinted articles drawn from numerous sources, many which include additional commentary by the author. The essays are unified by George J. Stigler's careful analysis and by his clear and witty style. In part one, Stigler examines the nature of competition and monopoly. In part two he discusses the forces that determine the size structure of industry, including barriers to entry, economics of scale, and mergers. Part three contains articles on a wide range of topics, such as profitability, delivered price systems, block booking, the economics of information, and the kinky oligopoly demand curve and rigid price. Part four offers a discussion of antitrust policy and includes Stigler's recommendations for future policy as well as an examination of the effects of past policies. "Stigler's writings might well be subtitled 'The Joys of Doing Economics.' He, more than any other contemporary American economist, dispels the gloom surrounding economic theory. It is impossible to confront the subject treated with such humor and verve and come away still believing that economics is the dismal science."—Shirley B. Johnson, American Scholar


OECD Patent Statistics Manual

OECD Patent Statistics Manual

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2009-02-05

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9264056440

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This manual provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in the context of S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context.