Learning to Compete in European Universities

Learning to Compete in European Universities

Author: Maureen McKelvey

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1848446101

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This title addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete.


Patents in the Knowledge-Based Economy

Patents in the Knowledge-Based Economy

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-08-11

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0309167183

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This volume assembles papers commissioned by the National Research Council's Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) to inform judgments about the significant institutional and policy changes in the patent system made over the past two decades. The chapters fall into three areas. The first four chapters consider the determinants and effects of changes in patent "quality." Quality refers to whether patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) meet the statutory standards of patentability, including novelty, nonobviousness, and utility. The fifth and sixth chapters consider the growth in patent litigation, which may itself be a function of changes in the quality of contested patents. The final three chapters explore controversies associated with the extension of patents into new domains of technology, including biomedicine, software, and business methods.


The State of Patenting at Research Institutions in Developing Countries: Policy Approaches and Practices

The State of Patenting at Research Institutions in Developing Countries: Policy Approaches and Practices

Author: Pluvia Zuniga

Publisher: WIPO

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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This study discusses the opportunities and challenges offered by patents to foster technology transfer from government funded research institutions in developing countries. It presents a review of policy frameworks and recent policy changes aimed to foster academic patenting and technology transfer in low- and middle-income countries. It then analyzes patenting activities by universities and public research organizations and compares these trends with respect to high-income countries. This analysis is complemented with an assessment of the current state of patenting and technology commercialization practices in a selected group of technology transfer offices.


Higher Education, Research, and Knowledge in the Asia-Pacific Region

Higher Education, Research, and Knowledge in the Asia-Pacific Region

Author: V. Meek

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-01-08

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 0230603165

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One of the first books to focus on different national perspectives of knowledge production and research in higher education in the Asia-Pacific region, it compares, contrasts, and critically analyzes how policy in Asia-Pacific countries is furthering a supportive (or non-supportive) environment for the promotion of research within higher education.


OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2006-12-04

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 9264028498

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The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006 offers a comprehensive review of key trends in science, technology and innovation policy, and an examination of recent policy developments in OECD countries.


World Intellectual Property Report 2011 - The Changing Face of Innovation

World Intellectual Property Report 2011 - The Changing Face of Innovation

Author: World Intellectual Property Organization

Publisher: WIPO

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9280521608

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WIPO's World Intellectual Property Report 2011 focuses on the Changing Face of Innovation. It describes key trends in the innovation landscape - including the increasingly open, international and collaborative character of the innovation process; the causes of the increased demand for IP rights; and the rising importance of technology markets.