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.

United States Code
United States Code

Author: United States

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 1506

ISBN-13:

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"The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States of America. The Code was first published in 1926, and a new edition of the code has been published every six years since 1934. The 2012 edition of the Code incorporates laws enacted through the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, the last of which was signed by the President on January 15, 2013. It does not include laws of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, enacted between January 2, 2013, the date it convened, and January 15, 2013. By statutory authority this edition may be cited "U.S.C. 2012 ed." As adopted in 1926, the Code established prima facie the general and permanent laws of the United States. The underlying statutes reprinted in the Code remained in effect and controlled over the Code in case of any discrepancy. In 1947, Congress began enacting individual titles of the Code into positive law. When a title is enacted into positive law, the underlying statutes are repealed and the title then becomes legal evidence of the law. Currently, 26 of the 51 titles in the Code have been so enacted. These are identified in the table of titles near the beginning of each volume. The Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives continues to prepare legislation pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 285b to enact the remainder of the Code, on a title-by-title basis, into positive law. The 2012 edition of the Code was prepared and published under the supervision of Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel. Grateful acknowledgment is made of the contributions by all who helped in this work, particularly the staffs of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel and the Government Printing Office"--Preface.

Gearing Up for Patents
Gearing Up for Patents

Author: Prabuddha Ganguli

Publisher: Universities Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9788173711053

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In Dealing With Intellectual Property Rights (Ipr), This Book Focuses On Patents And Handles All Aspects Of Patenting On A Lucid And Comprehensive Manner. This Book Will Enable The User To Enter Into An Effective Dialogue With Ipr Professionals Such As Patent Attorney And Information Experts To Exploit What The System Has To Offer. It Describes The Present Patenting System And Operational Procedures In India Along With Issues Evolving As A Result Of Gatt And The Formation Of The Wto.

Patent Cultures
Patent Cultures

Author: Graeme Gooday

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-07-07

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9781108468886

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This book explores how dissimilar patent systems remain distinctive despite international efforts towards harmonization. The dominant historical account describes harmonization as ever-growing, with familiar milestones such as the Paris Convention (1883), the World Intellectual Property Organization's founding (1967), and the formation of current global institutions of patent governance. Yet throughout the modern period, countries fashioned their own mechanisms for fostering technological invention. Notwithstanding the harmonization project, diversity in patent cultures remains stubbornly persistent. No single comprehensive volume describes the comparative historical development of patent practices. Patent Cultures: Diversity and Harmonization in Historical Perspective seeks to fill this gap. Tracing national patenting from imperial expansion in the early nineteenth century to our time, this work asks fundamental questions about the limits of globalization, innovation's cultural dimension, and how historical context shapes patent policy. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the contested role of patents in the modern world.

Create, Copy, Disrupt
Create, Copy, Disrupt

Author: Prashant Reddy

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780199470662

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In 1947, a newly independent India was saddled with a host of intellectual property (IP) laws left behind by the British. In the following decades, India broke away from colonial IP legacies, while navigating international treaty negotiations in the light of its redefined national interests. These changes affected ordinary lives-be it through medicines, music, movies, books, food, yoga, or the Internet-but have never been narrated to a larger audience. This book unravels the development of India's IP law and policy in modern times, in a form and style designed for the general reader.The chapters in the book centre on different industries and sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, book publishing, cinema, music, the Internet, food, yoga, and traditional knowledge. Each chapter features a lively narrative that has been constructed from various sources, including parliamentary debates, expert reports, interviews, archival research, and case law. The book's unique focus is on the politics and history of Indian IP, rather than the black letter of the law.

Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions.
Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions.

Author: Wipo

Publisher: World Intellectual Property Organization

Published: 2020-06-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789280535600

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General information on the interface between intellectual property (IP) and traditional knowledge (TK), traditional cultural expressions (TCEs), and genetic resources (GRs). It briefly addresses the most important questions that arise when considering the role that IP principles and systems can play in protecting TK and TCEs from misappropriation, and in generating and equitably sharing benefits from their commercialization, and the role of IP in access to and benefit sharing in GRs.

IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics
IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics

Author: Deepa Goel

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9332514240

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IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics provides a broad coverage of three areas of patenting—intellectual property rights (IPR), biosafety and bioethics. It creates awareness about the value of IPR in our lives and fosters a better understanding of the rights associated with IPR such as copyright, patent, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications and so on. Biosafety and bioethical issues prevalent in modern society are discussed.