Competition Law and Patents: A Follow-on Innovation Perspective in the Biopharmaceutical Industry

ISBN-13: 9781847205995 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 272 str.

Opis

Using the example of research tools in biopharmaceutical research and innovation, this book examines the complexities of the relationship between two fundamental areas of law and policy - intellectual property rights and competition law. It addresses a question that is certain to become paramount in other industries also: how to strike the balance between initial and follow-on innovation so as to ensure that access to 'essential' research tools (or other fundamental elements to follow-on innovation) is not impeded. The book concludes by suggesting how competition law could be used to complement the patent balance.