Direct Protection of Innovation

ISBN-13: 9789401712675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 346 str.

W. Kingston

Opis

1 When in the late seventies the Commission started its preparatory work on a plan of action(l) for the creation of a real Community Innovation market, obviously the question came up, how patents or industrial property could specifically help in stimulating technological and industrial innovation and technology transfer in the Community. From an earlier contractor's study(2) about possible items of action in patent law for the improvement of the impact of patents and patenting upon innovation, it was clear that, in principle, there was room for improvement but shortage of information as to how and to what extent efficient improvements should and could be made. 2 In the early 1980s then, the need for clarifying the potential for improve ment in patent law and patent practice became more pressing, so that the Commission convened an informal meeting of experts on 3/4 November 1982 in Luxembourg, in order to discuss the issues relevant to the relation ship between patent protection and innovation and to identify suitable subject matter for action or study. 38 experts from nine Member States, coming from different areas of activity in industrial property or in innova tion attended the meeting, which was chaired by two of them."

Recenzje

This work should be required reading for anyone who questions the efficacy of the patent system as it has been developed and ought to be mandatory reading for those who see, hear or speak no evil against it. European Intellect Property Reviews

Spis treści

The “Thesis” Chapters.- I The unexploited potential of Patents.- II The Innovation Patent.- III The Innovation Warrant.- IV Advantages of protecting innovation directly.- The “Critical” Chapters.- V André Piatier.- VI Thomas Mandeville and Stuart Macdonald.- VII Gordon Tullock.- VIII Z.A. Silberston.- IX Henk Wouter de Jong.- X Brian Wright.- XI André Bouju.- The “Response” Chapters.- XII Hermann Kronz.- XIII William Kingston.