First-to-invent versus first-to-file: International patent law harmonization and innovation

The U.S. has been under pressure to abandon the unique first-to-invent feature of its patent law for awarding patents. The opposition to reform however argues that switch to a first-to-file rule, the international norm, will undermine innovation. We evaluate this argument in a dynamic stochastic model of a patent race. The result generally supports the opposition's argument.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Miyagiwa, Kaz
Publisher:	Osaka : Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
Subject:	Internationales Patentrecht \| Rechtsangleichung \| Innovationswettbewerb \| Patentrecht \| USA \| Dynamisches Modell \| Theorie \| first-to-file \| first-to-invent \| patent law harmonization \| innovation \| U.S. patent law

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Series:	ISER Discussion Paper ; 703
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	555602850 [GVK] hdl:10419/92576 [Handle]
Classification:	L3 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise ; O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives ; O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues
Source:	EconStor

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