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:	2015
Authors:	Miyagiwa, Kaz
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Innovation \| Patentrecht \| Patent law \| Welt \| World \| EU-Staaten \| EU countries \| Patent \| Immaterialgüterrechte \| Intellectual property rights \| Rechtsangleichung \| Harmonization of law

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (29 p)
Series:	ISER Discussion Paper ; No. 703
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 1, 2007 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1072463 [DOI]
Classification:	L3 - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise ; O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives ; O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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