This paper explores the workings of the patent system in the context of the generation of new pharmaceutical products …. First it identifies the relevant characteristics of the patent system and its relation to the market. The paper concedes … that, in general, the patent system is probably the best way of generating new technology, in substantial part because that …

China has a wide-range of patent-specific and other patent-related policies in-place, many of which are at least …

implementation of the Community Patent (COMPAT). The econometric results and simulations presented in this paper suggest that, thanks … relative patenting costs for applicants while generating more income for the European Patent Office and most national patent … offices. The loss of economic rents (€400 million would be lost by patent attorneys, translators and lawyers) and the drop of …

the current European patent system, one of the most advanced, complex, and contested economic systems in Europe. The … conclusions elaborate on some normative implications regarding the weaknesses of the European patent system, and underline the …

This submission takes a public policy perspective, focusing on the public return from the patent system through … competition based on the new technology after the 20-year patent monopoly period expires. The government has agreed time …-limited monopolies to encourage domestic invention (the patent system). At the end of the agreed period, the patented invention should be …

This paper considers the prospect of a government patent buyout in a model of endogenous growth. To this end, the … shows that in this set-up, patent buyout by the government can lead to higher level of welfare without lowering an economy …

in time to grant of a patent when applied by domestic versus foreign applicants in China and India. A delay in time to … grant on the basis of nationality violates the TRIPs agreement. Further, delay in grant of a patent generates dead …, however India does exactly the opposite, indicating that there is a significant variation in patent examination times across …

, beginning with a brief history of international patent systems and facts about the current use of patents around the world. I … followed by a review of recent work by myself and co‐authors on regional patent systems, the impact of patents on firm …

The patent system encourages innovation by giving inventors temporary monopoly rights over their inventions and the …

researchers and healthcare providers without infringing a gene patent. Many have voiced concern that this perceived thicket of … mentioned in a US patent claim. The myth that 20% of human genes are “patented” has taken root because too many have incorrectly … inferred that the mere “mention” of a gene in a patent claim precludes all uses of the gene. To better understand the actual …