This paper examines the role of patent policy in the open economy. It begins by considering how the presence of patents … affects trade in patentable products. A brief review of the general argument for patent protection is followed by … consideration of the elements that comprise a patent system, and which determine "patent strength". Attention is then given to how …

for the “TRIPS-plus” patent protection to the US-based pharmaceutical MNCs in India. Waiving a “big stick” with unmerited …

Influenza continue to create major problems in many parts of the world. This has therefore been a major concern in many … affordable prices and the protection of pharmaceutical patent which encourages innovation.A pharmaceutical patent is a right … whether innovation is truly achieved by the grant of pharmaceutical patent; and examines the legal framework for …

Scholars who point to political influences and the regulatory function of patent courts in the U.S. have long … patent and which attracted criticism for a wealth of different reasons, are fine case studies of the current debate over the …

reason, all states have created disciplinary authorities to regulate and sanction lawyer misconduct. The United States Patent … conduct of trademark attorneys and patent practitioners, owing to the critical role that these professionals play in the …

local patent activity. We find that increased government spending is associated with reduced individual patent activity … patent concentration in both ownership and product types. This suggests that economic freedom creates an environment …

The core insight of this Article is that patent rights are not static and fixed, as they are commonly portrayed, but … malleable. Commentators typically treat patent rights as if they are unchanging, frozen forever at the moment the patent issues …. But patent law isn’t so limited. Patent rights are surprisingly malleable: The scope and strength of the right can be …