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2033, Patent Rights, Property, Exclusivity And How A Newborn Reaching The Age Of Maturity Will Experience The Patent System, If There Is Still One, Severin De Wit
Severin de Wit
This article was published in a "Liber Amicorum" contributed to Charles Gielen at the law firm of Nauta Dutilh upon his departure as Professor of Intellectual Property of the University of Groningen (Netherlands). The essay reflects on how a 2015 newborn will look at intellectual property in 2033 - the year he reaches maturity at his 18th birthday. The book was presented to Charles at a special event at the offices of the law firm Nauta Dutilh on September 30, 2015. The Liber Amicorum under the titel "gIElen, een bekend begrip" is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Challenges In Public And Private Domain Will Shape The Future Of Intellectual Property, Severin De Wit
Challenges In Public And Private Domain Will Shape The Future Of Intellectual Property, Severin De Wit
Severin de Wit
Market failures, troubled access to medicine, impediments to free flow of information, copyright overextension, digital right protection, overkill and patents stifling rather than stimulating innovation are just a few of the disparaging themes around intellectual property. The main drives behind changes in IPR systems are growing discontent with the right to exclude, which is essential to most IPR systems, the diversity of IP policies between the West and the Developing countries, as well as digitalisation of information. The future of IPR will be shaped more by its users than by international IP legislative init iatives. This think piece explores the …
Will The Patent Act Survive 2110?, Severin De Wit
Will The Patent Act Survive 2110?, Severin De Wit
Severin de Wit
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The Case Ebay Inc. Vs. Mercexchange Llc, It's Impact On Npes And Patent Enforcement, Severin De Wit
The Case Ebay Inc. Vs. Mercexchange Llc, It's Impact On Npes And Patent Enforcement, Severin De Wit
Severin de Wit
The article describes the impact of US court decision eBay vs. MercExchange on patent injunctions, seen from a European perspective. It deals with European equivalents of injunctive relief. Debates about Patent Reform have a tendency to evolve also around the issue of patent trolls and whether they constitute a threat to the patent system or to innovation (or both). As patent trolls produce no goods, nor do they "practice" the patented invention themselves, trolls have been labeled a "threat" to operating companies. Authors defends that NPEs have gone through considerable effort to locate and acquire patents that remain undervalued, unused …
Octrooien En Innovatie, Terugkijken Is Leren Voor De Toekomst (In: Opstellen Aangeboden Aan Prof. Mr. Jaap H. Spoor), Severin De Wit
Octrooien En Innovatie, Terugkijken Is Leren Voor De Toekomst (In: Opstellen Aangeboden Aan Prof. Mr. Jaap H. Spoor), Severin De Wit
Severin de Wit
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Europeanisering Van Het Benelux Merkenrecht (In: Opstellen Aangeboden Aan Theo Bremer), Severin De Wit
Europeanisering Van Het Benelux Merkenrecht (In: Opstellen Aangeboden Aan Theo Bremer), Severin De Wit
Severin de Wit
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