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Patent Abolitionism, Mark D. Janis Jan 2002

Patent Abolitionism, Mark D. Janis

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In this Article, Professor Janis argues that modem enthusiasm for large-scale legislative reforms in patent law should be received with caution in view of the history of patent law reform. That history suggests that patent law is more resilient--or perhaps more impervious to change-than modem reformers recognize. To explore these propositions, Professor Janis analyzes the history of the mid-Victorian era British patent abolitionism movement. He demonstrates that much of the reform dialogue of that era, from the elucidation of major problems in the patent system, to the formulation of legislative solutions, mirrors quite closely the modem U.S. patent reform debate. …


Inter Partes Patent Reexamination, Mark D. Janis Jan 2000

Inter Partes Patent Reexamination, Mark D. Janis

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