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Free Trade In Patented Goods: International Exhaustion For Patents, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec Sep 2019

Free Trade In Patented Goods: International Exhaustion For Patents, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec

Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec

Modern international trade law seeks to increase global welfare by lowering barriers to trade and encouraging international competition. This “free trade” approach, while originally applied to reduce tariffs on trade, has been extended to challenge non-tariff barriers, with modern trade agreements targeting telecommunication regulations, industrial and product safety standards, and intellectual property rules. Patent law, however, remains inconsistent with free-trade principles by allowing patent holders to subdivide the world market along national borders and to forbid trade in patented goods from one nation to another. This Article demonstrates that the doctrines thwarting free trade in patented goods are protectionist remnants …


Regulatory And Judicial Implementations Of Patent Law Flexibilities, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec Sep 2019

Regulatory And Judicial Implementations Of Patent Law Flexibilities, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec

Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec

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An Overview Of Patent Prosecution, Frederick W. Dingledy Sep 2019

An Overview Of Patent Prosecution, Frederick W. Dingledy

Frederick W. Dingledy

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Rethinking Patent Law In The Administrative State, Orin S. Kerr Jul 2019

Rethinking Patent Law In The Administrative State, Orin S. Kerr

Orin Kerr

This Article challenges the Supreme Court's recent holding that administrative law doctrines should apply to the patent system. The Article contends that the dynamics ofpatent law derive not from public law regulation, but rather from the private law doctrines of contract, property, and tort. Based on this insight, the Article argues that administrative law doctrines such as Chevron and the Administrative Procedure Act should not apply within patent law, and that such doctrines in fact pose a serious threat to the proper functioning of the patent system.