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Commercialization Awards, Camilla A. Hrdy
Commercialization Awards, Camilla A. Hrdy
Camilla A Hrdy
Some patent law scholars have proposed introducing new forms of patents to promote commercialization of inventions that would not otherwise be commercialized, or at least not within a reasonable period of time. In this Article I suggest that so-called commercialization patents are unnecessary because the United States already has a system for promoting commercialization of inventions that does not require creating unprecedented exclusive rights: direct government financing. Drawing on statutes and administrative codes, I provide an in-depth account of the major commercialization financing options for inventors and entrepreneurs at both the federal and state levels. I then compare these incentives, …
Rebuttable Presumption Of Public Interest In Protecting The Public Health—The Necessity For Denying Injunctive Relief In Medically Related Patent Infringement Cases After Ebay V. Mercexchange, Lance E. Wyatt Jr.
Lance E Wyatt Jr.
The public’s interest in medicine and good health is substantial. However, this interest is harmed when important medical devices or pharmaceuticals, although infringing on valid patents, are suddenly taken off the market after a court grants a permanent injunction. While permanent injunctions were automatically granted by the Federal Circuit before the Supreme Court’s holding in eBay v. MercExchange, courts now have more discretion to deny injunctive relief. Now that courts have this newfound discretion after eBay, the public should no longer expect to be harmed by the sudden removal of medical supplies. Unfortunately, this has not been the course that …
Patent Assertion Entities & Privateers: Economic Harms To Innovation & Competition, Robert G. Harris
Patent Assertion Entities & Privateers: Economic Harms To Innovation & Competition, Robert G. Harris
Robert G Harris
This paper addresses the problems of aggressive rent-seeking activities by patent assertion entities (PAEs) and privateers. Section II explains why aggressive patent assertion is especially problematic in patent thick products and systems (such as computers, smartphones and software), and why technological developments have increased the number and “density” of patent thickets. Section III addresses the fundamental differences in the strategic positions and interests of practicing entities and PAEs, and explains why those differences affect the conduct of PAEs and increase the opportunities for, and economic harm caused by, their rent-seeking conduct and efforts to engage in patent hold-up. Section IV …
Ptrc Resources At Sacred Heart University’S Ryan Matura Library:Trademarks & Patents, Amy Jansen, Robert Berry
Ptrc Resources At Sacred Heart University’S Ryan Matura Library:Trademarks & Patents, Amy Jansen, Robert Berry
Robert Berry
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