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The Patent Crisis and How the Courts Can Solve It
Dan L. Burk
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Description for The Patent Crisis and How the Courts Can Solve It
Paperback. Patent law encourages technological innovation. But as the patent system stands, are all governed by the same rules even though they innovate very differently. The result is a crisis in the patent system. This title argue that courts should use legal tools already present in the patent statute to suit the needs of various industries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Patent law encourages technological innovation. But as the patent system currently stands, diverse industries, from pharmaceuticals to software to semiconductors, are all governed by the same rules even though they innovate very differently. The result is a crisis in the patent system, where patents calibrated to the needs of prescription drugs wreak havoc on information technologies and vice versa. In "The Patent Crisis and How the Courts Can Solve It", Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley illustrate the barriers to innovation created by such catchall standards, and argue that courts should use legal tools already present in the patent ... Read more
Patent law encourages technological innovation. But as the patent system currently stands, diverse industries, from pharmaceuticals to software to semiconductors, are all governed by the same rules even though they innovate very differently. The result is a crisis in the patent system, where patents calibrated to the needs of prescription drugs wreak havoc on information technologies and vice versa. In "The Patent Crisis and How the Courts Can Solve It", Dan L. Burk and Mark A. Lemley illustrate the barriers to innovation created by such catchall standards, and argue that courts should use legal tools already present in the patent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226080628
SKU
V9780226080628
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About Dan L. Burk
Dan L. Burk is the Chancellor's Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine. Mark A. Lemley is the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford University and a partner at Durie Tangri.
Reviews for The Patent Crisis and How the Courts Can Solve It
"A thoughtful, intelligent argument that would be appreciated by most practitioners.... Highly recommended." (Choice) "A fascinating introduction to a scholarly literature that, at least so far, raises as many questions as it answers." (Science)"