Are Intellectual Property Rights Hindering Technological Advance? The Need for Technological Commons.
In the last quarter century, the scope of patenting has been expanded, the requirements for patentability have been lowered, the experimental use exemption has been narrowed, and patent holders' rights have been strengthened. New actors, most notably universities, have become involved. These changes...
| Published in: | Review of Policy Research Vol. 26; no. 1/2; pp. 195 - 218 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
January/March 2009
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