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    Intellectual property and innovation protection : new practices and new policy issues / Rémi Lallement.

    • Title:Intellectual property and innovation protection : new practices and new policy issues / Rémi Lallement.
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    • Author/Creator:Lallement, Rémi, author.
    • Published/Created:London, UK : ISTE ; Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley, 2017.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Intellectual property.
      Intellectual property--Technological innovations.
    • Description:xvi, 148 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
    • Series:Innovation, entrepreneurship and management series.
      Innovation, entrepreneurship and management series. Innovation between risk and reward set ; volume 3.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:1786300702 hardback
      9781786300706 hardback
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Rationale of the System and the Diversity of the Forms of Protection
      1.1. Going back to the origins and goals of intellectual property law
      1.1.1. Some historical points of reference
      1.1.2. Some market failures that must be addressed
      1.2. formal tools of intellectual property law
      1.2.1. Patents
      1.2.2. Trademarks
      1.2.3. Industrial design right
      1.2.4. Other technological creations (utility patents, plant variety rights, etc.)
      1.2.5. Copyright and neighboring rights
      1.3. Informal means of protection
      1.3.1. Trade secrets
      1.3.2. Lead time
      1.3.3. control of complementary assets
      1.3.4. Design complexity
      ch. 2 How Companies Choose these Tools
      2.1. factors behind the choice to use these different tools
      2.1.1. Differences according to the country considered
      2.1.2. Differences according to the size of the company
      2.1.3. Differences according to the stage in the innovation process
      2.1.4. Differences according to the type of innovation (process or product)
      2.1.5. Another key factor: the types of market or technology considered
      2.1.6. Marked preferences in relation to the sectors as well
      2.2. microeconomic effectiveness of protection
      2.2.1. Which contribution is made to performances in terms of innovation?
      2.2.2. Which links are there between patents and R&D profitability?
      2.2.3. What is the value of patents? Between cost-benefit calculations and lottery logic
      ch. 3 How Effective is the System in Terms of Social Welfare? The Dimensions of the Problem
      3.1. Intellectual property rights as a second-best solution
      3.1.1. blend of dynamic efficiency and static inefficiency
      3.1.2. right to try to exclude rather than a guarantee of monopoly
      3.2. Looking for an effective patent
      3.2.1. Which is the optimal term for patents and copyright?
      3.2.2. Which is the optimal breadth of patents?
      3.2.3. Which is the optimal height for patents? The issue of the patentability criteria
      3.3. Several possibilities to best configure rights according to the general interest
      3.3.1. Patents: a disclosure requirement that favors the diffusion of knowledge
      3.3.2. role of filter played by courts and by opposition and reexamination proceedings
      3.3.3. Licensing and the interaction with competition policy
      3.3.4. regime of exceptions: the case of research exemption and fair use
      3.3.5. cost involved in obtaining and maintaining patent rights
      ch. 4 How Companies Use Intellectual Property
      4.1. Defensive strategy
      4.2. Licensing strategy
      4.3. Cooperative strategy
      4.3.1. Intellectual property, between currency and a form of sharing
      4.3.2. Patents as signaling tools, especially in relation to finance
      4.4. Movement strategy
      ch. 5 What is the Contribution Made to Emerging Forms of Innovation?
      5.1. challenges of the digital world and the new forms of innovation
      5.1.1. issues related to open-innovation practices
      5.1.2. requirements of innovation through reutilization and collective networked innovation
      5.1.3. digital revolution and the growing role of user-driven innovation and Big Data
      5.1.4. Risks of mass counterfeiting linked to the development of 3D printing
      5.2. risk of adverse effects in the recent development of the patent system
      5.2.1. Is an increasing number of patents stifling innovation in some sectors?
      5.2.2. Problems encountered mostly by sectors based on incremental innovation
      5.3. Two emblematic cases of considerable tension: biotechnologies and the software industry
      5.3.1. Biotech: what kind of access to genetic resources and research tools?
      5.3.2. software industry: what kind of balance between copyright and patents?
      5.3.3. What is the role of open-source software?
      ch. 6 Main Trends of Intellectual Property Regimes
      6.1. reinforcement trend deriving mostly from America
      6.2. trend which is also present in Europe and Japan
      6.3. Which multilateral framework should we consider, especially in relation to the needs of developing countries?
      6.4. reinforced copyright regime as well
      ch. 7 System that is the Victim of its own Success or an Anomaly that should be Remedied?
      7.1. escalation of trademarks, industrial design rights, copyright, counterfeiting and piracy
      7.2. multiplication of patents of mixed quality and occasionally with vague outlines
      7.3. Increased pressure on the judicial system
      7.3.1. Patent-related disputes: frequency and costs that vary according to the sectors
      7.3.2. emergence of patent trolls
      7.4. new reform movement from the United States: the backlash?
      7.4.1. Correcting the scope of patentability
      7.4.2. Restoring the patent examination procedure and introducing a filter on copyright
      7.4.3. Avoiding some excesses linked to disputes or blocking positions
      ch. 8 Overall Assessment and Conclusion
      8.1. possible lever for the countries' economic growth through the incentive to innovate
      8.1.1. Some historical lessons
      8.1.2. diagnosis that remains contrasted and not sufficiently substantiated
      8.2. key factor for technology transfer and the dissemination of knowledge
      8.2.1. Promoting technology transfer through transnational companies
      8.2.2. key tool for the regulation of knowledge flows
      8.2.3. key tool for the commercialisation of public research results
      8.3. joint evolution on a sectorial level as well
      8.3.1. case of semiconductors and software
      8.3.2. Examples of past and present disruptive technologies
      8.4. Status quo, reform or abolition?
      8.4.1. net benefit or a net cost for the economy and society as a whole?
      8.4.2. Reforming rather than abolishing
      8.4.3. relation between innovation and the strength of rights: an inverted U-shape?.
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