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Framing the patent troll debate [PDF]
Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2013 The patent troll debate has reached a fevered pitch in the USA. This editorial seeks to frame the debate by pointing out the lack of clarity in defining patent trolls and their allegedly harmful actions. It then frames the debate by asking currently unanswered questions: Where do troll patents come from? What are the effects of troll assertions?
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Standards, Innovation Incentives, and the Formation of Patent Pools [PDF]
, 2010 Technological standards give rise to a complements problem that affects pricing and innovation incentives of technology producers. In this paper I discuss how patent pools can be used to solve these problems and what incentives patent holders have to ...
Schmidt, Klaus M.
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Mechanical Engineering, 2011 This article elaborates the practice of patent trolls. The maligned patent trolls have never been clearly defined and thus can be difficult to handle. The earliest trolls were first called “submariners.” The typical profile was someone who had numerous patent filings for futuristic ideas (futuristic at the time, anyway), who did not actually ...
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Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2020 The five years since Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014) have witnessed an explosion in patentable subject matter decisions ‐‐ and in political controversy over the doctrine. To its critics, Alice renders important inventions in medical diagnostics, biotechnology, and information technology unpatenable and therefore discouraging ...
Lemley, Mark A., Zyontz, Samantha
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The Uneasy Case for Patent Federalism [PDF]
, 2017 Nationwide uniformity is often considered an essential feature of the patent system, necessary to fulfill that system’s disclosure and incentive purposes.
Ford, Roger Allan
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Watkins\u27 Patent trolls: Predatory litigation and the smothering of innovation (Book Review)
, 2017 A review of Watkins, W. J., Jr. (2013). Patent trolls: Predatory litigation and the smothering of innovation. Oakland, CA: The Independent Institute. 96 pp. $17.95.
Strain, Judson L.
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Are Universities Patent Trolls? [PDF]
, 2008 Hold-up is a primary component of patent litigation and patent licensing today. Universities are engaged in an unprecedented surge in patenting. At the confluence of these seemingly unrelated developments is a growing frustration on the part of ...
Lemley, Mark A.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
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Troll or No Troll? Policing Patent Usage With an Open Post-Grant Review [PDF]
, 2005 In December 2004, a mystery business, JGR Acquisitions Inc., purchased the patent portfolio of bankrupt Commerce One at auction. Commerce One had not previously enforced the acquired patents and many companies were using the patented technologies at the ...
Barker, David G.
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Powers\u27 Parent engagement in early learning (Book Review)
, 2017 A review of Powers, J. (2106). Parent engagement in early learning. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press. 173 pp. $29.95.
Rich, Jennifer A.
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