A patent system for the 21st century
By: Stephen A. Merrill, Richard C. Levin, and Mark B. Myers, editors ; Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs Division
Contributors: Merrill, Stephen A; Levin, Richard C; Myers, Mark B; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Patents -- United States; Patent practice -- United States -- Evaluation; Technological innovations -- United States -- Patents; Intellectual property -- United States; Patents -- United States -- Economic policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: value: Six reasons to pay attention to the patent system; value: Seven criteria for evaluating the patent system; value: Seven recommendations for a 21st-century patent system