Jefferson vs. the patent trolls
Subtitle: a populist vision of intellectual property rights
By: Jeffrey H. Matsuura.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780813927718
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Contributions in law; Intellectual property -- United States
Other titles: Jefferson versus the patent trolls
Description: Jefferson was in a unique position to understand the issues of intellectual property rights. As a scientist, author, and inventor, he was a prolific creator. He was also a tireless consumer of others' works. As America's first patent commissioner, he decided which ideas merited protection and effectively created the patent review process. Jeffrey Matsuura profiles Jefferson's diverse and substantial experience with these issues and discusses the lessons Jefferson's efforts offer us today, as we grapple with many of the same challenges of balancing IP rights against an effort to foster creativity and innovation. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Intellectual property rights today : a chaotic environment; title: Jefferson and the value of shared knowledge; title: Kindred spirit to scientists and inventors; title: The first patent examiner; title: Jefferson battles the patent trolls; title: Jefferson and the challenges of invention and innovation.