The Patent Puzzle:
Harnessing the Accelerating Pace of Innovation
Thanks to the advent of technologies ranging from iPads to smart phones, consumers are starting to understand how much intellectual property law matters — and how influential the patent process is.
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Privatize the Patent Process?
Professor John Duffy proposes giving the PTO the power to oversee and certify private firms that review applications and issue patents.
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A Conversation with Paul Michel ’66, Retired Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The nation's foremost intellectual property judge has a prescription for the future of patents.
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A Brief History
The term “intellectual property” first arose in the mid-19th century, but its origins trace back to patent statutes designed to spur innovation in 15th-century Venice and Florence.
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Open Source and Patent Collaboration
Netflix's Chief IP Officer T.J. Angioletti '92 and others discuss how the open source movement is changing ideas about patent and IP law.
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