scholarly journals Accessing the Global Intellectual Property Market: Intelligent Decisions about Patent Protection

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Seth D. Levy ◽  
Author(s):  
Noam Shemtov

This chapter examines the scope of protection to which graphical user interfaces may be eligible under various intellectual property rights: namely, trade marks, unfair-competition laws, design rights, copyright, and patents. It first considers the extent of copyright protection over a software product’s ‘look-and-feel’ elements, with particular emphasis on graphical user interfaces protection under US and EU laws. It then discusses trade-mark, trade-dress, and unfair-competition protection for graphical user interfaces, along with intellectual property rights protection for design patents and registered designs. Finally, it describes the patent protection for graphical user interfaces in the United States and at the European Patent Office.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angus C. Chu ◽  
Zonglai Kou ◽  
Xilin Wang

Abstract This study provides a growth-theoretic analysis of the effects of intellectual property rights on the take-off of an economy from an era of stagnation to a state of sustained economic growth. We incorporate patent protection into a Schumpeterian growth model in which take-off occurs when the population size crosses an endogenous threshold. We find that strengthening patent protection has contrasting effects on economic growth at different stages of development. Specifically, it leads to an earlier take-off but also reduces economic growth in the long run.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
V.Kh. Zinnurov ◽  

Relevance. The article is based on the report of the author at the specialized session “Intellectual Property and competitiveness of enterprises in attracting investment and production diversification: key performance indicators (industry and corporate level)” within the framework of the XII International Forum “Innovative Development through the Intellectual Property Market”, which was held in Moscow on 30.10.2020. Despite approved strategy documents in place for development of Russian aviation industry and governmental programs being implemented, the Russian intellectual property market formation has not been considered among top tier priorities. Methodology: the study analyzes the global aviation industry trends and the outcomes of governmental programs on development of Russian aviation industry. Results. Based on the analysis of the global trends in innovation activity of aerospace industry leaders and the status of development initiatives in the Russian aviation industry and specifically the United Aircraft Corporation, conclusions are made with regard to the quality of institutional environment for support of innovations, with a rationale for facilitation of efforts by industry enterprises in their identifying, protecting and commercializing the intellectual property. Discussion. The study addresses a major issue of how, in the situation of a dominant share of public investments in the aviation industry, to facilitate and promote a proper level of activity in commercialization of intellectual property results by state-owned/sponsored enterprises, and ensure a sustainable level of support for private sector enterprises in the creation of advanced technology products.


Author(s):  
Paul Torremans

This chapter discusses five issues: the availability of patent protection for computer hardware and for computer software (computer programs); copyright in computer software; databases and the sui generis right; the Internet; and semiconductor chip protection.


2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (03) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Author(s):  
Leslie I. Bookoff ◽  
Dinesh N. Melwani

This article focuses on the importance of intellectual property (IP) in startup companies to attract investment. Various examples of startup companies dealing with medical devices were also discussed. Much of a medical device startup’s assets, however, lie in ideas or concepts it hopes to develop into a commercial product. Patent protection often is considered a critical component of corporate transactions involving medical technologies because it can protect the significant upfront investments required for R'D and regulatory activities. Investors evaluating the IP of a target medical device company are attracted to a demonstrated awareness of IP and to a clean house as it relates to administrative issues potentially affecting the company’s intellectual property. A target company also may make investment more attractive by minimizing or eliminating contractual restrictions on the transfer of its IP. A startup company seeking its portion of investment dollars must pay attention to its IP: it must ensure that its technology is freely marketable without infringing third-party rights and that its IP portfolio is free of encumbrances and has the necessary protection.


2019 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 02103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Kalinina ◽  
Larisa Alekseeva ◽  
Daria Varlamova ◽  
Sergey Barykin ◽  
Irina Kapustina

In the age of economy’s digitalization, the importance of intangible assets in the activity of enterprises increases, which is caused by the content of fundamental trends, according to which the behavior of economic entities and their way of functioning transform into a new operating model of companies, especially in banking and telecommunications sectors, aimed at increasing cost efficiency and identification of new opportunities in the market mainly on the basis of methods of analysis of large amounts of data to generate new knowledge and make effective management decisions. Accordingly, in the conditions of economy’s digitalization, intellectual property starts to play more and more significant role as a backbone asset of enterprises, causing development of the intellectual property market and the need to formalize its operation and create an efficient infrastructure for the market. This article discusses the issue of intellectual property objects’ turnover in the Russian economy in the conditions of digitalization with funds being invested into specific energy project.


2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Tessensohn ◽  
Shusaku Yamamoto

AbstractThe healthcare transformational capacity of biotechnology intellectual property makes it fundamental that such biotech patents are issued promptly in order to have clarity and certainty in the research community and the marketplace. In these economically challenging times, accelerated patent grants will make biotech patent owners more attractive to investors and licensors ensuring their survival. Japanese universities have aggressively patented and licensed their biotech research and utilized the accelerated patent system to procure the world's first ever induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) patent. This article examines the various accelerated examination procedures available at the Japan Patent Office and how biotechnology patent applicants can secure early patent protection in Japan, the world's second largest biopharmaceutical market.


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