| Description |
xi, 331 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-314) and index. |
| Contents |
The argument in brief -- Why property rights work, how property rights fail -- If you can't tell the boundaries, then it ain't property -- Survey of empirical research : do patents perform like property? -- What are U.S. patents worth to their owners? -- The cost of disputes -- How important is the failure of patent notice? -- Small inventors -- Abstract patents and software -- Making patents work as property -- Reforms to improve notice -- A glance forward. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Patent laws and legislation -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Meurer, Michael James.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780691134918 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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069113491X (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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9781400828692 (electronic bk.) |
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