Rémi Lallement

Intellectual Property and Innovation Protection (eBook, ePUB)

New Practices and New Policy Issues

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the various ways in which intellectual property (IP) operates in relation to innovation activity. It reflects on the classical issues of the IP system related to the necessity of protecting risky and often costly investments undertaken by firms and others players involved in the innovation process. Beyond this, it stresses the numerous challenges addressed by contemporary technological and societal change, especially in a world where the digital revolution is rapidly transforming the way in which innovation is organized. In this context, the new corporate IP and innovation practices call for responses on the part of public policies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119473817
• Artikelnr.: 52555805

Autorenporträt

Rémi Lallement, In charge of Mission (policy analyst), France Stratégie, France.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xi
Chapter 1. The Rationale of the System and the Diversity of the Forms of
Protection 1
1.1. Going back to the origins and goals of intellectual property law 1
1.1.1. Some historical points of reference 1
1.1.2. Some market failures that must be addressed 3
1.2. The formal tools of intellectual property law 5
1.2.1. Patents 6
1.2.2. Trademarks 7
1.2.3. Industrial design right 8
1.2.4. Other technological creations (utility patents, plant variety
rights, etc.) 9
1.2.5. Copyright and neighboring rights 9
1.3. Informal means of protection 10
1.3.1. Trade secrets 11
1.3.2. Lead time 11
1.3.3. The control of complementary assets 11
1.3.4. Design complexity 12
Chapter 2. How Companies Choose these Tools 13
2.1. The factors behind the choice to use these different tools 15
2.1.1. Differences according to the country considered 15
2.1.2. Differences according to the size of the company 16
2.1.3. Differences according to the stage in the innovation process 17
2.1.4. Differences according to the type of innovation (process or product)
18
2.1.5. Another key factor: the types of market or technology considered 19
2.1.6. Marked preferences in relation to the sectors as well 20
2.2. The microeconomic effectiveness of protection 22
2.2.1. Which contribution is made to performances in terms of innovation?
23
2.2.2. Which links are there between patents and R&D profitability? 24
2.2.3. What is the value of patents? Between cost-benefit calculations and
lottery logic 26
Chapter 3. How Effective is the System in Terms of Social Welfare? The
Dimensions of the Problem 29
3.1. Intellectual property rights as a second-best solution 29
3.1.1. A blend of dynamic efficiency and static inefficiency 30
3.1.2. A right to try to exclude rather than a guarantee of monopoly 30
3.2. Looking for an effective patent 31
3.2.1. Which is the optimal term for patents and copyright? 32
3.2.2. Which is the optimal breadth of patents? 32
3.2.3. Which is the optimal height for patents? The issue of the
patentability criteria 34
3.3. Several possibilities to best configure rights according to the
general interest 35
3.3.1. Patents: a disclosure requirement that favors the diffusion of
knowledge 35
3.3.2. The role of filter played by courts and by opposition and
reexamination proceedings 36
3.3.3. Licensing and the interaction with competition policy 37
3.3.4. The regime of exceptions: the case of research exemption and fair
use 39
3.3.5. The cost involved in obtaining and maintaining patent rights 40
Chapter 4. How Companies Use Intellectual Property 45
4.1. Defensive strategy 45
4.2. Licensing strategy 47
4.3. Cooperative strategy 50
4.3.1. Intellectual property, between currency and a form of sharing 51
4.3.2. Patents as signaling tools, especially in relation to finance 54
4.4. Movement strategy 56
Chapter 5. What is the Contribution Made to Emerging Forms of Innovation?
61
5.1. The challenges of the digital world and the new forms of innovation 61
5.1.1. The issues related to open-innovation practices 62
5.1.2. The requirements of innovation through reutilization and collective
networked innovation 63
5.1.3. The digital revolution and the growing role of user-driven
innovation and Big Data 63
5.1.4. Risks of mass counterfeiting linked to the development of 3D
printing 65
5.2. The risk of adverse effects in the recent development of the patent
system 66
5.2.1. Is an increasing number of patents stifling innovation in some
sectors? 67
5.2.2. Problems encountered mostly by sectors based on incremental
innovation 69
5.3. Two emblematic cases of considerable tension: biotechnologies and the
software industry 70
5.3.1. Biotech: what kind of access to genetic resources and research
tools? 70
5.3.2. The software industry: what kind of balance between copyright and
patents? 73
5.3.3. What is the role of open-source software? 76
Chapter 6. The Main Trends of Intellectual Property Regimes 81
6.1. A reinforcement trend deriving mostly from America 81
6.2. A trend which is also present in Europe and Japan 83
6.3. Which multilateral framework should we consider, especially in
relation to the needs of developing countries? 85
6.4. A reinforced copyright regime as well 88
Chapter 7. A System that is the Victim of its own Success or an Anomaly
that should be Remedied? 91
7.1. The escalation of trademarks, industrial design rights, copyright,
counterfeiting and piracy 91
7.2. A multiplication of patents of mixed quality and occasionally with
vague outlines 93
7.3. Increased pressure on the judicial system 98
7.3.1. Patent-related disputes: frequency and costs that vary according to
the sectors 99
7.3.2. The emergence of patent trolls 101
7.4. A new reform movement from the United States: the backlash? 106
7.4.1. Correcting the scope of patentability 107
7.4.2. Restoring the patent examination procedure and introducing a filter
on copyright 109
7.4.3. Avoiding some excesses linked to disputes or blocking positions 111
Chapter 8. Overall Assessment and Conclusion 113
8.1. A possible lever for the countries' economic growth through the
incentive to innovate 114
8.1.1. Some historical lessons 114
8.1.2. A diagnosis that remains contrasted and not sufficiently
substantiated 117
8.2. A key factor for technology transfer and the dissemination of
knowledge 118
8.2.1. Promoting technology transfer through transnational companies 118
8.2.2. A key tool for the regulation of knowledge flows 121
8.2.3. A key tool for the commercialisation of public research results 123
8.3. A joint evolution on a sectorial level as well 124
8.3.1. The case of semiconductors and software 125
8.3.2. Examples of past and present disruptive technologies 127
8.4. Status quo, reform or abolition? 129
8.4.1. A net benefit or a net cost for the economy and society as a whole?
129
8.4.2. Reforming rather than abolishing 134
8.4.3. The relation between innovation and the strength of rights: an
inverted U-shape? 134
Bibliography 137
Index 147