Intellectual property (IP) rights help creators limit who uses their work without giving value in return. This protection encourages innovation in thought and expression. Academics featured on this site research topics such as open source licensing, digital rights management, patent reform, IP and technical standards, trademarks, and trade secrets.
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Featured Article
This paper examines the effects of trademark use in advertisements by third-party resellers.
November 1, 2012
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Upcoming Events
14th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference
August 7, 2014, Berkeley, CA
Framing Intellectual Property Law in the 21st Century
August 14, 2014, Singapore
IP Practitioner-in-Residence: Mike Young
September 23, 2014, Bloomington, IN
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Fact Sheets
A patent provides an exclusive legal right to an invention for a limited period of time, in exchange for public disclosure of that innovation. As with other property rights, patents may be sold, transferred, or licensed for a third party’s use.
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TAP Blog
Professor Daniel Sokol, Levin College of Law, shares highlights from his recent participation in two Asia antitrust events: the ABA Antitrust in China program and a conference on antitrust and intellectual property rights with the new China-Korea Market & Regulation Law Center.
June 4, 2014
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"During the early stage of a major new technology, inventors share designs and knowledge and patent little; later, things become more competitive and patents play a larger role. As technologies mature, firms share less and patent more." — James Bessen, Lecturer, Boston University School of Law
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