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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We study how the market for innovation affects enforcement of patent rights.
January 23, 2013
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Upcoming Events
14th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference
August 7, 2014, Berkeley, CA
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Fact Sheets
In the context of technology, “piracy” is a colloquial term for the illegal copying of copyrighted works. The related problem of counterfeiting is the illegal reproduction of patented or trademarked products.
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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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