A patent provides protection for an invention to the owner of the patent. The protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years. Patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed or sold without the patent owner's consent.
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The Case for Patents, a new book by Northwestern University business and law professor Daniel Spulber, emphasizes the importance of incentives for invention, innovation, and technology adoption.
March 12, 2021
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22nd Annual Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute
December 9, 2021,
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A patent is an exclusive legal right to own and market an invention or improvement for a limited period of time, in exchange for public disclosure of the invention.
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"The best way to resolve this issue is not to change policy approaches." — Mark Lemley, Professor of Law, Stanford University
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The Unites States Supreme Court gives the lower courts discretion to enhance damages for patent infringement. Because of the importance of encouraging innovation, patent damages are often tripled to deter infringement.
August 16, 2016
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