Merrill, Stephen A. <br/><br/>
Patents in the Knowledge-Based Economy. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (352 pages) 
<br/><br/>FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction--Cohen and Merrill -- Patent Quality -- Are All Patent Examiners Equal? Examiners, Patent Characteristics, and Litigation Outcomes--Cockburn, Kortum, and Stern -- Patent Examination Procedures and Patent Quality--King -- Patent Quality Control: A Comparison of U.S. Patent Re-examinations and European Patent Oppositions--Graham, Hall, Harhoff, and Mowery -- Benefits and Costs of an Opposition Process--Levin and Levin -- Patent Litigation -- Enforcement of Patent Rights in the United States--Lanjouw and Schankerman -- Patent Litigation in the U.S. Semiconductor Industry--Ziedonis -- Patents in Software and Biotechnology -- Intellectual Property Protection in the U.S. Software Industry--Graham and Mowery -- Internet Business Method Patents--Allison and Tiller -- Effects of Research Tool Patents and Licensing on Biomedical Innovation--Walsh, Arora, and Cohen. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780309509411 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>United States.-Patent and Trademark Office.<br/>Patents-United States.<br/>Diffusion of innovations-United States.<br/>Patents-United States-20th century-History.<br/>Semiconductor industry-Technological innovations-United States.<br/>Internet-Law and legislation-United States.<br/>Industrial management-United States-Patents.<br/>Technological innovations-United States-Patents.<br/>Technology transfer-United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T211.C64 P3 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.730486