Patents/IP (Index)
Patents and other intellectual property rights are designed to protect inventors from competition for a specified number of years. These posts cover perspectives of inventors, the U.S. Patent Office and third parties.
- Biotrends 2011: Globalization of Biotech (October 28 2010)
- Would You Pay More to Get Your Patent Application Decision in 1 Year instead of 3? (July 9 2010)
- Rethinking Gene-Related Patents, Apps (June 2 2010)
- Gene Patents Invalidated (April 9 2010)
- Biotech or Business Process: Which Type Is Worth Patenting? (February 13 2010)
- Is the Pursuit of Patents Passe? (April 21 2009)
- Is It Artificial Life or Is It Merely a List of 381 Genes? (July 13 2007)
- Better World Project recently-launched by Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) (April 8 2006)
- Expert IP Law Sources: BIO2006 (April 8 2006)