Patent Administration : Current Issues and Possibilities for Reform.

Discusses current issues in patent administration and considers possibilities for reform. Provides overview of fundamental aspects of patent administration, considers contemporary challenges faced by Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and potential effect of challenges on innovation. Introduces and a...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Administrative law. Government productivity. Patents. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses current issues in patent administration and considers possibilities for reform. Provides overview of fundamental aspects of patent administration, considers contemporary challenges faced by Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and potential effect of challenges on innovation. Introduces and analyzes recent reforms undertaken or proposed by PTO, European Patent Office, or Japan Patent Office. Assesses issues related to patent administration reform.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.