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Gaétan de Rassenfosse
Gaétan de Rassenfosse

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Oct 26, 2020

Discrimination against foreigners in the patent system

A recent stream of the academic literature suggests that there might be discrimination against foreigners in the patent system. Firms of foreign origin may be treated unfavorably compared to local firms when filing for patent protection. Estimates suggest that foreign firms might be as much as ten percentage points less…

Patents

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Discrimination against foreigners in the patent system
Discrimination against foreigners in the patent system
Patents

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Apr 15, 2020

How can the patent system help us in the fight against COVID-19?

The worry that patents, and other forms of IP rights, are a barrier in the fight against COVID-19 is a legitimate concern. After all, a patent is a temporary monopoly right granted to an inventor that allows her to exclude others from using, making, and selling the protected invention. …

Covid 19

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How can the patent system help us in the fight against COVID-19?
How can the patent system help us in the fight against COVID-19?
Covid 19

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Gaétan de Rassenfosse

Gaétan de Rassenfosse

7 Followers

I am a Professor of Innovation Policy at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.

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