Oct 26, 2020Discrimination against foreigners in the patent systemA 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…Patents7 min readPatents7 min read
Apr 15, 2020How 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-195 min readCovid-195 min read
