Patent protection often leads to high drug prices that make life-saving medicines unaffordable for patients. This tension further induces increasing patent infringement and invalidation to reduce prices, particularly in developing countries. In this edition of IP Literature Watch, we also include a paper that explores the object and purpose of key international treaties regulating trademark law from a human rights perspective.
Additionally, we examine how intellectual property has reconfigured itself into an economy driven by information and experience.
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How compulsory licensing shaped innovation in the Xerox case
In a new article published in the Journal of Industrial Economics, CRA’s Robin Mamrak shows that opening up an incumbent’s patent portfolio can promote...