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The Future of the Patent System
Author(s): Ryo Shimanami
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date: 30 Nov. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 1781000530
- ISBN-13: 9781781000533
Book Description
In a rapidly changing world, the underlying philosophies, the rationale and the appropriateness of patent law have come under question. In this insightful collection, the authors undertake a careful examination of existing patent systems and their prospects for the future. Scholars and practitioners from Japan, the US, Europe, India, Brazil and China give detailed analyses of current and likely future problems with their respective systems, and outline possible responses to them.
With detailed and extensive contributions, this book will greatly appeal to students, practitioners, policymakers and academics who are interested in the problems of current patent system in the world and their future.
Contents: T.G. Agitha, G. Carmichael, S. Elahi, Y. Futoshi, N.S. Gopalakrishanan, K. Karachalios, J.P. Kesan, M.A. Lemley, C. McGinley, K. Motohashi, N. Nakayama, C. Neppel, Y. Omori, Z. Ping, B. Rutz, R. Shimanami, V. Yumy Mitsuuchi-Kunisawa
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘. . . this book, with its copious footnoting and detailed index, provides an excellent research tool for anyone professionally involved in the implementation and designing of patents and specifically of patent systems.’ — Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine
About the Author
Edited by Ryo Shimanami, School of Law, Kobe University, Japan
