A patent system for the 21st century /
Stephen A. Merrill, Richard C. Levin, and Mark B. Myers, editors ; Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs Division.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.
- xiv, 171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Six reasons to pay attention to the patent system -- Seven criteria for evaluating the patent system -- Seven recommendations for a 21st-century patent system.
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Patents--United States. Patent practice--Evaluation.--United States Technological innovations--Patents.--United States Intellectual property--United States. Patents--Economic policy.--United States