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082			_a608.773 _bM3P2
110			_aNational Research Council (U.S.). _bCommittee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy.
245	1	2	_aA patent system for the 21st century / _cStephen 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.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Academies Press, _cc2004.
300			_axiv, 171 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aSix reasons to pay attention to the patent system -- Seven criteria for evaluating the patent system -- Seven recommendations for a 21st-century patent system.
650			_aPatents _zUnited States.
650			_aPatent practice _xEvaluation. _zUnited States
650			_aTechnological innovations _xPatents. _zUnited States
650			_aIntellectual property _zUnited States.
650			_aPatents _xEconomic policy. _zUnited States
700			_aMerrill, Stephen A.
700			_aLevin, Richard C.
700			_aMyers, Mark B.
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