The biopharmaceutical industry is slowly absorbing the idea of collaborative patent licensing
models. Recently, two patent pools for developing countries have been launched: the Pool …

Biotechnological research is not only constantly improving knowledge about life, nature,
environment, and disease, but also provides new ideas that can be converted into …

However enshrined in the legal tradition, intellectual property law has also had its share of
detractors and has recently come under severe criticism. 4 The exercise of intellectual …

The exact elements of what constitutes a 'knowledge society'are still disputed. Yet the
underlying notion that modern society and not least the modern economy are essentially …

Universities are patenting more than ever before, much more. Why? If it is to make money,
they are not doing at all well. Perhaps they seek to demonstrate their relevance to the needs …

There can be little doubt that the relationship between patenting and innovation is complex.
Innovators who patent are provided with the advantage of a head start in bringing their …

Background: The molecular diagnostic patent landscape mostly comprises patents claiming
rights over genes and other research tools. Many such patents have been granted and many …

La source ouverte est un modèle de développement pour logiciels qui exploite, par
l'entremise du réseau Internet, le potentiel de la révision par les pairs et celui de la …

Several different innovation logics successively promoted the emancipation of
biotechnology within the industry. After an initial phase of development in the public domain …

Between the employer and the employee, or the principal and the contractor, the law largely
leaves the disposition of intellectual property use rights and use of information to freedom of …