International Trade

International Trade
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2002
Genre: Patents
ISBN:

International Trade

International Trade
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2017-10-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781978456297

International Trade: Experts' Advice for Small Businesses Seeking Foreign Patents

International Trade

International Trade
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2002
Genre: Patents
ISBN:

International Trade

International Trade
Author: United States Government Accountability
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2015-02-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781296016418

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

International Trade

International Trade
Author: Loren Yager
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2002-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756729202

Small businesses are important to the U.S. economy for their roles in technological development and job creation. To fully protect and profit from their innovations, small businesses may need to obtain patents in other countries. This report identifies whether small businesses encounter any impediments in seeking patents abroad and determines whether any federal actions could help small businesses overcome those impediments. To answer these questions, the GAO convened an expert panel of U.S. patent attorneys and surveyed a number of small businesses. The respondents felt that the U.S. should promote harmonization (i.e. reduce differences) among U.S. and foreign patent systems, and reduce the high cost of foreign patents. Charts and tables.

A Patent System for the 21st Century

A Patent System for the 21st Century
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2004-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309089107

The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In many respects the system has responded with admirable flexibility, but the strain of continual technological change and the greater importance ascribed to patents in a knowledge economy are exposing weaknesses including questionable patent quality, rising transaction costs, impediments to the dissemination of information through patents, and international inconsistencies. A panel including a mix of legal expertise, economists, technologists, and university and corporate officials recommends significant changes in the way the patent system operates. A Patent System for the 21st Century urges creation of a mechanism for post-grant challenges to newly issued patents, reinvigoration of the non-obviousness standard to quality for a patent, strengthening of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, simplified and less costly litigation, harmonization of the U.S., European, and Japanese examination process, and protection of some research from patent infringement liability.