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Text: Innovation and Incentives
The course
considers intellectual property as an economic instrument that supports the
creation of knowledge or creative works. It embeds the discussion of IP
in a broader historical and institutional context, recognizing that IP is
only one of many instruments for rewarding authors and other creators. It
stylizes intellectual property property through
"levers" that all IP laws have in common, such as length and
breadth, and levers where IP laws differ sharply, such as whether there is an
independent invention defense. We will discuss the special problems
that arise when knowledge is "cumulative," and how the law has
dealt with them. We will consider the problem of enforcement and remedies,
and how technical protections are changing the business strategies purused by creators. We will take on the thorny
intersection of IP law and competition law. Finally, we will consider how
network effects change the discussion, and how IP serves as a trade-policy
instrument in the global environment, as well as a reward to innovators. |
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Other reading and
lectures. If required, there is a
star. |
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Preliminary |
Institutions
for Innovation: A Brief History click
above.
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Ch
1 |
Zorina
Khan, 2005. The Democratization of Invention. Joel Mokyr,
Gifts of Athena. Mowery and |
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Jan 16,23 |
Ch
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*Prizes
for science (SF Chronicle) National Academies, 2007. Innovation Inducement
Prizes at the NSF |
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Jan 28 |
as seen by an economist |
Ch
3 |
Landes and Posner: The Economic Structure of
Intellectual Property Law Ginsburg and Dreyfuss, 2006. Intellectual Property Stories.
NY: Foundation Press. * Patent Application on How to Make A Sandwich Patent * International
Herald Tribune on Google's Belgian news wars
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Jan 30 |
Ch
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Feb
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* History of the Amazon One-Click Patent *Patent |
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Feb
6,11,13 |
Ch
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* Spitting
Image (Inkjet Printer), Sept 19, 2001, The Economist *
Invention
of Email, Pretext Magazine 1998. C. Townes.
1999. How the Laser Happened. * CCIA Study: Fair Use Economy Represents
One-Sixth of U.S. GDP (MC) |
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Feb
18 |
Class rescheduled to Feb 20 |
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Feb 20 3-hr class |
Ch
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* Merges Contracting
into Liability Rules |
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Feb 25 |
Spillover class |
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Feb 27 |
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*Maurer and Scotchmer Open
Source Software: The New IP Paradigm. B. Perens Emerging
Economic Paradigm of Open Source (TJ) Von Hippel,
Democratizing Innovation, MIT Press 2005 * Maurer, Sali & Rai. 2004 Finding
Cures for Tropical Diseases: Is Open Source the
Answer? Public Library of Science: Medicine
1:56-58. S. Maurer, "Choosing the Right
Incentive Strategy for R&D in Neglected Diseases," World
Health Organization Bulletin 84:376 (2006). Lerner and Tirole, "The Economics of Technology Sharing: Open
Source and Beyond" Paper 10956 (2004) |
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March
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March 5,10 March 12 |
Ch
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* A
Settlement by Vonage over Patents, New York Times, Oct 22, 2007 Menell
& Nimmer Liability's Continuing Tort
Framework and Sony's De Facto Demise
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March 24,26 |
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"Invention of
Email", Pretext Magazine 1998. Nature July
15, 2004. Scientific Impact of Nations. *Future
Imperfect (on Stem Cells, by Ian Hart) *Gerth
and Link, A. N. Public/Private
Partnerships. 2005. Springer. Nelson, Sampat, Ziedonis and Mowery,
2005. Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation, |
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March 31 April 2,7 |
Ch
10 |
Samuelson: Questioning
Copyrights in Standards Compatibility Issues:
Internet, Cellphones Surowiecki, "In Praise of Third Place" (The
modern game market) |
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April
9 April
16 |
(April 14 is rescheduled to April 21) |
Ch 9 |
R. Easterlin. 1999.
“Growth Triumphant.” Univ of P. David, "The Dynamo and the Computer:
Historical Perspective on the Productivity Paradox." May 1990. Patent
Power Harry Goldstein |
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April 21 3-hr class |
A Pharma
case |
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WSJ, Jan 2007. Inside Abbott's
Tactics to Protect AIDS Drug. |
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April 21 |
Spillover 12:50-2:15 FH 210 |
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April 21,23 |
Ch
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The Economist,
"Scattering the Seeds of Invention: The Globalization of R&D"
Sept 2004. |
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April 28 |
spillover |
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News and Data
Links
The Economist - science and technology news
NSF Science and Engineering Indicators
U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office
