Battle Over Patents: History and Politics of Innovation

By: Haber, Stephen H.

Book Overview

An examination of how the patent system works, imperfections and all, to incentivize innovation

Do patents facilitate or frustrate innovation? Lawyers, economists, and politicians who have staked out strong positions in this debate often attempt to validate their claims by invoking the historical record--but they frequently get the history wrong.

The Battle over Patents gets it right. Bringing together thoroughly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197576168
• ISBN13: 9780197576168
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"