patent system
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patent
noun
uk/ˈpeɪ.tənt/us/ˈpæt.ənt/
the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number ...
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system
noun
uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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Under the existingpatentsystem, access is hindered by high prices and launch delays.
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For pharmaceutical innovations, the existingpatentsystemprovides 20 years of patent protection.
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Above all, this proposal aims to correct the allocative inefficiencies of the existingpatentsystem, while preserving the dynamic incentives to innovate.
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Inherent in the traditionalpatentsystemis a tension between the incentive to innovate and far-reaching access.
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We propose an alternative to the existingpatentsystem, instead rewarding the innovating firm with direct tax credits in exchange for marginal cost pricing.
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It is important that any departure from the traditionalpatentsystembe structured to encourage, balance and reward innovations built on earlier patents.
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A brief review of thepatentsystemand the policy underpinning this system may help to clarify the legal issues of patentability and ownership.
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As a consequence, thepatentsystemis being reexamined as an efficient mechanism for encouraging pharmaceutical innovation and drug development.
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We discuss some strengths and weaknesses of alternative policies for doing this, including research subsidies, technology prizes, and relying on thepatentsystem.
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The moral tollbooth: a method that makes use of thepatentsystemto address ethical concerns in biotechnology.
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Thepatentsystemprotects the discoveries of a company so that an interloper might not jump in unfairly to take advantage.
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Abramowicz (2003) proposes a retrospective reward system that would complement the existingpatentsystem.
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Given the favoritism inherent in thepatentsystem, to focus on patents as a way of calibrating and evaluating research means that applied research (as defined in law) is prioritized.
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Foremost, government should provide a crediblepatentsystemto ensure that inventors can reap the fruits of their efforts in inventing new abatement technologies.
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Preserving the incentive to invest in research and development, while enhancing access, would eliminate several of the distortions of thepatentsystemwithout interrupting the flow of new innovative medicines.
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The pressure that industry has exerted on politicians in order to ensure that thepatentsystemincludes living material is intense.
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We do not consider that thepatentsystemis the right approach for dealing with ethical and related issues arising from biotechnology.
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Can we really expect developing countries to be able to set up their own patent offices and police their ownpatentsystem?
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The course of industrial development over the years has proved the value of thepatentsystem.
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The effect of this clause will be to discourage small inventors from using thepatentsystemto protect innovation.
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