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Patents for Development: Improved Patent Information Disclosure and Access for Incremental Innovation

Patents for Development: Improved Patent Information Disclosure and Access for Incremental Innovation

Author: Nefissa Chakroun
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781785368608
Published In: May 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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When submitting patent applications, patentees are disclosing huge amounts of technical knowledge that can be utilised for development. This book investigates whether it is possible to execute the disclosed technologies just by reading the patent application.

Nefissa Chakroun argues that while TRIPS Agreement obliges inventors to disclose full and complete disclosure, patent information users lack the capacity to fully utilise such information for their economic development. Scrutinising the disclosure and the development function of the patent system, the book offers a critical analysis of the disclosure requirements of the patent system and an in-depth examination of ways of accessing and retrieving patent information.

Chakroun articulates proposals for strengthening the disclosure and methods for enhancing retrieval and exploitation of the technological knowledge, including an integrated policy on how patent information could be better utilised for development.

A plea for patent information as a significant source for development, this book is not only a valuable contribution to the literature but designed for policymakers at international and national levels to address core issues related to the exploitation of patent information for incremental innovation.

Introduction: Context and Importance of Patent Information for Development
1. The Significance of Patent Information
2. The Foundation for an Implicit Right to Patent Information
3. The Inadequacy of the Disclosure Requirement
4. Access and Retrieval of Patent Documents
5. Transferring Technologies Utilising Patent Information
6. The Case of Tunisia
7. Improving Developing Countries' Capacity to Utilise Patent Information for Development
8. Concluding chapter: Policy for Promoting Incremental Innovation and Development Trough Exploitation of Patent Information
Index