Abstract Knowledge cannot be bound, restricted or categorized. Knowledge is precisely an
intangible strength that has a definite economic importance if well utilized and …

" Knowledge commons" describes the institutionalized community governance of the sharing
and, in some cases, creation, of information, science, knowledge, data, and other types of …

948 HARVARD LAW REVIEW[Vol. 131: 945 further show that new trademark applicants are
increasingly being forced to resort to second-best, less competitively effective marks. Yet …

The Maine lobster fishery has been recognized as a successful example of a managed
natural resource commons. To ensure an ongoing supply of lobster in the face of threats to …

The network of patents connected by citations is an evolving graph, which provides a
representation of the innovation process. A patent citing another implies that the cited patent …

Patent law is premised on the onward march of science and technology. Patent law
encourages cumulative innovation, both by dangling the patent before the inventor as an …

The American legal system is often accused of being" too complex." For example, most
Americans believe the Tax Code is too complex. But what does that mean, and how would …

PATENTING BY ENTREPRENEURS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY Page 1 PATENTING BY
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Patent law is built upon a fundamental premise: only significant inventions receive patent
protection while minor improvements remain in the public domain. This premise is …

While many informal factors influence how people interact, modern societies rely upon law
as a primary mechanism to formally control human behaviour. How legal rules impact …