the enjoyment capacity of foreigners on intellectual property rights

Absorptive Capacity and the Strength of Intellectual Property Rights

A policy debate continues about the relative merits and and negative consequences of federal policies that encourage patent protection to university research results. Given the importance of university research for innovation in many industries, the effects of such policies are of critical importance to firms. This paper examines the impact of the increase in university patenting on the effecti...

Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights

We study the determinants of patent suits and their outcomes over the period 1978-1999 by linking detailed information from the U.S. patent office, the federal court system, and industry sources. The probability of being involved in a suit is very heterogeneous, being much higher for valuable patents and for patents owned by individuals and smaller firms. Thus the patent system generates incent...

Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Rights (ipr)

Thorough tests were conducted on video watermarking systems in 2000 [3]. Audio watermarking tests followed and have recently been completed. The process was lengthy, starting in June 2001 and finishing in July 2003. In summary, a list of technical requirements was made ... Calls For Systems were issued ... systems were received ... and then they were tested. Several members of EBU Project Group...

Intellectual Property Rights Policy

C hronic hunger persists in most African countries even as crop production reaches peak levels on other continents (Johns Hopkins 2000). In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 600 million people live on small farms measuring no more than a few hectares each. Low productivity due to biotic and abiotic factors is responsible for food insufficiency and malnutrition. The rapid increase in population (nea...

Writing and Publishing Textbooks and Students' Rights from the Perspective of Islam and Intellectual Property Rights

The right to education, as a basic human right, is essential for all members of society, and its realization requires special facilities and tools. Textbooks are considered to be the most important tool that should be provided to learners and students in an appropriate and standard and comprehensive manner, without discrimination and not for profit. The aim of this study was to determine the st...