Download This PaperEmpirical Scholarship on the Prosecution Process at the Patent Office (PTO)
2 RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE LAW & ECONOMICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Peter S. Menell, David L. Schwartz & Ben Depoorter, eds., Edgar Elgar Publishing) (2016, Forthcoming)
15 Pages Posted: 9 Aug 2016 Last revised: 10 Sep 2016
Date Written: August 1, 2016
Abstract
In this book chapter, we summarize empirical scholarship examining the patent prosecution process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Keywords: Patent Office, patents, agency, empirical, intellectual property
JEL Classification: K39, O34
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Frakes, Michael and Wasserman, Melissa F., Empirical Scholarship on the Prosecution Process at the Patent Office (PTO) (August 1, 2016). 2 RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE LAW & ECONOMICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Peter S. Menell, David L. Schwartz & Ben Depoorter, eds., Edgar Elgar Publishing) (2016, Forthcoming)
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Melissa F. Wasserman (Contact Author)
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law ( email )
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