“Inevitably, the right to health comes into contradiction with patents on pharmaceutical products, which block the passage of a new medicine to the status of generic medicine.” “Development and Health In Poor Countries, The Role of International Organizations and of Switzerland,” by Bastien Briand et al. (Centrale Sanitaire Suisse Romande 2010; 224 pp.), presents the […]
In Great Patents: Advanced Strategies For Innovative Growth Companies, Editor David Orange provides a collection of topics set out by experienced industry insiders. Great Patents is billed as a book on patent strategy that bridges the gap between primers, intended for those with minimal patent knowledge, and advanced books, serving practicing legal professionals. Divided into […]
“The pharmaceutical industry is trashed nightly as being second only to the tobacco industry in the corporations-we-hate-most department.” ~ Martin Voet In Martin Voet’s book, The Generic Challenge: Understanding Patents, FDA and Pharmaceutical Life-Cycle Management (third edition), he provides a concise guide to the necessary information so that pharmaceutical executives, managers, regulatory, legal and […]
Author and inventor John D. Smith doesn’t want you to file a patent application. Smith, author of the book “Don’t File a Patent!” book (232 pp.) writes: “The patent process is an illusion of protection that takes inventors’ hard earned money and gives them nothing in return.” So, why would I write about NOT filing […]
In Clean Tech Intellectual Property: Eco-marks, Green Patents, and Green Innovation, author Eric L. Lane provides a concise review of the interplay of clean technologies and IP. In it, he treats clean/green tech IP as a discrete field apart from the general intellectual property law. Section one of the book presents strategies for patent drafting […]
In my review of “Privacy: The Lost Right” by Jon L. Mills (Oxford University Press, USA; 408 pages), I found the book to be a good summary of the law as it relates to individuals protecting their privacy, but I was disappointed that it focused too much on threats to privacy of individuals as such, […]
Carbon trading has become a multibillion dollar business that appears to be on a future growth trend despite the uncertainties in the United States at the national level and about the international treaty under the aegis of the United Nations. ~ Scott Deatherage In “Carbon Trading Law and Practice,” author Scott Deatherage provides practitioners with […]
The reference International Copyright by Paul Goldstein and Bernt Hugenholtz (2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, USA; 592 pages) is a book for professionals involved with international intellectual property transactions or litigation. This volume covers all areas of international copyright law and practice from the Berne Convention to the TRIPs Agreement. The first half of the […]
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Editor-in-Chief Barista Stephen Jenei is a patent attorney and Owner of Jenei LLC. When not serving up patent chat over a steaming cup of java, he's handling a diverse intellectual property practice in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical fields. More info @ Jenei LLC
