(1) "The
benefits of a strong regime of property rights apply just as much to
intangibles as to land and goods. We long ago worked out how to make the
ownership of cars and houses and factories work, but we are not always as
effective at protecting the interests of the originators of an idea, the
creators of a work of art or design, or the inventors of a scientific process.
Yet the benefits from clear ownership of intellectual property (IP) are every
bit as clear as those flowing from the ownership of land and buildings. Those
of us who watched the ease with which the private sector beat the government in
mapping the human genome is but one recent example of the galvanising effect IP
can have on investment in R&D."
February 5, 2015, http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/strong-intellectual.../
(2) "Imagine
spending years on research, experiencing a breakthrough, developing a new tool,
technology, or medicine, but knowing that your innovation may not be protected.
Many innovators around the world face this harsh reality. Intellectual property
creates value – both socially and economically- by creating jobs, driving
economic growth, and enriching our culture. Yet, despite these things,
intellectual property protections around the globe remain inconsistent."
Feb. 9, 2015, http://lillypad.lilly.com/entry.php?e=6093
(3) "Rather
than looking to Washington for solutions, a coalition of thousands of
advertising firms are looking to collaboration to combat digital piracy and
counterfeiting in today’s globalized economy. This new initiative is part of an
industry led and managed effort designed to restrict the activities of those
that promote counterfeit or stolen products and hamper innovation.
Earlier this week,
the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), a coalition of advertising industry
groups, launched the “Brand Integrity Program.” The initiative, supported by
the Association of National Advertisers, the American Association of Advertising
Agencies, and the Interactive Advertising Bureau plans to “attack ad-supported
piracy, digital advertising fraud, malware, and other deficiencies in the
digital communications supply chain.”
Feb. 23, 2015, http://dailycaller.com/.../creative-industries.../
(4) "In order
to realise the goal of an industrialised India, policymakers, the legal
community and industry must prepare a synchronous blueprint to align the
objectives of our nation building with a responsive IPR regime. Such a regime
must lay down the minimum IP capability and process maturity standards for
government institutions, industry, education system, judiciary and legal
environment."
April 28, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/.../column-make-in.../67410/
(5) With the
strongest data protection laws in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan and the US
have become leading centers for biologic research. There are plenty of reasons
for others to join them in setting high standards. Relative to traditional
chemical formulations, development of biologic medicines involves fewer
barriers to entry. The sector is dominated by small, start-up companies. Today,
many countries can foster a dynamic medicines sector, and firms in Singapore,
Malaysia and elsewhere are among those leading the way."
(6) "Unfortunately,
attacking patents is a misguided way to improve access to medicines in low and
middle-income. Although it is a counter-intuitive conclusion, strong patent
rights are a better way to achieve this goal.
In an international
environment of strong patent rights, innovative drug makers would have every
incentive to lower prices voluntarily to poor countries. Costs of manufacturing
and distribution are a small percentage of prices charged for patented
medicines in the United States. The reason the government recognizes patents is
so the manufacturer can charge enough to earn a return on investment in
research and development."
April 29, 2015. http://www.forbes.com/.../intellectual-property-rights.../
Nearly 3 years ago, I briefly debated Jeffrey Tucker, a
famous anti-IPR libertarian anarchist. He wrote,
"If patents
for inventions were part of the free market, to make and sustain them would not
require legislation, constitutions, bureaucracies, filings, armies of
attorneys, and years of litigation."
I countered that it is faulty thinking because:
"One, physical assets
like cars,... are part of the free market, and they require legislation,
constitution, bureaucracies.. And so IPRs are also part of the free market,
they are property rights that need respect and enforcement.
Two, private property rights can be enforced by the
private sector or civil society, with or without govt penalties. If thieves and
shoplifters are caught inside a mall, they are apprehended by private security
guards, they can be photographed and their faces plastered in the mall in a
wall of shame...
The same way, thieves of IPRs like patent, trademark and
copyright can be penalized by an industry association, a civil society org. If
someone sells burgers wrapped with fake McDo or Burger King wrappers and
trademark, and the consumers get good poisoning, who will they sue -- (a) the
orig McDo/BK, (b) the IPR thieves like those sellers, or (c) IPR abolitionists
like Jeff Tucker? Obviously (a) and (c) will not accept responsibility so (b)
must be prosecuted for misleading the public and consumers."
See also:
IPR and Innovation 25, Malaysia's IP Monetization strategy, September 13, 2015
IPR and Innovation 26, Countries with most patent applications, most innovative universities, September 19, 2015
IPR and Innovation 26, Countries with most patent applications, most innovative universities, September 19, 2015
IPR and Innovation 27, India strengthening its IP protection, September 30, 2015
IPR and Innovation 28, Recent IP development in Singapore, October 10, 2015
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