Trade Secret Law, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

This research explores the theory and practice of trade secret law in Japan, Korea, and the United States from comparative, law and economics, and empirical per

Many businesses have developed proprietary information that provides a competitive advantage because it is not known to others. As the United States continues i

This timely Handbook marks a major shift in innovation studies, moving the focus of attention from the standard intellectual property regimes of copyright, pate

Many businesses have developed proprietary information that provides a competitive advantage because it is not known to others. As the United States continues i

This book analyses the various ways in which intellectual property (IP) operates in relation to innovation activity. It reflects on the “classical” issues o

Considering the effort and funding devoted to a company's success, understanding Intellectual Property rights patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and licensing

This state-of-the-art study argues that reforms to intellectual property (IP) should be based on the ways IP is interacting with new technologies, business mode

Theories of intellectual property take the individual inventor or the firm as the unit of innovation. But studies in economic sociology show that in complex fie

In The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Intellectual Property, prominent intellectual property scholar Dan Hunter provides a precise, engaging overview and car

Speaking very roughly, countries with advanced economies tend to be those displaying intellectual property protection systems in which the public has a basic de