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Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access published online on May 22, 2008
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpn096
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© The Author (2008). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved

IP in Review

A new world view?

Philippe de Jong *
Innovation without Patents: Harnessing the Creative Spirit in a Diverse World
U. Suthersanen, G. Dutfield, and C. Kit (Eds)
Edward Elgar, 2007
ISBN: 1845429591, Hardcover, pp. 224
£59.95

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‘A book may be good for nothing; or there may be only one thing in it worth knowing; are we to read it all through?’ (Samuel Johnson)

This section is dedicated to the review of ideas, articles, books, films and other media. It will include replies (and rejoinders) to articles, the evaluation of new ideas or proposals, and reviews of books and articles both directly and indirectly related to intellectual property law.

This new book deals with the extent of legal protection, if any, attributable to so-called incremental innovations, particularly in developing countries. According to the authors, innovations are incremental when they only just, or do not quite, meet the conventional patentability criterion of inventive step. In turn, the term ‘innovation’ is not strictly used in relation to science or technology, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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