The Transition of the Patent System

This book investigates the institutionalized process, basic laws, and evolutionary trends of the patent system based on the analytical model of evolutionary theory and deploying a historical and comparative approach.

Autorentext

Yuan Feng is an associate professor at East China University of Political Science and Law and a researcher at Renmin University of China. His research focuses on intellectual property law and communication law.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Analysis of basic theories: Theoretical framework of the transition of the patent system 2. Pre-industrial Age: Emergence and development of the patent privilege system 3. Industrial Age: Formation and development of the private right system of patents 4. Post-industrial Age: Internationalization and alienation of the patent right system of patents 5. Technological age: Resurrection or decline of the private right system of patents