IP Day 2018
Patents: A historical perspective
What can history tell us about the role of patents in economic growth, about the development of new institutions, and about the nature of innovation? The latest research was presented on July 27, 2018 at Boston University School of Law.
Agenda
Introduction
- 8:30 – 9:10 Breakfast
- 9:10 – 9:15 Welcome
Panel One: Historical and International Patent Systems [video 1; video 2]
- 9:15 – 9:45 D. Andersson and F. Tell, Dependent Invention and Dependent Inventors: Evidence from Historical Swedish Patent Data [slides]
- 9:45 – 10:15 L. Magazzini, A. Nuvolari, and M. Vasta, Uncertainty and Innovation: New Perspective from the value of patents in Italy, 1861-1913 [slides]
- 10:15 – 10:45 A. Donges and F. Selgert, The Consequences of Radical Patent Regime Change: A Natural Experiment [slides]
- 10:45 – 10:55 Discussant – Jim Bessen [slides]
Break
Panel Two: Change [video]
- 11:15 – 11:45 S. Comino, A. Galasso and C. Graziano, The Diffusion of New Institutions: Evidence from Renaissance Venice’s Patent System [slides]
- 11:45 – 12:15 U. Gragnolati and A. Nuvolari, Innovation, Localized Knowledge Spillovers and the British Industrial Revolution, 1700-1850 [slides]
- 12:15 – 12:25 Discussant – Tim Simcoe [slides]
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
Panel Three: Incentives [video]
- 1:30 – 2:00 A. Kuegler, The Responsiveness of Inventing: Evidence from a Patent Fee Reform [slides]
- 2:00 – 2:30 P. Rhode, Biological Innovation without IPRs: Cotton Breeding in the Antebellum American South [slides]
- 2:30 – 2:40 Discussant – Ale Nuvolari [slides]
Break
Panel Four: Contemporary Patent Challenges [video]
- 3:00 – 3:30 J. Contreras, Global Rate Setting: A Solution for Standard-Essential Patents? [slides]
- 3:30 – 4:00, C. Righi, Strategic Delays in Prosecution of Standard Essential Patents at the USPTO [slides]
- 4:00 – 4:10 Discussant – Mike Meurer [slides]
Concluding Remarks
Location
Boston University School of Law
765 Commonwealth Ave., Room 526
Boston MA 02215