In recent years the patent system has come under increasing
scrutiny from a host of different scholars. These critiques have been taken up
by Competition authorities and Supreme courts. Not understanding the full value
proposition of the patent system, poses a danger to innovation.
The webinar is led by the distinguished Rt Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob, the Sir Hugh Laddie Chair at University College London and will be
held on January 20, 2016 at 15.00 BST. A
brief bio for the Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob states:
The Rt Hon.
Professor Sir Robin Jacob, was as Lord Justice Jacob a judge in the
Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
He retired from the Court of Appeal in March 2011 (acknowledged in a valedictory address before a court-room packed with well-wishers) to take up his current position as the Sir Hugh Laddie Chair in intellectual property at University College London
He read Natural Sciences (physics) at Trinity College Cambridge (1960-1963) and law at the LSE (1963-1967). He was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1965 (Treasurer 2007). He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1993 and to the Court of Appeal in 2003.
He was admitted to the IP Hall of Fame in 2006.
He retired from the Court of Appeal in March 2011 (acknowledged in a valedictory address before a court-room packed with well-wishers) to take up his current position as the Sir Hugh Laddie Chair in intellectual property at University College London
He read Natural Sciences (physics) at Trinity College Cambridge (1960-1963) and law at the LSE (1963-1967). He was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1965 (Treasurer 2007). He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1993 and to the Court of Appeal in 2003.
He was admitted to the IP Hall of Fame in 2006.
Given the number of critiques of the patent system, see for
example, here, it is very important to hear the “other side” of the coin. While I don’t believe the patent system (and
the overall global innovation system) is perfect, of course, technological innovation
does seem to keep moving along—although there are important distributive justice
issues.
The hosts further note that, “Please register with your professional email
account. We cannot allow attendees to sign up with private accounts (such as
yahoo or gmail accounts).”
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