The typical justification for modern patent systems is that of incentive-based utilitarianism: there exists a level of IP protection that produces an optimal balance of production of intellectual works and…
Category: Patents
How much does a patent cost? And why
As a clinic fellow, the question I receive most often is: How much does a patent cost? Unfortunately, this is not an easy question to answer. The exact cost of…
Tesla’s Patent Pledge: An altruistic act or a stroke of marketing genius?
It’s been more than five years since Tesla’s Patent Pledge, which saw Elon Musk announce that the company “will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants…
Patent Infringement Claimant: COVID-19 Research Facilitator, Patent Troll, or Both?
In response to the global outbreak of COVID-19, many countries have been racing to develop vaccines and test existing drugs to fight the pandemic. On March 9th, 2020, Labrador Diagnostics…
Biopiracy: IP and Appropriation from the Global South
Biopiracy refers to the unethical appropriation or commercial exploitation of biological substances typically used by political actors in the Global North to extract, appropriate and benefit exclusively from indigenous biological…