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The New York Times:
Lifting the patent barrier to new drugs and energy sources

12 April 2016

... Do we need a different way to spur innovation and disseminate new technologies quickly around the world? Are patents, which reward inventors by providing them with a government-guaranteed monopoly over their inventions for many years, the best way to encourage new inventions?
... In the case of clean energy technology, noted a study by Professor Hall of Berkeley and Christian Helmers of the Center for Economic Performance in London, ''patent protection may not be the optimal instrument for encouraging innovation.''

This article was published by The New York Times on April 12, 2016
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Related links
Christian Helmers webpage
Urban Programme webpage

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