Intellectual property as a catalyst for innovation
The book ‘intellectual property (IP) as a complex adaptive system’ concludes the Horizon 2020 European Joint Doctorate program. The program by the European IP Institutes Network (EIPIN) aims to provide conclusions and recommendations to political leaders on how to deal with the complexities of innovation cycles and uphold justice in the innovation society.
In the future, matters like the further application of AI and new inventions will have an impact on justice regarding innovative practices. The book is an assembly of contributions discussing the role of IP rights in innovation. As part of the analysis, the book explores the benefits of complex IP rule systems for innovation, how actors within these systems collaborate, and whether the appropriate checks and balances are in place.
To illustrate the contribution of IP to innovation, the first part of the book discusses patent pools, standard-setting organizations, and the Unified Patent Court system. The question answered, is whether these contribute to innovation, fulfill distribution needs, and are in line with competition law rationale.
The second step is to find incentives for innovative practices. The markets for agricultural products and online music are used as examples for fostering creativity and collective management. Lastly, an institutional approach is presented as an alternative perspective on IP law-making by judicial bodies.
The work doesn’t end here for EIPIN
Now that the program has ended, EIPIN continues to serve as a hub for scholars through guidance and supervision for their research. To support them in the years to come EIPIN also offers the possibility to receive joint doctoral degrees from partners. This helps EIPIN achieve its ambitious goal: helping Europe’s capacity to foster innovation-based, sustainable economic growth globally.
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Anke Moerland, Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Law International and European Law, Faculty of Law.
Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law.
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