6.23.2004  More on Railroads & Software  Professor Robert Merges of UCal Law School, one of the leading thinkers on intellectual property, shares the interest in 19th century railroads as a forerunner of current IP issues. His 2003 article on "The Uninvited Guest: Patents on Wall Street" draws on the Steven Usselman work cited here last week. For more of Merges' work, including his Cato Policy Paper on compulsory licensing, see his website. posted by James DeLong : 6/23/2004 05:26:37 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   This Summer's Horror Flick: "It's from the Federal Government, and It's Coming to Help Us" H.R. 107: Continued H.R 107: Further Request for Enlightenment "Shorter patent lives mean shorter lives" Conference Reminder New IP Website from the Centre for a New Europe H.R. 107 & the Bells: What the Devil is Going On Here? The Morality of Markets Margin of Error Patents & Nonobviousness: The Miniseries (Part IV) Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog

	6.23.2004  More on Railroads & Software  Professor Robert Merges of UCal Law School, one of the leading thinkers on intellectual property, shares the interest in 19th century railroads as a forerunner of current IP issues. His 2003 article on "The Uninvited Guest: Patents on Wall Street" draws on the Steven Usselman work cited here last week. For more of Merges' work, including his Cato Policy Paper on compulsory licensing, see his website. posted by James DeLong : 6/23/2004 05:26:37 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   This Summer's Horror Flick: "It's from the Federal Government, and It's Coming to Help Us" H.R. 107: Continued H.R 107: Further Request for Enlightenment "Shorter patent lives mean shorter lives" Conference Reminder New IP Website from the Centre for a New Europe H.R. 107 & the Bells: What the Devil is Going On Here? The Morality of Markets Margin of Error Patents & Nonobviousness: The Miniseries (Part IV) Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog