Week 3

Optimal design of IP rights

• Lecture

  • • Monday January 29, 2018

• Readings

  • • (BP) Section 19.2.1

    • (LM) Part II, pp. 25-37

    • Brief of George A. Akerlof et al. as Amici Curiae in support of Petitioners at 12, Eldred v. Ashcroft, No. 01-618 (here)

    • Slides (see attached file)

• Preparation for next week

  • • Read (and comment if you wish) on IPdigIT:

    • Secrecy vs. patents: How to choose?

    • To induce innovation, should we praise the prizes?

• • Deadline for submitting a comment: Friday February 2, 23:59

    • Watch this video about the longitude problem