Working Papers

April 15, 2005

Working Papers

Small Entities And The “First To Invent” Patent System: An Empirical Analysis

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By The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel to the law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt and a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks. Featuring a foreword by Robert A. Armitage, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company.

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