Determinants of High-royalty Contracts and the Impact of Stronger Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Japan
The paper first reviews how Japan has strengthened the protection of intellectual property rights, focusing on the expansion of the patentable subject matter, the restriction of the possibility of compulsory licensing, stronger deterrence against infringement and the introduction of the doctrine of equivalents.
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http://hi-stat.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/research/discussion/2004/pdf/D04-60.pdf