Public colloquium on mandatory patent licensing. [Aspects of ERDA-16; summary and six papers]

Conference · Wed Jan 12 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7209452

A report, designated ERDA-16, entitled Patent Policies Affecting ERDA Programs, contained a limited study of existing compulsory licensing provisions. That report was prepared by a task force composed of various program officers of ERDA, members of its legal staff, and representatives of the Departments of Justice and Commerce and of the OMB. After the presentation of the initial findings to the President and to Congress, it was determined that further study was needed on this subject before recommendations as to whether additional compulsory licensing authority would be desirable in the energy technology area. A panel of experts in law, business, and economics were assigned to prepare papers on various aspects of compulsory licensing. Summaries of the papers of these six experts are given in the ''Transcript of Proceedings,'' and the entire papers are included in the package. The papers and their authors are: The Economic Effects of Mandatory Patent Licensing, Frederic M. Scherer, Northwestern Univ.; The Energy Challenge: The Folly of Compulsory Patent Licensing as an Inducement for Innovation and Investment in R and D, Marcus B. Finnegan of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, and Garrett, Washington, D.C.; Patents and Licensing Policy Commentary for the Energy Research and Development Administration, N.C. Robertson, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, Pa.; Invention and Innovation Incentives in the Energy Field: Applying the Self-Destruct Policy to a Mission Impossible, James B. Gambrell, Houston Univ. School of Law; Patenting and Licensing Policy and Private Sector Participation in Energy Research and Development, Jesse W. Markham, Harvard Univ.; and ERDA Policy and Mandatory Licensing--an R and D Manager's View, Dayton H. Clewell, Mobile Oil Corp., New York City. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7209452
• Report Number(s): CONF-770106-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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