Problem
Patent abuse
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Inadequate patent coverageInadequate patent control
Inadequate patent extension
Difficulty of patent application
Avoidance of patent restrictions
Nature:
Patents provide ownership rights to ways of doing things. Lack of coordination in national practices for awarding patents may result in discrimination against foreign patent applications; and may also cause infringement, in whole or in part, of existing inventions because of the unmanageable problem of document search. Incidence:
A controversial patent was given to an American for observing that a hormone that is already checked during pregnancy tests has a previously unknown significance. This information is diagnostically important and commercially potentially rewarding. The patentholder did not invent the natural functioning of this hormone; therefore it is claimed that the patent was wrongly awarded. Broader Problems:
Unethical commercial practicesLack of international cooperationVulnerability of intellectual property Narrower Problems:
Theft of trade secretsPreemptive naming abuseTheft of automobile designsAbuse of photograph copyrightDelay in recognition of patentsSuppression of information by security classification Related Problems:
InjusticeAvoidance of copyrightAbusive use of trademarksCorporate control of genetic material Aggravates:
Disincentives to invention Subject(s):
Action → ApplicationSocietal Problems → Maltreatment
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Restrictions
Research, Standards → Patents, copyright
Cybernetics → Control
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST