Edited by Robert W. Hahn, AEI Press, March 2005

Of all the controversies surrounding the current U.S. patent system and there are many the debate over intellectual property rights in high-technology industries is one of the most strident. Both software and biotechnology are dynamic, fast growing, and increasingly important fields. Creating the right incentives for innovation in these key industries is not just a matter of academic debate; the issue has real implications for the growth of the economy.

In this volume, leading intellectual property scholars tackle these issues. The authors express their views on how the current system is faring in the information age and how it might be improved. The analysis focuses on the software and biotechnology sectors and covers both legal and economic points of view.

Robert W. Hahn is cofounder and executive director of the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies and a resident scholar at AEI.

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