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MAPP Economist Advises Congress on Damages Provision

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Donald Zuhn -- Back in January, the Manufacturing Alliance on Patent Policy (MAPP) released a report indicating that the apportionment of damages provisions H.R. 1908 -- the patent reform bill passed by the House in September 2007 -- would have severe economic effects (see "Manufacturing Alliance on Patent Policy: Apportionment of Damages Provision Will Have Adverse Effects"). The report, which was prepared by Dr. Scott Shane (at right), a Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve University, concludes that the damages provisions would lead to a $34.4 billion to $85.3 billion decrease in the value of U.S. patents, a...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on March 18, 2009 (boomark / email).