TY - BOOK AU - Farley,Robert M. AU - Isaacs,Davida H. TI - Patents for power: intellectual property law and the diffusion of military technology T2 - Chicago scholarship online SN - 9780226716664 AV - KF2980 .F37 2021 U1 - 346.73048 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Chicago PB - The University of Chicago Press KW - Intellectual property KW - United States KW - Military-industrial complex KW - Technology transfer KW - Law KW - ukslc KW - Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law KW - thema N1 - Previously issued in print: 2020; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - In an era when knowledge can travel with astonishing speed, the need for analysis of intellectual property (IP) law - and its focus on patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and issues of copyright - has never been greater. But as Robert M. Farley and Davida H. Isaacs stress in 'Patents for Power', we have long overlooked critical ties between IP law and one area of worldwide concern: military technology. This deft blend of case studies, theoretical analyses, and policy advice reveals the fundamental role of IP law in shaping how states create and transmit defense equipment and weaponry. The book probes two major issues: the effect of IP law on innovation itself and the effect of IP law on the international diffusion, or sharing, of technology UR - https://chicago.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.7208/chicago/9780226716664.001.0001/upso-9780226716527 ER -