Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
In this special comment, the author posits that the patent system as it stands is archaic and oppressive, and has neither intellectual nor moral support. Having veered away from its original goals, by virtue of the change in the technological and functional basis of government, it instead serves as a justification for inequalities of wealth distribution. The author argues that substantial reform is required that would shift the balance in patent law from monopolistic greed to public interest, paving the way for access to knowledge.
Disciplines
Intellectual Property Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Eben Moglen,
The Melting of Patent Law,
5
Indian J. L. & Tech.
33
(2008).
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