Modern Perspectives on Patent Law

Modern Perspectives on Patent Law offers a contemporary and research-oriented examination of patent law in the context of rapid technological, commercial, social, and global transformation. The book explores how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, data-driven innovation, and cybersecurity are challenging traditional concepts of inventorship, patentability, ownership, and protection.

It further examines the strategic and commercial dimensions of patents, including standard essential patents, open innovation, venture capital, and investment decisions. Beyond innovation and industry, the book addresses critical public-interest concerns surrounding pharmaceutical patents, access to medicines, compulsory licensing, climate change, green technologies, traditional knowledge, and biopiracy. By bringing together technological, economic, legal, and policy perspectives, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of the evolving patent landscape and the challenges of designing a patent system capable of responding to the innovations of the future.