Global firms change patent strategies
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- Drivers of change
- Innovation cumulativeness
- Expansion of patentable subject matter
- Strengthening of patent rights
- Non-practising entities (NPEs)
- Different patenting strategies
- Patents as 'bargaining chips'
- Patents as defence mechanisms
- Patents as signalling devices
- Patents as industry standards
- Outlook
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