1996 American Economics Association Session on "Patent Policy and Innovation"

Chair

Professor Richard R. Nelson, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Presenters

Professor Robert P. Merges, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), "Contemporary Pressure Points in Patent Law and Economics: Review and Prospects"

Professor Jean Lanjouw, Department of Economics, Yale University, "Economic Consequences of a Changing Litigation Environment: The Case of Patents"

Professor Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School, "Patenting in the Shadow of Competitors"

Discussants

Mr. Roger Borovoy, Esq., Brown & Bain [Former General Counsel, Intel]

Mr. Thomas Kiley, Esq., Independent Director and Consultant [Former General Counsel, Genentech]

Dr. Michael Rostoker, Vice President--Strategic Alliances, LSI Logic