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Information about the course essays - Max 40 points. (Exam 60 points) - The deadline for the essays is April 1, midnight - Missing the deadline costs you 2 points per day - Write 3-10 pages as clearly and coherently as possible about a topic loosely related to the law and economics of intellectual property - The choice of the topic is up to you. Please find here some more information and suggestions how to write an essay - Please find here an example of a very good essay A straightforward way to make an essay: Choose a topic and a paper from below. Summarize and evaluate the chosen paper in your own words. What is good in the paper? What is not so good? In the evaluation, you can use Scotchmer's book, real world experience, what has been said during during the course or in another article, etc. Potential topics and background papers Piracy, file sharing, and music industry A special issue in the Journal of Law and Economics, April 2006 Patent trolls Reitzig, M., Henkel, J., Heath, C. Research Policy, Feb 2007, pp. 137-154 Shapiro, C. (2006) "Injunctions, hold-ups and royalties", Unpublished paper, Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley. Innovation in the financial services industry Lerner, J. (2006) "The new, new financial thing: The origins of financial innovation". Journal of Financial Economics, 79, pp. 223-225 Intellectual property and standard-setting organizations Lemley. M. A. (2002), "Intellectual property rights and standard-setting organizations", Gowers' review of intellectual property Summarize the review. E.g. who commissioned it and why. What are its main points, recommendations and why. Do they make sense? European Patent Office
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