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New page: In Hall 2004 there is a table of 'exogenous' events that have affected patenting: '''Year Event or case Result''' -------------------------------------------...
In Hall 2004 there is a table of 'exogenous' events that have affected patenting:

'''Year Event or case Result'''
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1980 Diamond v Chakrabarty patentability of artificially engineered genetic organisms
1980 Bayh-Dole legislation increase in university patenting
1981 Diamond v Diehr patentability of software
1982 legislation Creation of CAFC; patent validity more likely to be upheld
1984 Hatch-Waxman Act increased importance of patents for drug firms
vis a vis generic producers
1985/6 TI sues Japanese semiconductor firms wins suits; turns to suing U.S. semiconductor firms,
funding R&D from licensing royalties
1986 Kodak-Polaroid Decision on instant camera patent;
final injunction against Kodak leading to $1B judgment
1994 TRIPS agreement harmonization drive begins
1998 State Street and ATT vs. Excel patentability of business methods

==References==

*Hall, B.H. (2004), "Exploring the Patent Explosion", NBER working paper #10605. [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Hall%20(2004)%20-%20Exploring%20the%20Patent%20Explosion.pdf pdf]
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