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Inspired by: FP7 » Abolishment of the patent office

version: 3 / updated: 2010-11-09
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Originally submitted by: Anthony Walker
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

CAPACITIES: Infrastructures

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Support to new research infrastructures

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
CESSDA-PPP

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Abolishment of the patent office

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
New innovative developments are halted as ideas, products and processes cannot be protected due to the abolishment of the patent office.

Keywords

research stops, patents, patent office, abolishment, intellectual property

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

New innovative developments are halted as ideas, products and processes cannot be protected due to the abolishment of the patent office.

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050+

Type of event

Unplanned consequence of events/trends/situations (e.g. financial crisis, accidental breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
A new development/situation
(e.g. a Romani state is established in central Europe; A message from an alien civilisation existing on a distant planet is received and understood, etc.

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Uncertain

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

institutional filters (rules, laws, regulations)

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

In a probably enclosed way (e.g. geographically, sectorally)

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Transformation of a system (e.g. new applications, change in stakeholders relations/influence)

Key drivers or triggers

Provide up to 2 possible drivers or triggers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
please describe
Driver / Trigger 1 		please describe
Driver / Trigger 2
Political change in laws regarding copyright and freedom of information

Potential impacts (risks & opportunities)

Timeframe options
Risks Opportunities
immediate
(within 1 year after the Wild Card manifests) 		slowing or end of open innovation end of collaborative working working highly competative commercial markets developed

Potential stakeholders' actions

before
it occurs 		after
it occurs
Policy actors (at the international, European and national levels) put inplace contigency laws for knowledge protection
Business actors (incl. SMEs) exploitation of knowledge to help compete in new markets

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Economic prosperity/dynamics development of a competative market reducing costs
Innovation dynamics no patent protection leads to reduction of knowledge sharing

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Nanosciences, nanotech, materials & new prod. tech.

Pan-European strategies potentially helping to deal with the wild card

please justify:
particularly relevant
Fostering and facilitating coherent international cooperation in science and technology could develop a code of conduct regarding IP protection

 Features of a research-friendly ecology contributing to deal with the wild card

For further information about 'research-friendly strategies' click here

please justify:
particularly relevant
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.