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[[Category:Internal]]{{Infobox_McNair_ProjectMcNair Topic Areas | image Topic Area Name= Danai Krokou4.jpg <!-- First need to upload file. Then change name. --> | caption = Danai Krokou, The World's Youngest Female Entrepreneur <!-- change caption as appropriate --> | name = Project for Patents and Innovation <!-- This corresponds to project name --> | owner = <!-- self explanatory --> | members Team Members= MarcelaInteriano, Albert <!-- self explanatory --> | start_date = 1-20-2016 <!-- can also use "start = mm-dd-yyyy" -->Nabiullin | end_date = <!-- can also use "start = mm-dd-yyyy" --> | status = Active <!-- status can only be active or on hold or terminated --> | deliverable = Academic Paper, Wiki Page, Issue Brief | primary_billing Primary Billing= Dr. Edward Egan <!-- can also use "billing= none" --> | relevant_resources = Patent Database, Harvard Dataverse <!-- can also use "resources = none" --> | skills_needed = Coding, Writing <!-- can also use "skills = none" --> | audience = General Public, Entrepreneurs, Policymakers, Academics | keywords Keywords= Patent, Policy, Innovation, Patent-Troll, Reform, Acts, Prize System, Thicket, Pool|Caption=Thomas Edison, American Inventor Holding the Most Patents in the World|Image=Thomas_Edison2-crop.jpg

==Summary==The McNair Center Project Topic Area on Patents and Innovation reports on the current issues facing America's patent systemand works to explain critical terminology. In addition to providing basic information on patent institutions and legislation, the project will specifically investigate investigates current and proposed reform acts and the effects of patent trolling in litigation.  =Project Outline=

*The academic paper An Issue Brief on patent trolls explores [[Patent Trolls (Academic Paper)| Patent Trolls]] exploring their role in patent activity and litigation in America. Additionally, the paper will expound expounds several hypotheses regarding the definition of a patent troll and the efficacy of reform legislation.*The A [[Patent Thicket Literature Review (Academic Paper seeks )|Patent Thicket Literature Review]] seeking to formally define the term patent thicket by analyzing and condensing the seven proposed definitions.* A public Wiki Page on [[Innovation Policy (Wiki Page)|Innovation Policy]] providing information on patent institutions and current criticism of the American patent system as well as describes proposed patent reform legislation.

*An academic paper Academic Paper investigating the challenges and the inequalities a small business, or the [["Little Guy", (Academic Paper)|"Little Guy"]] faces in patent litigation. *A Wiki Page providing basic information and well as criticism on the U.S. Patent Office. *An issue brief Issue Brief analyzing the success and the shortcomings of current patent reform acts[[Patent Reform Acts (Issue Brief)| Patent Reform Acts]].*A Wiki Page presenting and explaining [[Patent Data and Patent Variables (Wiki Page)| Patent Data and Patent Variables]]. [[Category:Patent]][[Category:Innovation Policy]]