Intellectual Property Rights: Open Access

Barry Robson

Publications

• Review Article
  The Concept of Novel Compositions of Matter: A Theoretical Analysis
  Author(s): Barry RobsonBarry Robson
  
  Here is discussed in the manner of a review the nature and uses of information measures in the discipline of patenting. From one perspective, the information content in a patent diminishes rapidly as the broadness of the claims increases. Claims made by Markush representations facilitate the quantification of that. The equations will approach yielding zero information if a massive number of chemical themes were implied. Importantly, a more detailed examination of these equations have implications that allow discussion of various aspects of novelty, reasonable consistency with a specific purpose, and perhaps even how many arguments and counterarguments there should be between examiner and assignee. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4516.1000108

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