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Patents as genre: A prospectus

Authors :
Burk, DL
Burk, DL
Reyman, J
Burk, DL
Burk, DL
Reyman, J
Source :
Law and Literature; vol 26, iss 2, 163-190; 1535-685X
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Like other forms of intellectual property, patents have increasingly been the subject of controversy regarding their successes and failures in promoting and channeling innovation. But unlike other forms of intellectual property, patents are constituted and defined in terms of officially sanctioned texts. As a consequence, patents are deeply embedded in communities of composition, interpretation, and practice. This paper outlines how genre analysis can be applied to interrogate the "typified rhetorical action" of the patent system and its constituent communities. It argues and demonstrates that understanding the rhetorical work of patents is key to addressing current criticisms of the patent system.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
Law and Literature; vol 26, iss 2, 163-190; 1535-685X
Notes :
application/pdf, Law and Literature vol 26, iss 2, 163-190 1535-685X
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1367518515
Document Type :
Electronic Resource