This dissertation attempts to contribute to our understanding of how firms can manage and benefit from its research and development (R&D) communities. In the first essay, we examine how established firms can leverage a broad R&D community to invent successfully during the early stage of a technological change. We find significant inventions by incumbents outside the existing dominant designs and relate their success to their willingness to search novel areas, explore scientific knowledge in the public domain, and form alliances with a balanced portfolio of partners. We find support for the hypotheses using data from the global semiconductor industry between 1989 and 2002. In the second essay, we examine a classical choice within an R&D community: cooperation or competition with other firms along a technology supply chain. We find that the answer depends not just on the transaction costs, strength of intellectual property protection rights, and asset cospecialization in the buyers' industries, but also the supplier's knowledge transfer capability and a typical buyer's productivity in developing licensed inventions. For instance, the effect of asset cospecialization on licensing is moderated by the factors that affect the buyers' productivity in developing external technology. Additionally, factors that reduce the buyers' development productivity can be mitigated by the supplier's knowledge transfer capability. We find empirical supports for these predictions using a cross-industry panel dataset of a sample of 345 U.S. small technology-based firms for the 1996-2007 period. In the third essay, I develop two game theoretical models to address how research competition from academic researchers affects firms' openness in disclosing intermediate R&D outcomes. Both models predict that such competition increases the firm's incentive to publish research findings, even though the firm would not have had such an incentive without the presence of the competition. The models also suggest several conditions under which the effect takes place. I further discuss the implications of ownership fragmentation for research materials within the scientific community and academic researchers' engagement in entrepreneurial activities. As implied by my models, these phenomena might instigate withholding of research findings by firms.

For many years pharmaceutical patents and their impact on prices have been at the centre of the international debate over insufficient access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS medicines in developing countries. The conflict has largely revolved around the implementation of an intellectual property system in the developing world, subsequent the adaptation of the TRIPS Agreement, which has made a 20 year pharmaceutical patent protection mandatory for these countries and consequently contributed to high drug prices for patented medicines as well as limited the use of generic drugs. Developing countries, where patents are already in place, have sought to reduce high drug prices by making use of compulsory licensing, a safeguarding practice allowing the production or importation of a generic medicine without the consent of the patent holder. Compulsory licences are allowed under the TRIPS Agreement, but disagreements about the conditions, under which compulsory licences are available for ‘essential medicines’, have restricted their use. A definition of the extent to which compulsory licensees can export generic drugs to developing countries unable to manufacture their own has been missing, but on 30 August 2003 the WTO announced that it had resolved this problem by lifting the TRIPS Agreement’s restrictions on exports and permitting exports of drugs produced under a compulsory license as an exception to a patent right. The main question is whether the compulsory licensing system as prescribed in the recent Decision is an ample means of improving access to patented AIDS medicines in the developing world. By means of legal and economic reasoning this master thesis argues that the 30 August Decision on lifting TRIPS’ restrictions on exports of patented pharmaceuticals produced under compulsory licences provides complex and uncertain rules, rendering an unreliable employment of compulsory licensing. It is desirable that further recommendations are given on which generic producing companies should be awarded compulsory licences and also on which premises. In reality, the debate about compulsory licensing is part of a much wider structural problem in development policy. The solution to the inaccessibility problem requires a mix of courses of action with a functioning compulsory licensing system included. However, disagreements such as how necessary funding should be divided equitably between developed countries could protract the reaching of a pragmatic solution.

This thesis assesses the current status of Canadian prescription drug regulation and the policy drivers that guide this process. This analysis is accomplished by first providing a general survey of the steps, law, and institutional players involved in the full life-cycle of a drug. Next the evolution of current clinical trials and the gaps that the present legal regime creates in the scientific standards employed in clinical research is reviewed. This is followed by a discussion of how commercialization (innovation) and speed of approval (market access) are slowly becoming the dominant policy drivers for the Canadian regime. Finally a discussion of the proposed Progressive Licensing model, and Bill C-51-An Act to Amend the Food and Drug Act, raises the concerns with a shift to a system largely based on risk assessment and post-market monitoring (pharmacovigilence).

In the past decade, we have seen a resurgence of patent pools. These pools have emerged in our high-tech world to overcome a number of transaction costs involved in assembling patents necessary for the creation of new technologies. While patent pools can be pro-competitive; they can also present a number of anti-competitive features, such as sheltering collusion and eliminating competition between rival firms. This has been said to explain the enormous swings in the analytical approach of enforcement agencies with respect to patent pools. The introduction of the Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property by American competition authorities marked an important shift in patent pool enforcement, reflecting the view that intellectual property and competition law are actually complementary, both seeking to enhance innovation as well as competition. Based on these Guidelines, enforcement agencies' identified potential problems and have offered a number of guiding principles and recommendations - in the form of Business Review Letters - to help pooling parties avoid running afoul of competition law. A review of some of these guidelines reveals that following them indiscriminately, without regard to the particular circumstances, can in fact have a negative impact on innovation and industry. Four areas where a clarification and refinement of policy are necessary are highlighted; namely, the essentiality doctrine, pool, independent licensing and grantback clauses. We maintain that guidance from the competition authorities is too rigid, and that a more carefully tailored approach is necessary to achieve an optimal outcome in both competition and innovation. / Au cours de la dernière décennie, nous observons une renaissance de l'institution des communautés de brevets (patent pools), constitués pour surmonter les coûts afférents a la réunion des brevets nécessaires pour la création des nouvelles technologies. Bien que ces communautés de brevets en général favorisent la concurrence, elles peuvent aussi avoir des effets anti-concurrentiels, entre autre, en permettant la collusion et l'élimination de la concurrence entre compagnies rivales. On a dit que ceci explique les étonnantes oscillations dans l'approche analytique qu'ont adoptée les organismes d'application à l'égard des communautés de brevets. L'introduction des Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property par les autorités de la concurrence américaines marque un point tournant dans l'analyse des communautés de brevets, reflétant le fait que les lois de la propriété intellectuelle et celles de la concurrence sont, en réalité, complémentaires en ce qu'elles tendent toutes les deux à améliorer l'innovation et la concurrence. Se basant sur ces lignes directrices, les agences ont identifié les problèmes potentieis et ont offert un certain nombre de directives et de recommandations sous forme de lettres de revue (Business Review Letters) pour aider ceux qui entendent constituer des communautés de brevets à éviter d'enfreindre la Loi. Toutefois, une révision de certaines de ces lignes directrices démontre que, suivies d'une façon inconsiderées, sans égard aux circonstances particulières, elles peuvent avoir un impact négatif sur l'innovation et l'industrie. Quatre sections ont été mises en évidence où les règles doivent être clarifiées et nuancées, à savoir la doctrine de l'essentialité, les droits d'exclusivité, les services indépendants délivrant les licences et les clauses de rétrocession. Nous soutenons que les règles adoptées par les autorités de la concurrence sont trop rigides et qu'une approche plus nuancée est nécessaire pour atteindre un résultat optimal, à la fois pour la concurrence et pour l'innovation. / "Mémoire présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l'obtention du grade de maîtrise en droit, option recherche"

Darbo tikslas. Įvertinti privačios kineziterapeuto veiklos poreikį ir galimybes Lietuvoje. Uždaviniai: 1. Apžvelgti ir išanalizuoti kineziterapeuto veiklą reglamentuojančią teisinę bazę bei oficialią statistiką apie privačios kineziterapeuto veiklos galimybes Lietuvoje. 2. Nustatyti privačios kineziterapeuto veiklos poreikį bei įvertinti kineziterapeutų požiūrį į tai. 3. Įvertinti pagrindinius privačiai kineziterapeuto veiklai Lietuvoje kliudančius veiksnius. Tyrimo metodika. Atlikta mokslinės literatūros ir dokumentų analizė, anoniminė anketinė apklausa. Respondentai, Lietuvos Sveikatos mokslų universiteto ir Lietuvos Sporto universiteto kineziterapijos bakalauro ir magistratūros studijų studentai. Apklausos metu išdalinta 115 anketų, iš kurių 105 sugrąžintos teisingai užpildytos. Atsako dažnis 91,3 proc. Statistinė analizė atlikta programos SPSS 20.0 paketu. Rezultatai. Kineziterapijos paslaugos priskiriamos prie licencijuojamų asmens sveikatos priežiūros paslaugų, todėl esminė sąlyga verstis privačia kineziterapeuto veikla yra asmens sveikatos priežiūros įstaigos licencija teikti kineziterapijos paslaugas. Kineziterapeuto profesija yra įtraukta į Lietuvos Respublikos reglamentuojamų profesijų sąrašą, tačiau specialistai yra nelicencijuojami, o esminė sąlyga verstis privačia kineziterapeuto veikla yra kineziterapeuto profesinė kvalifikacija. Respondentai 100 proc. pasisako už tai, kad Lietuvoje kineziterapeutams turi būti sudaromos sąlygos užsiimti privačia kineziterapeuto... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the thesis. To evaluate the demand and opportunities of private physical therapy practice in Lithuania. Objectives: 1. To review and analyse the legal base regulating physical therapy practice and official statistics concerning the opportunities of private physical therapy practice in Lithuania. 2. To assess the demand of a private physical therapy practice and to evaluate the attitude of physical therapists towards this matter. 3. To evaluate the main factors hindering private physical therapy practice in Lithuania. Methods of the research. The analysis of scientific literature and documents and an anonymous questionnaire survey have been carried out. The respondents were the students of Bachelor‘s and Master‘s Physical Therapy studies of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and Lithuanian Sports University. During the survey 115 questionnaires were handed out, 105 of which were returned correctly filled in. The response rate was 91.3 %. Statistical analysis has been carried out with the program package SPSS 20.0. Results. Physical therapy services are classified as licensed services of personal healthcare therefore an essential condition to practise physical therapy privately is the license of a personal healthcare institution to provide physical therapy services. The profession of a physical therapist is included in the list of professions regulated by the Republic of Lithuania, however, specialists are not licensed whereas an essential condition to... [to full text]

O presente estudo traz para discussão as ações educativas destinadas aos trabalhadores, no âmbito do licenciamento ambiental das atividades de perfuração e exploração de petróleo e gás offshore - à luz dos referenciais teórico metodológicos de uma Educação Ambiental (EA) crítica. Muito embora as pesquisas em EA no Brasil tenham alcançado um elevado grau de maturidade, produzindo reflexões profícuas e embasando a elaboração tanto de diretrizes quanto instruções normativas; ainda hoje, importantes eixos de atuação e públicos de interesse específicos - a exemplo de trabalhadores alocados em unidades de perfuração, produção e embarcações de apoio - carecem de uma reflexão aprofundada que questione tanto o substrato epistemológico empregado quanto o tipo de práxis educativa que vem sendo construída. Neste sentido o estudo analisa o Projeto de Educação Ambiental dos Trabalhadores (PEAT) elaborado por duas grandes empresas de consultoria, sediadas no Rio de Janeiro, com o objetivo de avaliar em que medida seus projetos pedagógicos incorporam os princípios da EA instituídos pela Política Nacional de Educação Ambiental. Ademais são observados os pontos críticos (contradições) para a operacionalização do Projeto e o embate entre discursos antagônicos, que buscam a hegemonia material e simbólica do campo da EA, tomando por base a análise de discurso a partir de entrevistas realizadas com os principais atores envolvidos na elaboração do PEAT: empreendedor-consultoria-órgão ambiental. Como resultado observamos: (i) uma deficiência (por parte das consultorias) em incorporar os fundamentos teóricos da EA ao PEAT submetido para aprovação do órgão ambiental licenciador; (ii) uma inadequação das concepções metodológicas do PEAT, com consequentes advertências por parte do órgão ambiental e (iii) o engendramento de uma situação de incoerência na qual o órgão ambiental licenciador aprova um documento escrito (PEAT submetido) e desaprova as práticas educativas por este desencadeadas. / This study starts the discussion of educational actions designed for workers, under the environmental licensing process of exploration and production of oil and gas from the perspective of the theoretical methodological references of critical Environmental Education (EE). Even though research in EE in Brazilhas reached an elevated degree of maturity, producing fruitful reflections and providing basis for the elaboration of guidelines as well as normative instructions; even today, important areas of action and target publics of specific interests as is exemplified by workers allocated in drilling and production units and supply vessels lack a deeper reflection that questions not only the epistemological basis used but also the kind of educational praxis that is being constructed. In this way, this study analyses the Environmental Education Project for Workers (PEAT) elaborated by two large consulting companies, based in Rio de Janeiro, so as to evaluate in what way their pedagogical projects incorporate the principles of EE put forth by the National Environmental Education Policy. Critical points (contradictions) for the operationalization of the Project are also observed as well as the shock between conflicting discourses that look for material and symbolic hegemony in the EE field, by analyzing the discourse from interviews carried out with the main actors involved in the elaboration of the PEAT: the company consulting company environmental agency. As a result, we see: (i) a deficiency (on the part of the consulting companies) in incorporating the theoretical foundations of EE into the PEAT submitted for approval by the environmental agency responsible for the licensing process; (ii) inadequate methodological conceptions of the PEAT, with subsequent warnings from the environmental agency and (iii) the creation of a situation of incoherencies in which the environmental agency approves a written document (the submitted PEAT) and disapproves of the educational practices that this document propagates.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:33:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 488646 bytes, checksum: d0842636497a770b4b85ad957c043c6f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-06-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The procedure of Environmental Licensing in Brazil is inserted into the set of standards that are governed by the constitutional principle of popular participation in decision-making of public administration. Nevertheless, the doctrine of law which upholds the consensual management of the public goods in its turn reveals the necessity of administration to recognize the relevance not only of the legislation, but the effective implementation of these systems consensual management. The problem in study arises when the instruments available to society become incapable of promoting an integrated decision, creating a gap between the consults in civil society and practices in public administration. The study is examining two of the instruments for popular participation considered the majors in the Environmental Licensing in works who covers a watershed: the Basin Committee, which is the collegiate institution with popular representation competent to manage the area under its management and the Public Audience, moment legally made so that there is dialogue between government and citizens in Licensing. What was observed were instruments who offer a potentiality for participating politics effectivation, but the deturpated practics make the commands still be emanated from a central government, which can only be broken with the effectivation of democratic principles and making constant society s supervision. / O procedimento de Licenciamento Ambiental no Brasil está inserido no conjunto de normas que são regidas pelo princípio constitucional da participação popular na tomada de decisão da administração pública. Não obstante, a doutrina do direito que defende a gestão consensual do bem público revela por sua vez a necessidade de que a administração reconheça a relevância não só da legislação, mas a efetiva implantação dods sistemas consensuais de gestão. O problema do estudo surge quando os instrumentos colocados à disposição da sociedade se tornam incapazes de promover uma decisão integrada, gerando um hiato entre as consultas à sociedade civil e as práticas na administração pública. O estudo analisa dois dos instrumentos de participação popular considerados principais no Licenciamento Ambiental em obras que abrangem bacias hidrográficas: o Comitê de Bacia, que é o órgão colegiado com representação popular competente para gerir o espaço sob sua gestão e as Audiências Públicas, momento legalmente constituído para que haja o diálogo entre administração e cidadãos no Licenciamento. O que se observou foram instrumentos que oferecem potencialidade para a efetivação de políticas participativas, porém a prática deturpada faz com que os comandos ainda sejam emanados de um governo central, que só pode ser rompida com efetivação dos princípios democráticos e a constante fiscalização por parte da sociedade.

O licenciamento de uma instalação nuclear é motivado pela necessidade de proteger os seres humanos e o meio ambiente das radiações ionizantes e, ao mesmo tempo, define as bases para a concepção e a determinação da aceitabilidade da planta. Uma parte importante no processo de licenciamento é a realização de uma análise de acidentes, a qual deve estar documentada no Relatório Final de Análise de Segurança (RFAS). Existem diferentes opções de cálculo na área de acidentes, combinando a utilização de códigos computacionais e dados de entrada, para fins de licenciamento. Uma delas é a Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty (BEPU), que considera dados de entrada realistas e as incertezas associadas. As aplicações de abordagens BEPU em processos de licenciamento iniciaram-se nos anos 2000, primeiro para análise de Acidente de Perda de Refrigerante (Loss of Coolant Accident - LOCA), e depois para a análise de acidentes como um todo, documentados no Capítulo 15 do RFAS. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo principal demonstrar que é possível a aplicação da metodologia BEPU em todas as análises contidas no RFAS, identificando as disciplinas-chave do processo de licenciamento e os códigos computacionais utilizados. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido em conjunto com a Universidade de Pisa, Itália, com a colaboração do Prof. Dr. Francesco D\'Áuria. A principal motivação desse trabalho é o aprimoramento da metodologia BEPU para sua implementação em reatores do tipo PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) no Brasil e no mundo, especialmente para fins de licenciamento, uma vez que as plantas nucleares brasileiras têm pouca experiência na área de cálculo de incertezas. / The licensing process of a nuclear power plant is motivated by the need to protect humans and the environment from ionizing radiation and, at the same time, sets out the basis for the design and determining the acceptability of the plant. An important part of the licensing process is the realization of accident analysis, which should be documented in the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR). There are different options on accidents calculation area by combining the use of computer codes and data entry for licensing purposes. One is the Best Estimate Plus Uncertainty (BEPU), which considers realistic input data and associated uncertainties. Applications of BEPU approaches in licensing procedures were initiated in the 2000s, first to analysis of Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA), and then to the accident analysis as a whole, documented in Chapter 15 of the FSAR. This work has as main objective demonstrate the implementation of BEPU methodology in all analyses contained in FSAR is possible, identifying the key disciplines of the licensing process and the computer codes. This work was done in conjunction with the University of Pisa, Italy, with the collaboration of Professor Francesco D\'Auria. The main motivation of this work is the improvement of BEPU methodology for its implementation in PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) reactors in Brazil and the world, especially for licensing purposes, since the Brazilian nuclear plants have little experience in the regulatory area, and specifically in calculation uncertainties.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:31:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao.pdf: 1948405 bytes, checksum: 1223283ac86d66c5158557e7027358a2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study aims to analyze the use of licensing of the character Batman in the marketing communication strategy, initiated from the appropriation of the superhero comics of the U.S. of the same name and its application in consumer items aimed at Kids, from 4 to 8 years, and Tweens, 9 to 13 years, specifically. We tried to understand the evolution and popularity of a gloomy super-hero of mass culture, with more than 70 years of existence, turned into a brand name for products for children, with no apparent relation with his characterization in his symbolic universe for a new public rediscovering the superhero through its media coverage. The study was developed through the literature on recovery concepts discussed, the historical review of the character, and field research in the form of qualitative interviews with graduates and graduates. In conclusion, arrived at the characteristics that indicate the reasons for the popularity of Batman as a character and brand, and the reasons that lead to commercial use through licensing.(AU) / Este estudo tem por objetivo analisar o uso do licenciamento do personagem Batman dentro da estratégia de comunicação mercadológica, originada a partir da apropriação do super-herói das histórias em quadrinhos norte-americano de mesmo nome e sua aplicação em itens de consumo voltados ao público infantil (Kids), de 4 a 8 anos, e pré-adolescente (Tweens), de 9 a 13 anos, especificamente. Buscou-se compreender a evolução e popularidade de um super-herói sombrio da cultura de massa, com mais de 70 anos de existência, transformado em marca comercial para produtos infantis, sem qualquer relação aparente com sua caracterização dentro de seu universo simbólico, para um público novo que redescobre o super-herói através de sua divulgação na mídia. O estudo foi desenvolvido através de recuperação bibliográfica dos conceitos abordados, da revisão histórica do personagem, e da pesquisa de campo na forma de entrevistas qualitativas com licenciador e licenciados. Na conclusão, chegou-se às características que indicam as razões da popularidade de Batman, como personagem e marca, bem como os motivos que levam à sua utilização comercial através do licenciamento.(AU)

Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo repertoriar os termos do licenciamento ambiental brasileiro e oferecer equivalentes em língua inglesa, visando à construção futura de um glossário deste tema. A motivação para a pesquisa advém da necessidade de criar um instrumento que possa contribuir para a comunicação entre profissionais do meio ambiente e o público estrangeiro, cujo benefício se estende aos profissionais da tradução, intermediadores da comunicação. A pesquisa se realiza em dois corpora, compostos de legislação ambiental e de manuais de licenciamento ambiental voltados a orientar aos cidadãos, nos idiomas português e inglês. Para a sua realização, recorreu-se aos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos da Teoria Comunicativa da Terminologia (CABRÉ, 1999a), que compreende os termos como unidades léxicas pertencentes às línguas naturais, que adquirem estatuto terminológico no âmbito das comunicações especializadas. Na Linguística de Corpus (SARDINHA, 2004), disciplina que se ocupa da coleta e exploração de conjuntos textuais para fins de pesquisas linguísticas, buscou-se orientação quanto ao uso e processamento de corpora. A investigação dos equivalentes pautou-se no conceito de equivalência funcional resultante dos estudos de tradução jurídica (GÉMAR, 1998; SARCEVIC, 1997). A análise dos corpora para a recolha dos termos se deu por meio do programa AntConc (ANTHONY, 2014) e suas ferramentas. Elaborou-se uma árvore de domínio e fluxogramas do licenciamento ambiental que, somados aos dados de frequência e distribuição, constituíram os parâmetros para a identificação e validação dos termos. Os 371 termos validados apontam para a interdisciplinaridade do domínio do licenciamento ambiental, de modo que foram identificados termos inerentes ao tema, de pertinência temática, e termos que permeiam a temática colaborando para sua compreensão, de pertinência pragmática. Tal constatação permitiu que fosse realizada uma classificação dos termos em quatro categorias: licenciamento ambiental, gestão ambiental, direito e outras áreas. Tal classificação resultou no conhecimento acerca da composição da terminologia da área estudada. Quanto aos equivalentes, as diferenças jurídicas e culturais existentes entre Brasil e Estados Unidos ficaram evidenciadas na terminologia estudada, com a apuração de termos para os quais um equivalente funcional não poderia ser oferecido. Para esses casos, outros recursos foram utilizados, tais como a expansão lexical e a equivalência literal. Os desafios encontrados reforçam o interesse e a necessidade em prosseguir com a pesquisa rumo à confecção de um glossário do licenciamento ambiental. / This research aims at collecting the most relevant terms of the Brazilian environmental licensing and their equivalents in English as a first step to the construction of a glossary of this topic. The motivation for the research comes from the need to create an instrument that can contribute to communication between professionals of the environment and the foreign public, what can also benefit professional translators, who mediate communication. The research is carried out in two corpora, composed of environmental legislation and guidance manuals for citizens, in Portuguese and in English. It is based on the theoretical and methodological principles of the Communicative Theory of Terminology (CABRÉ, 1999a), which comprises the terms as lexical units belonging to natural languages and that acquire terminological status within the specialized communications. In Corpus Linguistics (SARDINHA, 2004), a discipline that deals with the collection and exploitation of textual language sets for research purposes, it sought guidance on the use and processing of corpora. The investigation of equivalents was based on the concept of functional equivalence derived from legal translation studies (GEMAR, 1998; SARCEVIC, 1997). The study of the corpora for the collection of terms was performed with the software AntConc (ANTHONY, 2014) and its tools. In addition to statistical data, such as frequency and distribution, a domain tree and flowcharts of the environmental licensing were built and used as parameters to identify and validate the terms. The 371 terms validated point to the interdisciplinary nature of the environmental licensing domain, so there were terms inherent to the theme, of thematic relevance, and terms of pragmatic relevance, which permeate a theme and contribute to its understanding. This finding allowed a classification of terms into four categories: environmental licensing, environmental management, law and other areas. This classification resulted in knowledge about the composition of the terminology of the studied area. Regarding the equivalents, the existing legal and cultural differences between Brazil and the United States were evidenced in the studied terminology, with the occurrence of terms for which a functional equivalent could not be offered. For these cases, other resources were used, such as lexical expansion and literal equivalence. The challenges reinforce the interest and the need to continue the research in order to produce a glossary of environmental licensing.