Claire Hill and Brett McDonnell: Patents and tax revenue

Speakers: Claire Hill and Brett McDonnell, University of Minnesota. Patent rights are intended to spur innovation. When business methods became patentable, a special concern was raised in the tax arena -- might patentability of business methods to reduce taxes spur more innovation in this socially undesirable area? Would there be adverse effects on tax revenue collections? Co-hosted by the intellectual property workshop series and the Stikeman Chair in the Law of Taxation.