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VILLANOVA
Public Law and Legal Theory Working Paper Series






One For All: The Problem of Uniformity Cost
in Intellectual Property Law


by

Michael W. Carroll



Villanova University School of Law
Public Law and Legal Theory
Working Paper 2005-17



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Vol. ##] THE PROBLEM OF UNIFORMITY COST 1


ONE FOR ALL: THE PROBLEM OF UNIFORMITY COST
IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

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MICHAEL W. CARROLL

I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
II. THE PROBLEM OF UNIFORMITY COST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A. Standard Economic Justification for Intellectual Property Rights . . 6
B. The Problem of Uniformity Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1. The Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. Uniformity Cost Typology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Qualifying the Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
III. UNIFORMITY AND ITS LIMITS IN . INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 15
A. Uniformity and Institutional Options for Reducing Its Costs. . . . . 15
B. The Constitutional Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
C. Patent Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1. Uniform Entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2. Tailored Entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
D. Copyright Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1. Uniform Entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2. Tailored E