User:Vanbur03/International Patent Institute/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

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Bibliography

Harbers, Michael J. (1968). "International Patent Cooperation". Stanford Law Review. 20 (5): 1000–1029. doi:10.2307/1227635. ISSN 0038-9765. ^[1]

this is an academic legal Journal published by Stanford law, so it should be reliable. it could be helpful because it includes historical context on international patent cooperation during the time the IIB was active and provides a deep analysis of patent systems and overall early efforts in patent cooperation.

OECD (2004-10-14). Patents, Innovation and Economic Performance OECD Conference Proceedings: OECD Conference Proceedings. OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-01527-2. ^[2]

this is a book published by the OECD, so it should be reliable. it can be helpful as it includes reliable analysis of patent system in economic growth including the IIB it also provides a detailed description of what is the IIB and a brief history on it.

Pila, Justine (2013). "The European Patent: An Old and Vexing Problem". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 62 (4): 917–940. ISSN 0020-5893 ^[3]

this is a journal article published by the Cambridge University press on behalf of the British institute of international and comparative law, so it should be a reliable source. This could be a beneficial source to provide a clearer picture of the institutes legacy and integration into the EPO.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References

^ Harbers, Michael J. (1968). "International Patent Cooperation". Stanford Law Review. 20 (5): 1000–1029. doi:10.2307/1227635. ISSN 0038-9765.
^ OECD (2004-10-14). Patents, Innovation and Economic Performance OECD Conference Proceedings: OECD Conference Proceedings. OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-01527-2.
^ Pila, Justine (2013). "The European Patent: An Old and Vexing Problem". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 62 (4): 917–940. ISSN 0020-5893.

Outline of proposed changes

To improve the Wikipedia article on the International Patent Institute (IIB), I plan to integrate my sources that provide historical and economic context, filling existing content gaps. Key additions will include Michael J. Harbers' analysis of international patent cooperation, which will deepen the historical narrative, and the OECD conference proceedings that will connect the IIB's objectives to broader economic impacts. I would also like to add some of the impacts the institution had.

I plan to include a comprehensive list of member countries and their roles to clarify the collaborative nature of the IIB, however I am still having a hard time finding a source for this. The article's structure will be reorganized chronologically to enhance readability. Overall I think the small amounts of information included in the article already are up to date and reliable however I think the overall clarity could improve. these changes will create a more comprehensive and informative account of the IIB's significance in international patent law.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] Harbers, Michael J. (1968). "International Patent Cooperation". Stanford Law Review. 20 (5): 1000–1029. doi:10.2307/1227635. ISSN 0038-9765.

[2] OECD (2004-10-14). Patents, Innovation and Economic Performance OECD Conference Proceedings: OECD Conference Proceedings. OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-01527-2.

[3] Pila, Justine (2013). "The European Patent: An Old and Vexing Problem". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 62 (4): 917–940. ISSN 0020-5893.

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