TY  - GEN
AB  - Why does society allow private appropriation of inventions? When do patents encourage competition, when do they hamper it? This book addresses these questions and analyses the economics behind the European patent system. It examines the economic effects of patenting on innovation and the diffusion of technology and growth.
AU  - Guellec, Dominique,
AU  - Van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno,
AU  - Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno van,
CN  - V 1104
CN  - T201
CN  - T201 
CN  - T210
ID  - 25493
KW  - Business.
KW  - Science.
KW  - Patents.
KW  - Patents
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Patents
KW  - Brevets d'invention
N2  - Why does society allow private appropriation of inventions? When do patents encourage competition, when do they hamper it? This book addresses these questions and analyses the economics behind the European patent system. It examines the economic effects of patenting on innovation and the diffusion of technology and growth.
SN  - 9780199292066
T1  - The economics of the European patent system :IP policy for innovation and competition /
TI  - The economics of the European patent system :IP policy for innovation and competition /
ER  -