TY  - GEN
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.
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.
T1  - The economics of the European patent system :IP policy for innovation and competition /
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
SN  - 9780199292066
TI  - The economics of the European patent system :IP policy for innovation and competition /
ER  -