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The economics of the European patent system : IP policy for innovation and competition / Dominique Guellec and Bruno van Pottelsberghe de le Potterie.
2007
G 191 GUE.E
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The economics of the European patent system : IP policy for innovation and competition / Dominique Guellec and Bruno van Pottelsberghe de le Potterie.
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Description
xvi, 250 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780199292066
9780191537691 electronic book
0191537691 electronic book
0199216983
019929206X
9780199216987
9780191711831
0191711837
9780191537691 electronic book
0191537691 electronic book
0199216983
019929206X
9780199216987
9780191711831
0191711837
Alternate Call Number
G 191 GUE.E
Summary
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.
Note
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Historical insights; 3. Patents as an incentive to innovate; 4. Patent as a market instrument; 5. Patent design; 6. Patenting procedures and filing strategies at the EPO; 7. Hot "patent" issues: quantitative evidence; 8. The European patent system at the crossroad.
Location
Z01 02 HD 3514
E18 V 1104
E53 86.1.4g CA/CE: GUEL
E18 V 1104
E53 86.1.4g CA/CE: GUEL
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Language
English
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