9780199292066 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.