TY  - BOOK
N2  - The inclusion of software and algorithms in the scope of patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the proposed EC Directive on the Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions propelled an ongoing debate on the contribution of patents to innovation and economic growth This book examines the effects of intellectual propery rights (IPRs), namely patents and copyrights, on innovation and technical change in information technologies. It provides new insights on the links between markets, technologies and legislation by applying a variety of empirical and analytical tools. The book explores how the structure of ownership of U.S. software patents and the quality of software patents have been affected by changes in legislation. The success of the Open Source movement to establish an alternative regime to IPRs is analyzed by illuminating the economic rationale beyond it and how Open Source can strategically be used by firms.
AB  - The inclusion of software and algorithms in the scope of patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the proposed EC Directive on the Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions propelled an ongoing debate on the contribution of patents to innovation and economic growth This book examines the effects of intellectual propery rights (IPRs), namely patents and copyrights, on innovation and technical change in information technologies. It provides new insights on the links between markets, technologies and legislation by applying a variety of empirical and analytical tools. The book explores how the structure of ownership of U.S. software patents and the quality of software patents have been affected by changes in legislation. The success of the Open Source movement to establish an alternative regime to IPRs is analyzed by illuminating the economic rationale beyond it and how Open Source can strategically be used by firms.
T1  - Software intellectual property rights :economics and policy analysis.
AU  - Harison, Elad.
LA  - eng
ID  - 48163
KW  - Intellectual Property
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Economic growth
KW  - Information technology
SN  - 9052784949
TI  - Software intellectual property rights :economics and policy analysis.
ER  -