The Economics of the European Patent System : IP Policy for Innovation and Competition Hardback
by Dominique (, Principal economist, OECD) Guellec, Bruno (, Chief Economist, European Patent Office and Professor, Un van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie
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Why does society allow, or even encourage, private appropriation of inventions?
When do patents encourage competition, when do they hamper it?
How should society design the compromise between the interest of the inventor and the interest of the users of patented inventions?
How should the patent system adapt to new technological areas?
These questions and many more are addressed by the authors in this groundbreaking analysis of the economics behind the European patent system.
Beginning with the history and principles of the patent system, the book then examines the economic effects of patenting on innovation and the diffusion of technology and growth.
Throughout the book the theory and the reality are discussed alongside real world examples and comparison between the European, USA, and Japanese patent systems.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, numerous line drawings and tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:01/02/2007
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- ISBN:9780199292066
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, numerous line drawings and tables
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:01/02/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199292066