Patent systems for encouraging innovation: Lessons from economic analysis

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1423-1440

  Encaoua, David ^a   Guellec, Dominique ^b   Martínez, Catalina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b OECD   (France)

^c CSIC Unidad de Politicas Comparadas UPC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Incentive mechanism; License fee; Patent subject matter; Patentability requirements; Sequential innovations

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

INCENTIVE MECHANISM; LICENSE FEE; PATENT SUBJECT MATTER; PATENTABILITY REQUIREMENTS; SEQUENTIAL INNOVATIONS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 33750994013     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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