The role of fees in patent systems: Theory and evidence

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 696-716

  de Rassenfosse, Gaetan ^a   van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intellectual property policy; Patent cost; Patent fees; Patent system; Price elasticity; Renewal fees

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRICING POLICY; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

EID: 84879575582     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2011.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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