Why do patents facilitate trade in technology? Testing the disclosure and appropriation effects

Research Policy

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1326-1336

  De Rassenfosse, Gaétan ^a   Palangkaraya, Alfons ^b   Webster, Elizabeth ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appropriability; Disclosure; Licensing; Market for technology; Patent

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING;

APPROPRIABILITY; DISCLOSURE; INFORMATION SHARING; MARKET FOR TECHNOLOGY; PATENT; PATENT PROTECTION; TECHNOLOGY FIELDS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84992305668     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2016.03.017     Document Type: Article

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