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ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT SYSTEM: IP POLICY FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITIONECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT SYSTEM: IP POLICY FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION

ECONOMICS OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT SYSTEM: IP POLICY FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITION

Dominique Guellec, DOMINIQUE GUELLEC, Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie

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Why does society allow private appropriation of inventions? When do patents encourage competition, when do they hamper it? This book addresses these questions and analyses the economics behind the European patent system. It examines the economic effects of patenting on innovation and the diffusion of technology and growth.

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OL13670440W

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PatentsTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERINGPatent systemsPropriete intellectuelleEtudes diversesBrevets d'inventionOctrooienPatentWirtschaftInnovations technologiquesBrevet d'inventionAspect economiqueBrevet europeenOffice europeen des brevetsEuropeEuropaEuropa˜isches Patentu˜bereinkommenEuropa˜isches Patent

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