Patents versus ex post rewards: a new look
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An analysis of patent system is presented. The traditional use of patent system for short-term commercial monopoly rent viewed against the use of patents to trade technologies as knowledge exchange instrument for cross licensing and research and development collaborations.
Publication Name: Research Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-7333
Year: 2005
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Motives to patent: empirical evidence from Germany
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Implications of patenting and influential factors of this initiative in Germany are examined. Alternative methods to safeguard intellectual property are also analyzed.
Publication Name: Research Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-7333
Year: 2006
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Patent systems for encouraging innovation: lessons from economic analysis
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A study on the impact of awarding patents on encouraging innovations in products and services is discussed. The benefits of patents in economic progress are discussed.
Publication Name: Research Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-7333
Year: 2006
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