UID:
almafu_9959235912902883
Format:
1 online resource (267 p.)
ISBN:
9786611145606
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0-19-929206-X
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0-19-153769-1
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1-4356-1943-9
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1-281-14560-2
Content:
Why does society allow, or even encourage, private appropriation of inventions? When do patents encourage competition, when do they hamper it? How should society design the compromise between the interest of the inventor and the interest of the users of patented inventions? How should the patent system adapt to new technological areas? These questions and many more are addressed by the authors in this groundbreaking analysis of the economics behind the European patent system.Beginning with the history and principles of the patent system, the book then examines the economic effects of patenting
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES; FOREWORD; PREFACE; AUTHORS' PREFACE; 1 Introduction; 1.1. Why an Economic Approach to Patents?; 1.2. A Primer on Patents; 1.3. Recent Trends: Patents in the Knowledge-Based Economy; 1.4. Structure of the Book; PART 1 THE ECONOMICS OF PATENTS; 2 Historical Insights; 2.1. Genesis of the Patent System: Fifteenth to Eighteenth Century; 2.2. The Crystallization of Modern Patent Systems: The Nineteenth Century; 2.3. Patent Systems Since 1900; 2.4. Archaeology of the Patent System: How its Major Features Emerged; 2.5. Major Lessons from History
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2.6. Summary3 Patents as an Incentive to Innovate; 3.1. The Rationale for Patents; 3.2. Patents as Policy Tool; 3.3. An Economic Incentive; 3.4. Inventions Disclosure and the Social Cost of Patents; 3.5. Summary; 4 Patent as a Market Instrument; 4.1. The Various Uses of Patents; 4.2. Licensing and the Market for Technology; 4.3. Patents and Competition Policy; 4.4. The Value of Patents; 4.5. Summary; 5. Patent Design; 5.1. What is a 'Good' Patent?; 5.2. Subject Matter; 5.3. Inventive Step; 5.4. Scope; 5.5. Duration; 5.6. Summary; PART 2 THE EUROPEAN PATENT SYSTEM
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6. Patenting Procedures and Filing Strategies at the EPO6.1. The Routes to the EPO; 6.2. The Draft of a Patent Application; 6.3. A Step by Step Interaction with the EPO; 6.4. Typology of Filing Strategies; 6.5. Summary; 7. Hot 'Patent' Issues: Quantitative Evidence; 7.1. Academic Patenting; 7.2. Comparative Analysis of Costs; 7.3. Comparative Analysis of Operations; 7.4. Towards a More Integrated Market for Technology?; 7.5. The Explosion of the EPO Workload; 7.6. Summary; 8. The European Patent System at the Crossroad; 8.1. The Twin Challenges of Quantity and Quality
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8.2. The Policy Challenges8.3. The Challenge of Integrating the European Patent System; 8.4. The Challenge of Reinforcing the Economic Dimension; REFERENCES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-921698-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-171183-7
Language:
English
