in it, drawing a portrait of contemporary capitalism in which the grip of law threatens the pioneers of innovation … for postgraduate students and researchers of the economics of innovation and IP law. Its original empirical analysis will … also prove insightful to industrial economists, policymakers, IP lawyers and innovation managers in cultural and creative …

J. Halbert (2007), 'The World Intellectual Property Organization: Past, Present and Future', Journal of the Copyright … TRIPS Agreement', Journal of World Intellectual Property, 6 (1), 155-89 -- Ruth L. Okediji (2003), 'Public Welfare and the …), 'The Political Economy of the South Africa-United States Patent Dispute', Journal of World Intellectual Property, 2 (6 …

It is widely recognised that many copyright issues are also economic issues. As a result the level of interest in the … economics of copyright continues to grow. This carefully edited book presents a selection of the most important recent … contributions to a wide range of economic topics on copyright. These include the copyright term, infringement issues, administration …

The Economic Valuation of Patents provides an original and essential analysis of patent valuation, presenting the main …pt. 1. Perspectives on patent value -- pt. 2. Patent valuation methods -- pt. 3. Patent valuation contexts …

emphasis is given to strategies for the acquisition and commercialization of new technologies, patent strategies and strategies … students and scholars of industrial organization, economics of innovation and technical change, and management of technology …

), 'An Economic Analysis of Copyright Law', Journal of Legal Studies, XVIII (2), June, 325-63 -- Wendy J. Gordon (1982 …), 'An Economic Analysis of Copyright Collectives', Virginia Law Review, 78 (1), February, 383-411 -- Yoram Barzel (1968 … Nature and Function of the Patent System', Journal of Law and Economics, XX (2), October, 265-90 -- Donald G. McFetridge and …

Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some … countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries …

into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and social knowledge unimportant? The contributors attempt to answer …

by TRIPS and the poor state of most public health systems in Southern countries. In so doing, the book renews our …