illustrate that patents are at the heart of the economic development of multinationals, start-ups, and the rise of new … 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 …

The Economic Valuation of Patents provides an original and essential analysis of patent valuation, presenting the main … methodologies to value patents in different contexts …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 …

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 …

Review, 85 (3), February, 697-754 -- Michael A. Heller and Rebecca S. Eisenberg (1998), 'Can Patents Deter Innovation? The … Nature and Function of the Patent System', Journal of Law and Economics, XX (2), October, 265-90 -- Donald G. McFetridge and … Douglas A. Smith (1980), 'Patents, Prospects, and Economic Surplus: A Comment', Journal of Law and Economics, XXIII (1), April …

1. Introduction -- 2. The intangible economy -- 3. Patent information and corporate credit ratings : an empirical study … of patent valuation by credit rating agencies -- 4. IPR management and company valuation in the pharmaceutical industry … innovation. The book is extensively researched and provides compelling insights for IPR managers, technology investors and …

the corrupt corporation -- pt. 3. Chartering the future : innovation, state power and the market system …

artistic and inventive works, demonstrating that innovation and creativity require appropriate practical institutions alongside … systems for both the creators and users of protected works. Chapters cover key forms of IP, including patents, trademarks …, copyrights, trade secrecy, open innovation and traditional knowledge. Adopting a global perspective, the Handbook reviews …

This highly original book represents a major advance in the use of patents to compare countries' technological … competitiveness. It tabulates and analyses 280,000 United States patents from countries across the world over a ten year period …. Specifically, these patents were granted to "not-for-profit" entities (mainly universities and research institutes), firms with no …

Drawing upon evolutionary economics and resource-based approaches, the author utilises US patent data from 1930-1990 to …