the second scenario. Such conditions imply the existence of an inverse-U shaped relationship between innovation and …

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) protection in terms of its impact on innovation and technology transfer, as well as economic … surveying the theoretical and empirical literature linking the protection of IPRs to economic growth, innovation and technology …

A special characteristic of the patent system is that it features multiple patent-policy levers that can be employed by … policymakers. In this study, we develop a quality-ladder model to analyze the optimal mix of patent instruments. Specifically, we … consider (a) patent breadth and (b) the division of profit in research joint ventures. We analytically derive optimal patent …

We construct a model of dynamic endogenous product innovation and international trade, using it to calculate the … spur innovation of Northern goods and to make available greater resources for Northern production of current consumption …

). The first part of this paper introduces different patent-policy instruments and reviews their effects on R&D and economic … empirical evidence on the effects of patent rights. Then, the second part considers the international aspects of IPR protection …. In summary, this survey draws the following conclusions from the literature. Firstly, different patent-policy instruments …

A vertically integrated firm, having acquired the intellectual property (IP) through innovation to become an input … interact to affect innovation incentive and post-innovation market performance. …

This study develops a Schumpeterian growth model to analyze the effects of different patent instruments on innovation …. We first analyze patent breadth that captures the traditional positive effect of patent rights on innovation. Then, we … proposed negative effect of patent rights on innovation. Finally, blocking patents generate a non-monotonic effect on …

of two patent instruments (a) the patentability of basic R&D and (b) the division of profi�t between basic and applied … negative effect or an inverted-U effect on technological progress. Nonetheless, a benevolent patent authority requires both … patent instruments to achieve the socially optimal allocation in the decentralized economy. …

debate on whether patent protection stimulates or stifles innovation. We analyze the effects of patent protection in the form … of blocking patents. We show that patent protection changes the direction of innovation by having asymmetric effects on …This study develops an R&D-based growth model with vertical and horizontal innovation to shed some light on the current …