"This book examines the politics of technology, and provides a detailed analysis of developments and debates within the European Union, international trade and governance.An important empirical contribution to the literature on the relations between politics and technology, this volume contains...

The battle for patent rights / Dietmar Harhoff -- Intellectual property, competition and the value of UK firms / Christine Greenhalgh and Mark Rogers -- Business method patents and venture capital investment decisions / Robert H. Pitkethly -- Open science and university patenting : a...

This book provides a better understanding of how intellectual property can improve economic and business performance. It focuses on three particular issues: the valuation of patents, the transfer of knowledge, and the management of innovation and intellectual property. Scholars from leading...