"In Knowledge, Patents, Power, Marius Buning tells the complex story of how the emergence of a Dutch patent regime is … of patent law and its administrative and legal framework during the first four decades of the Dutch republic, it also …

Patents and the market for innovative control -- Patents vs prizes -- Patents and the business revolution -- Patent … infringement and reasonable royalty damages -- Patent licensing : intellectual contract and intellectual law. …"This book offers an affirmative case for the many economic benefits of the patent system and shows how patents provide …