received over their careers, and employed to highlight the implications of patent institutions for markets in inventions and … for democratization. The United States deliberately created a patent system that differed from existing European systems … in ways that significantly affected the course of technological change. Patent rights in the U.S. helped to define and …

received over their careers, we highlight the impact of early U.S. patent institutions in providing broad access to economic … procedures for application, the United States deliberately created a patent system that allowed a much wider range, in … patent institutions. Moreover, by requiring that applications be examined for novelty by technical experts, and by enforcing …

innovation, and the many uses and abuses of patents. The text also details new IP phenomena in an increasingly patent …Contents: Preface -- 1. Innovation, IP and intellectual capitalism -- 2. Analytical framework -- 3. Patents and … analysis -- 6. What explains fluctuations in patenting frequency and propensity? -- 7. Discussion and general innovation and IP …

innovation. Nevertheless, the relationship between patents and economic growth remains uncertain. This relationship, which forms …