This paper examines patent protection in an endogenous-growth model. Our aim is twofold. First, we show how the patent … policies discussed by the recent patent-design literature can influence R&D in the endogenous-growth framework, where the role … of the patent-design literature. In a general-equilibrium model, both incentives to innovate and monopoly distortions …

This paper considers the prospect of a government patent buyout in a model of endogenous growth. To this end, the … shows that in this set-up, patent buyout by the government can lead to higher level of welfare without lowering an economy …

This paper develops a methodology to compare the quality of examination services in different patent offices. Quality … is defined as the extent to which patent offices comply with their patentability conditions in a transparent way. The … of patent offices in Europe (EPO), Japan (JPO) and the US (USPTO) shows that their operational designs differ …

foreign patent owners. This paper uses an exogenous event of compulsory licensingafter World War I under the Trading with the …

a model with endogenous number of innovatingfirms, we show that whether product patent increases R&D is ambiguous, and … depends onthe type of market demand and the cost of R&D. If the market size increases with numberof firms, product patent … of lower R&D under productpatent. If the market size does not increase with number of firms, product patent …

This paper examines patent protection in an endogenous-growth model. Our aim is twofold. First, we show how the patent … policies discussed by the recent patent-design literature can influence R&D in the endogenous-growth framework, where the role … of the patent-design literature. In a general-equilibrium model, both incentives to innovate and monopoly distortions …

forward citations patents can receive at the European Patent Office. While a patent can be cited as non-infringing state of … the art, it can also be cited because it threatens the novelty of patent applications ("blocking citations"). Empirical …. This finding adds to the patent value literature by showing that different types of patent citations carry different …

policy studies. The indicators are based on patent data because they have a number of attractive properties compared to other …. Techniques have been developed to overcome these limitations, yet it is important to carefully interpret patent-based indicators. …

patent system. Adequate access to medicines, particularly in developing countries, is necessary to promote health and … medicines. This paper presents a theoretical proposal for global drug patent system reform that attempts to find the balance … between these interests in the form of flexible patent terms …