Patents to Exclude vs. Include: Rethinking the Management of Intellectual Property Rights in a Knowledge-Based Economy

Traditional patent theory emphasizes the importance of patents for excluding imitators. This view is far too restrictive and is at odds with many empirical and theoretical works. Therefore, we propose an analysis of patent management that considers the properties of knowledge-based economies explici...

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Main Authors: Julien Pénin, Patrick Cohendet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carleton University 2011-12-01
Series:Technology Innovation Management Review
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Online Access:http://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/CohendetPenin_TIMReview_December2011_0.pdf