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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carleton University
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Technology Innovation Management Review |
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| Online Access: | http://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/CohendetPenin_TIMReview_December2011_0.pdf |