Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Software Technologies

The Economics of Monopoly Rights and Knowledge Disclosure

Elad Harison (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2008
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84720-582-7 (ISBN)

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The inclusion of software and algorithms in the scope of patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office has propelled an ongoing debate on the contribution of patents to innovation and economic growth. This book examines the effects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), namely patents and copyrights, on innovation and technical change in information technologies. It provides new insights on the links between markets, technologies and legislation by applying a variety of empirical and analytical methods. The book also explores the success of the Open Source movement to establish an alternative regime for IPRs by illuminating the rationale behind it and illustrating how Open Source can strategically be used by firms.Initially the book analyzes the role of IPRs by building upon the literature on the economics of innovation and technical change and on insights from evolutionary economics - in particular, the role of knowledge in the economy. It then goes on to analyze the evolution of IPR regimes and IPR policies with regards to IT and software technologies and products and elaborates their impact on innovation. Finally, a series of empirical and analytical models are provided to elaborate the balance between monopoly rights (by patent and copyrights) and knowledge disclosure as an input for innovation and technological development.

Elad Harison's book will appeal to researchers and academics of law and economics, policymakers such as the European Commission, Patent offices, EPO, OECD, as well as directors and strategic managers in large software companies.

Elad Harison, formerly of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Economic Rationale of Intellectual Property Rights 3. The Role and Performance of IPRs 4. Revealing Obscure Sources 5. Benefiting from Intellectual Property and Free Disclosure 6. Designed for Innovation: The Structure of IPR Regimes 7. Owning Technology 8. Proposed Framework for Analyzing IPRs 9. Conclusions 10. References Appendix A: Proof of Propositions 5 and 6 Appendix B: Distribution of Patents Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2008
Reihe/Serie	New Horizons in Intellectual Property series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Urheberrecht
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	1-84720-582-8 / 1847205828
ISBN-13	978-1-84720-582-7 / 9781847205827
Zustand	Neuware