Overview
- Disentangles the counter effects underlying the decision to patent
- The widely ignored effect of the disclosure requirement on the patenting decision is taken into account
- Introduces the patenting decision into commonly known models of horizontal and vertical product differentiation
- All theoretical analyzes are accompanied by an empirical investigation of the results
Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides a thorough analysis of the decision to apply for a patent. Unlike many other theoretical approaches, the negative effect a patent may have due to the disclosure requirement linked to every patent application is taken into account. Seen in this light, the effects driving the propensity to patent can be identified as the opposing forces of a protective and a disclosure effect.The theoretical investigation includes an analysis of patenting behavior in a setting with vertically and horizontally differentiated products. Due to imperfect patent protection competitors of the patentee may enter the market for the innovative product despite a patent. An empirical investigation of the theoretical results with data from the 2005 Mannheim Innovation Panel in combination with patent information from the European Patent Office provides strong evidence for the main conclusions.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Decision to Patent
Authors: Alexandra Zaby
Series Title: Contributions to Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2612-8
Publisher: Physica Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-2611-1Published: 10 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-2825-2Published: 06 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-2612-8Published: 22 August 2010
Series ISSN: 1431-1933
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 166
Topics: Microeconomics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Industrial Organization