| Tekijä: | Andersen, B. |
| Otsikko: | If 'intellectual property rights' is the answer, what is the question? Revisiting the patent controversies |
| Lehti: | Economics of innovation and new technology
2004 : JUL, VOL. 13:5, p. 417-442 |
| Asiasana: | Patents Innovation R&D Policy |
| Vapaa asiasana: | Intellectual property rights |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | This study develops a typology on the rationales for intellectual property rights (IPRs), primarily in relation to patents. The focus is on natural rights and moral rationales (here as: rat. / rat-s.), economic incentive rat-s., increased competition and 'market protection of entrepreneurial talent' rat-s., and the economic rat-s of organizing science, technology and creativity. Whilst reviewing the controversies surrounding IPR legislation, the importance of this typology is justified. It will provide a conceptual underpinning and analytical framework for achieving an empirical understanding of the social and economic effects of IPRs. This understanding is urgently needed when designing policy fostering the knowledge-driven techno-economic paradigm in the 21st century. |
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