The benefits and costs of strong patent protection: a contribution to the current debate

被引：242

作者：

Mazzoleni, R

Nelson, RR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10027 USA

[2] Univ Vermont, Burlington, VT USA

来源：

RESEARCH POLICY | 1998年 / 27卷 / 03期

关键词：

patent protection; current debate; significant economic costs;

D O I：

10.1016/S0048-7333(98)00048-1

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

Today's conventional wisdom is that strong patent rights are conducive to economic progress. Yet not long ago students of the patent system took a more nuanced position, arguing that often strong patents were not necessary to induce invention, and entailed significant economic costs. Several empirical studies have supported this position. However, the current advocacy invokes theories of the positive benefits of patents that were repressed in the earlier more negative analyses. This essay reviews these theories, and the empirical evidence that might bear on them. The authors conclude that there is reason for concern that the present movement towards stronger patent protection may hinder rather than stimulate technological and economic progress. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：273 / 284

页数：12

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