Patents, innovation and economic performance
Subtitle: [OECD conference proceedings].
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Patents -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.; Intellectual property (International law) -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.; Diffusion of innovations -- Law and legislation -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: This publication presents a collection of the policy-oriented empirical studies and stakeholders' views designed to show how patent regimes can contribute more efficiently to innovation and economic performance.  Topics covered include the links between patents and economic performance, changes in patent regimes, patents and entrepreneurship, patents and diffusion of technology, IPR for software and technology, and current and future policy challenges.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Patents and economic performance: establishing the links; title: Pt. 2. Changes in patent regimes; title: Pt. 3. Patents, entrepreneurship and technology diffusion; title: Pt. 4. Intellectual property rights for software and services; title: Pt. 5. Current and future policy challenges.