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The economics of intellectual property Vol. II : Patents 

 - London  Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.  2002 
 - 651p  vii 
<br/><br/>Volume II: Patents<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>An Introduction by the editors to all four volumes appears in Volume I<br/>PART I THE NATURE OF PATENTS AND THE PATENT SYSTEM<br/>1. Edmund W. Kitch (1998), 'Patents'<br/>2. Fritz Machlup and Edith Penrose (1950), 'The Patent Controversy in the Nineteenth Century'<br/>3. Arnold Plant (1934), 'The Economic Theory Concerning Patents for Inventions'<br/>4. Edmund W. Kitch (1977), 'The Nature and Function of the Patent System'<br/>5. Edmund W. Kitch (1986), 'Patents: Monopolies or Property Rights?'<br/>6. Kenneth W. Dam (1994), 'The Economic Underpinnings of Patent Law'<br/>7. Fritz Machlup (1958), An Economic Review of the Patent System: Study of the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights of the Committee on the Judiciary<br/>8. Erich Kaufer (1986), 'The Incentives to Innovate under Alternative Property Rights Assignments with Special Reference to the Patent System'<br/>9. Suzanne Scotchmer (1996), 'Patents as an Incentive System'<br/>10. Yoram Barzel (1968), 'Optimal Timing of Innovations'<br/>11. Jennifer F. Reinganum (1989), 'The Timing of Innovation: Research, Development, and Diffusion'<br/>12. F.M. Scherer (1977), The Economic Effects of Compulsory Patent Licensing<br/>13. Pankaj Tandon (1982), 'Optimal Patents with Compulsory Licensing'<br/>14. Jean O. Lanjouw, Ariel Pakes and Jonathan Putnam (1998), 'How to Count Patents and Value Intellectual Property: The Uses of Patent Renewal and Application Data'<br/>PART II PATENT SCOPE AND DURATION<br/>15. D.G. McFetridge and M. Rafiquzzaman (1986), 'The Scope and Duration of the Patent Right and the Nature of Research Rivalry'<br/>16. Roger L. Beck (1986), 'Comment: Does Competitive Dissipation Require a Short Patent Life?'<br/>17. M. Rafiquzzaman (1987), 'The Optimal Patent Term Under Uncertainty'<br/>18. Richard Gilbert and Carl Shapiro (1990), 'Optimal Patent Length and Breadth'<br/>19. Robert P. Merges and Richard R. Nelson (1990), 'On the Complex Economics of Patent Scope'<br/>20. Paul Klemperer (1990), 'How Broad Should the Scope of Patent Protection Be?'<br/>21. Joshua Lerner (1994), 'The Importance of Patent Scope: An Empirical Analysis'<br/>22. Paul A. David and Trond E. Olsen (1992), 'Technology Adoption, Learning Spillovers, and the Optimal Duration of Patent-based Monopolies'<br/>Name Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781840643510 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>1. Economics - Intellectual Property - International Trade 2. Intellectual Property - Patents
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.048000  / TOW-II