The patent system and the dynamics of innovation in Europe

Dominique Foray

Science and Public Policy, 2004, vol. 31, issue 6, 449-456

Abstract: After briefly examining the US challenge and the international and European dimensions of patent regulations, this paper devotes special attention to the short-term and long-term issues facing the European patent system. The concluding remarks reflect upon the problems and possible solutions identified in the article and discuss the role of the patent system in relation to the dynamics of innovation in Europe. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 2004
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