FROM THE PATENT TO THE CONCEPT OF FREE REVEALING – CLOSED AND OPEN MODEL OF IN-DUSTRIAL PROPERTY

Malgorzata Niklewicz-Pijaczynska ()
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Malgorzata Niklewicz-Pijaczynska: University of Wroclaw, Poland

Oeconomia Copernicana, 2014, vol. 5, issue 2, 49-61

Abstract: This article is based on literature studies, comparative analysis of two different models to stimulate innovative solutions and protect industrial property rights – particularly rights to inventions. For this purpose, the most important assump-tions and the essence of traditional patent system based on institutional protec-tion as well as concepts of free revealing (free access) and open innovation (open invention) were characterized. The paper also presents potential strengths and weaknesses of presented approaches – closed (traditional) and open inventive-ness. The article gives value to the argument that, given real shortcomings, the most effective way to create and commercialize inventions would be one of a complementary nature, taking into account solutions offered by each of the pre-sented approaches, changing current innovation policy. On the one hand, modern companies should not give up institutional protection of their developed technol-ogy solutions and carrying out R&D, on the other, they will be increasingly forced to resort to modern tools of stimulating innovations based on openness, direct market communication and flexible approach to innovation processes of products and services.

Keywords: patent; industrial property; free revealing; inventions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D02 D04 D23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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