The Choice between Formal and Informal Intellectual Property: A Review

Bronwyn Hall, Christian Helmers, Mark Rogers and Vania Sena

Department of Economics, Working Paper Series from Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley

Abstract: We survey the economic literature, both theoretical and empirical, on the choice of intellectual property protection by firms. Our focus is on the trade-offs between using patents and disclosing versus the use of secrecy, although we also look briefly at the use of other means of formal intellectual property protection.

Keywords: Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-06-01
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