Strategic Reasons for Patenting: Between Exclusion and Coordination Rationales

Antoine Bureth (), Rachel Levy (), Julien Pénin () and Sandrine Wolff ()
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Antoine Bureth: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Rachel Levy: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Sandrine Wolff: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This contribution aims at analyzing the role of patents in inter-organization networks in the field of biotechnology. We examine the traditionnal rationale for firms to apply for a patent, which focuses on the protection against competition as the basic motive of application, and we claim that another, complementary motive should be explicitly taken into account : the role of patent as a negotiation and/or cooperation instrument. We illustrate our main propositions through the case study of an emergent network, namely the cluster of Upper-Rhine Biovalley.

Keywords: Propriété intellectuelle; Aspect économique; Développement économique; Droit; Commerce extérieur; Transfert de technologie; Brevets d'invention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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Published in Keith E. Maskus. Intellectual property, growth and trade, Elsevier, pp.19-46, 2008, 978-0-444-52764-6

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Working Paper: Strategic Reasons for Patenting: Between Exclusion and Coordination Rationales (2006)
Journal Article: Strategic Reasons for Patenting: Between Exclusion and Coordination Rationales (2005)
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