Do European computer-related patents increase welfare?

Pia Weiss ()

Development and Comp Systems from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: When the home country introduces a patent law after the winner of the patent race is known the country's welfare may rise only if the domestic firm wins. If the home country decides before the patent race ends, the welfare may be increased when the probability that the domestic firm wins is sufficiently large. In both cases, the conditions on the product market determine the welfare gain and one may at least doubt whether those conditions are satisfied.

Keywords: Patents; competition policy; intellectual property rights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L52 O34 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-02-18
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