Moser, 2013, Patents and Innovation
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- Petra Moser. "Patents and Innovation: Evidence from Economic History." Journal of Economic Perspectives 27(1). Winter 2013.
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General article reviewing evidence about whether and how patent systems foster innovation. Some of this evidence, including a review of exhibits at the Crystal Palace exhibition, shows that many new inventions were created without patents. Furthermore:
US courts have also always been more likely to uphold the patent rights of early generations of inventors,while British courts tended to be more anti-patent (Dutton 1984; Khan2005). This pro-patent bias may, however, have discouraged US rates of innovation as early as the mid nineteenth century, anticipating problems with the current system(Bessen and Meurer 2008)
Some cited works might also be useful. One of these is:
- Schiff, Eric. 1971. Industrialization without National Patents: The Netherlands 1868–1912, Switzerland 1850–1907. Princeton University Press.
Original title | Patents and Innovation: Evidence from Economic History |
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Simple title | Patents and Innovation |
Authors | Petra Moser |
Date | 2013 |
Countries | US |
Languages | en |
Keywords | USPC, CH, GB, patents, history, innovation |
Journal | Journal of Economic Perspectives |
Related to aircraft? | 0 |
Page count | 40 |
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