Patents as an Incentive for Innovation Edited by Rafal Sikorski & Zaneta Zemla-Pacud Patents are a reward for human inventiveness. A well-functioning patent sys

In the last two decades, accelerating technological progress, increasing economic globalization and the proliferation of international agreements have created n

The economics of intellectual property and R&D incentives explained in a balanced, accessible mixture of institutional details and theory.

The patent system is criticized today by some practitioners and economists. In fact, there is a partial disconnection between patent demographics and productivi

The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In many respects the system has responded with admirable f