Do European computer-related patents increase welfare?

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.

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Year of publication:	2004-02-18
Authors:	Weiss, Pia
Institutions:	EconWPA
Subject:	Patents \| competition policy \| intellectual property rights

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Development and Comp Systems.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Type of Document - pdf; prepared on Linux; to print on Laser;
Classification:	O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues ; O38 - Government Policy ; L52 - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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