I survey some recent research on the role of patents in encouraging innovation and growth in developing economies …, beginning with a brief history of international patent systems and facts about the current use of patents around the world. I … discuss research on the implications of patents for international technology transfer and domestic innovation. This is …

innovation. Recent survey evidence suggests that semiconductor firms do not rely heavily on patents to appropriate returns to R …&D. Yet the propensity of semiconductor firms to patent has risen dramatically since the mid-1980s. We explore this apparent … firms during 1979-95. The results suggest that the 1980s strengthening of US patent rights spawned "patent portfolio races …

During the 1980s, changes in the U.S. legalenvironment lead to stronger patent rights. In this study, the effect of … this"pro-patent" shift on the semiconductor industry is examined. Fieldinterviews were conducted between 1979 and 1995 with … activity of approximately 100 publicly traded semiconductorfirms. The patent data were matched with financial variables for …

I survey some recent research on the role of patents in encouraging innovation and growth in developing economies …, beginning with a brief history of international patent systems and facts about the current use of patents around the world. I … discuss research on the implications of patents for international technology transfer and domestic innovation. This is …