The discussion about appropriate legal rules for the digital economy has raised the question of the ownership of non-personal data, e.g. in the context of value networks of firms, smart manufacturing and connected cars. The article analyzes from an economic perspective whether there is a need...

The international system of IPRs (patents, copyrights) is a complex and partly fragmented two-level system of national IP law regimes and international treaties, characterized by a combination of minimum harmonisation and the retaining of some national sovereignty (e.g., TRIPS agreement with...