The choice between formal and informal intellectual property: A review(Review)(Open Access)
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- aUniversity of California, Berkeley, NBER, NIESR, United States
- bSanta Clara University, United States
- cUniversity of Essex, United Kingdom
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Abstract
We survey the economic literature, both theoretical and empirical, on the choice of intellectual property protection by firms. Our focus is on the trade-offs between using patents and disclosing versus the use of secrecy, although we also look briefly at the use of other means of formal intellectual property protection.
- ISSN: 00220515
- Source Type: Journal
- Original language: English
- DOI: 10.1257/jel.52.2.375
- Document Type: Review
- Publisher: American Economic Association
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