The Decision to Patent
This book provides a thorough analysis of the decision to apply for a patent. Unlike many other theoretical approaches, the negative effect a patent may have due to the disclosure requirement linked to every patent application is taken into account. Seen
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Alexandra Zaby
The Decision to Patent
Alexandra Zaby Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftstheorie Mohlstraße 36 72074 Tübingen Germany [email protected]
ISSN 1431-1933 ISBN 978-3-7908-2611-1 e-ISBN 978-3-7908-2612-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-7908-2612-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933979 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
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Acknowledgements
If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. (Sir Isaac Newton, 1676)
This famous saying of Sir Isaac Newton applies to this book in two ways. First of all, without the excellent research of many other economists, the present analysis of the decision to patent would not have been possible. I greatly acknowledge and enjoy the work within this global research community. The second application of Sir Newton’s statement concerns the support I experienced during my time as a Ph.D. student at the University of T¨ ubingen. I am deeply grateful to my doctoral advisor, Manfred Stadler. Throughout the sometimes quite eventful years I spent writing my Ph.D. thesis, I could always count on his absolute support. He gave me the freedom to find and investigate the puzzling question why in the world firms would possibly not patent. Now it is answered—at least to some extent—in the present book. Without his constant encouragement, constructive comments and useful criticism this would not have been possible. Thanks also go to my secondary advisor, Kerstin Pull, for her support and time investment. Further, I would like to thank Werner Neus, who accompanied me when I passed the starting line and was there when I finally reached the finishing line. Economic research—and probably research in general—is not possible without many people to discuss new ideas with. My colleagues and friends at the University of T¨ ubingen, especially Barba
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