Contents:
Introduction
Birgitte Andersen
PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE GLOBAL COMMONS
1. The Market Economy and the Scientific Commons
Richard R. Nelson
2. Public Interest and the Public Domain in an Era of Corporate
Dominance
Fiona Macmillan
3. AIDS, TRIPS and ‘TRIPS Plus’. The Case for Developing and Less
Developed Countries
Fabienne Orsi, Mamadou Camara and Benjamin Coriat
PART II: THE RATIONALES FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
REVISITED
4. If ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ is the Answer, What is the
Question? Revisiting the Patent Controversies
Birgitte Andersen
5. Why do Small High-Tech Firms Take Out Patents, and Why Not?
Lee N. Davis
PART III: THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PATENTING PROCESS
6. Knowledge Spillovers from the Patenting Process
Jesper Lindgaard Christensen
7. The Determinants of Patentees’ Use of ‘Continuation’ Patent
Applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
1980–99
Stuart J.H. Graham
PART IV: COORDINATING INSTITUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
GOVERNANCE
8. Public and Private Institutions in the Governance of
Intellectual Property Rights
Eric Brousseau and Christian Bessy
9. The Exploration of Knowledge Networks through Patent
Citations
Stefano Breschi, Lorenzo Cassi and Franco Malerba
10. Intellectual Property Rights for Governance in and of
Innovation Systems
Ove Granstrand
Index
Edited by Birgitte Andersen, Professor of the Economics and Management of Innovation, School of Business, Economics and Informatics, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
'. . . the contributions allow for a multi-sector, international
and historically informed appreciation of the shaping of innovation
by intellectual capital. This is a welcome addition to a vital but
poorly understood area.'
*Mark Winskel, Science and Public Policy*
'The book presents an impressive line-up of experts in the
increasingly relevant field of law and economics, an area that has
particular relevance to the issue of IP rights. The book comes
precisely at a time when there is a growing debate about the role
of empirical evidence in the field of IP. . . The book editor has
done an excellent job producing a quality product. . . this is a
highly recommended collection.'
*Andres Guadamuz, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and
Practice*
'Intellectual property policy has been framed too commonly in terms
of refining and strengthening legal rights. As intellectual
property grows in scope and importance, the limitations of this
narrow approach have become all too apparent. This important
collection puts the policy problems in proper perspective by
assembling the work of leading scholars and researchers who examine
intellectual property rights in terms of how they actually work in
legal, economic, and institutional contexts.'
*Brian Kahin, University of Michigan and formerly White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy, US*
'For a long time we have thought about IPRs as a policy instrument
to avoid a 'tragedy of commons'. The essays collected by Birgitte
Andersen show that in the XXI century economy there is another, and
so far underestimated, danger: a sort of 'tragedy of markets' where
every knowledge or cultural expression becomes privatised. This
will generate a greater knowledge and culture divide, with an
increased corporate dominance. Those who are afraid of the dangers
of exclusion and believe that open access to science, technology
and culture will lead us in a more intriguing world will find
convincing arguments and explanations in this volume.'
*Daniele Archibugi, Italian National Research Council, Italy*
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