Week 4

Patents vs. Secrecy and Rewards

• Lecture

  • • Monday February 5, 2018

• Readings

  • • (BP) Sections 19.2.2-3

    • Penin, J. (2005). Patents versus Ex Post Rewards: A New Look. Research Policy 34, 641-656. (see attached file)

    • Bays, J., Goland, T. and Newsum, J. (2009). Using prizes to spur innovation. McKinsey Quarterly, July, 1-5. (see attached file)

• • Slides (see attached file)

• Preparation for next week

  • • Read (and comment if you wish) on IPdigIT

    • Will patent trolls soon appear on the European market?

    • Beware! Privateers patrol these patent waters

• • Deadline for submitting a comment: Friday February 9, 23:59

    • Watch John Oliver's views on patent trolls (not very politically correct but well taken and... quite fun!):