When Less Is More: Optimal Patent Breadth under the Threat of Patent Validity Challenges.

This article determines the optimal breadth of patent protection for a drastic process innovation when the innovator faces the likelihood of a direct patent validity challenge by a third party and potential entry and infringement by a competitor who provides a technologically equivalent process. The...

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Publicado en:	Southern Economic Journal Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 1067 - 1094
Autor principal:	Yiannaka, Amalia
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Apr2009
Materias:	Technological innovations Public spending Patents Patent infringement Research & development projects Deterrence (Military strategy)
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