Arbeitspapier
R&D collaboration with uncertain intellectual property rights
Patent pendencies create uncertainty in research and development (R&D) collaboration agreements, resulting in a threat of expropriation of unprotected knowledge by potential partners, reduced bargaining power and enhanced search costs. In this paper, we show that - depending of the type of partner - uncertain intellectual property rights (IPR) lead to reduced collaboration between firms and may hinder the production of knowledge. This has implications for technology policy as R&D collaborations are exempt from anti-trust legislation in order to increase R&D in the economy. We argue that a functional IPR system is needed for successful utilization of this policy.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 11-010
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
Technological Change: Government Policy
- Subject
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R&D collaboration
intellectual property
uncertainty
patents
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Czarnitzki, Dirk
Hussinger, Katrin
Schneider, Cédric
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
- (where)
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Mannheim
- (when)
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2011
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-31383
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Czarnitzki, Dirk
- Hussinger, Katrin
- Schneider, Cédric
- Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Time of origin
- 2011
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