Konferenzbeitrag
The Consequences of Radical Patent-Regime Change
This paper analyzes the consequences of radical patent-regime change by exploiting a natural experiment: the forced adoption of the Prussian patent system in territories annexed after the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. Compared to other German states, Prussia granted patents more restrictively by setting higher novelty requirements. Though, patent fees were much lower. By using novel hand-collected data, we show that the forced adoption of the Prussian patent law caused a massive drop in the number of patents per capita in annexed territories. By contrast, we find a significantly positive effect of patent-regime change on world-fair exhibits per capita, which we use as a proxy for non-patented innovation. We interpret this finding as evidence that restricting the granting of patents, which creates more competition, is conducive for the generation of innovation.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2019: 30 Jahre Mauerfall - Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft - Session: Economic History I ; No. B24-V3
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Property Law
Economics of Regulation
Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
- Thema
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Innovation
Intellectual Property
Patents
Patent Law
Technological Change
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Donges, Alexander
Selgert, Felix
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
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Kiel, Hamburg
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2019
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Konferenzbeitrag
Beteiligte
- Donges, Alexander
- Selgert, Felix
- ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
Entstanden
- 2019
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