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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP8870 |
DP8870 Innovation Beyond Patents: Technological Complexity as a Protection against Imitation | |
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发表日期 | 2012-03-01 |
出版年 | 2012 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | A large portion of innovators do not patent their inventions. This is a relative puzzle since innovators are often perceived to be at the mercy of imitators in the absence of legal protection. In practice, innovators however invest actively in making their products technologically hard to reverse-engineer. We consider the dynamics of imitation and investment in such protection technologies, both by the innovator and by imitators. We show that it can justify high level of profits beyond patents and can account for the differences across sectors in the propensity to patent. Surprisingly, in general, the protection technologies that yield the highest profits for the innovator are expensive and do not protect well. Our model also allows us to draw conclusions on the dynamics of mobility of researchers in innovative industries. |
主题 | Industrial Organization |
关键词 | Complexity Dynamic games Imitation Innovation |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp8870 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/537707 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | [unavailable]. DP8870 Innovation Beyond Patents: Technological Complexity as a Protection against Imitation. 2012. |
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