Economic and Management Perspectives on Intellectual Property Rights

CARINE PEETERS obtained her Ph.D. from the Solvay Business School, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Her research focuses on innovation capabilities, patenting behaviour, and performance of firms. She is currently Research Fellow at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, where she works on a research project on offshoring of white collar jobs by US and EU firms. BRUNO VAN POTTELSBERGHE DE LA POTTERIE is Professor at the Universit? Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. As holder of the Solvay S.A. Chair of Innovation he teaches courses on the economics of innovation and intell

This book provides a better understanding of how intellectual property can improve economic and business performance. The book focuses on three broad issues: the valuation of patents, the transfer of knowledge, and the management of innovation and intellectual property.This book provides a better understanding of how intellectual property can improve economic and business performance. It focuses on three particular issues: the valuation of patents, the transfer of knowledge, and the management of innovation and intellectual property. Scholars from leading worldwide institutions use quantitative methods and advanced survey techniques to explore the complex relationship between patents, innovation, venture capital and scientific research. The book focuses on three broad issues: the valuation of patents, the transfer of knowledge, and the management of innovation and intellectual property.