Pt.1. Economics of patents
Historical insights
Patents as an incentive to innovate
Patent as market instrument
Patent design
pt.2. European patent system
Patenting procedures and filing strategies at the EPO
Hot 'patent' issues: quantitative evidence
The European patent system at the crossroad.
The economics of the European patent system : IP policy for innovation and competition by Dominique Guellec. ISBN 9780199216987. Published by Oxford University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.