2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Theoretical analysis of the balance between information disclosure and IP holders' rights in patent law - With a special focus on prior user right
| Project/Area Number |
19730184
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | Kogakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIHITO Yasaki Kogakuin University, グローバルエンジニアリング学部, 講師 (10345150)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 特許制度 / 先使用権 / イノベーション / 標準化 / ブロードバンド |
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| Research Abstract |
Patents allow the right-holder to monopolize the use of technology for a certain period in return for disclosing it. This study examined how the balance between the disclosure of technological information and rights given to the patent-holder affects R&D activities and the diffusion of technology, with a focus on prior user rights. Strong prior user rights allow lead innovators to use a new technology without having to obtain a patent, thus encouraging R&D. On the other hand, strong prior user rights slow the diffusion of technology. The relative sizes of these effects depend on the market structure.
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