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

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19730184
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Applied economics
Research Institution	Kogakuin University
Principal Investigator	YOSHIHITO Yasaki Kogakuin University, グローバルエンジニアリング学部, 講師 (10345150)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
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
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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