Patent Markets in the Global Knowledge Economy

Thierry Madiès is Professor of Economics at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He previously served as an economic advisor on the Council of Economic Analysis to the French Prime Minister. Professor Madiès' field of research is at the crossroads between public economics and public policy, regional economics and the economics of innovation. Dominique Guellec is Head of the Country Studies and Outlook Division and Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He formerly held the post of Chief Economist at the European Patent Office (EPO) (2004–2005). Jean-Claude Prager is the Chief Economist of the Greater Paris Corporation (a state owned company in charge of the Great Paris metropolitan area project). Prior to this, he was Director of the French Agency for the Diffusion of Technological Information (ADIT).

Introduction D. Guellec, T. Madiès and J.-C. Prager; 1. Market for patents: actors, workings and recent trends D. Guellec and Y. Menière; 2. Strategic intelligence on patents F. Caillaud and Y. Menière; 3. Microeconomic foundations of patent markets: the role of intermediaries, auctions and centralized markets A. Perrot and A. Yvrande-Billon; 4. Structuring the market for intellectual property rights: lessons from financial markets O. Gassmann, M. A. Bader and F. Liegler; 5. Valuation and rating methods for patents and patent portfolios M. Baudry; 6. Dysfunctions of the patent system and their effects on competition D. Encaoua and T. Madiès; 7. Valorization of public research results and patents: elements of international comparison R. Lallement; 8. Openness, open innovation à la Chesbrough and intellectual property rights R. Carraz, I. Nakayama and Y. Harayama; Conclusion J.-C. Prager; Index.