Both law and economics and intellectual property law have expanded dramatically in tandem over recent decades. This field-defining two-volume Handbook, featuring the leading legal, empirical, and law and economics scholars studying intellectual property rights, provides wide-ranging and in-depth analysis both of the economic theory underpinning intellectual property law, and the use of analytical methods to study it.

Volume 1 explores the the role that economic incentives play in promoting innovation and creativity. It also examines the analogy between intellectual property and tangible property, the economics of intellectual property institutions, and the interplay of intellectual property, development, and international trade.

Volume 2 explores analytical methods used to study intellectual property law. The chapters survey data sources, the use of patent citation data, patent valuation, empirical studies of intellectual property modalities (patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets) and institutions, the impacts of technological change on technology and content industries, the use of experimental methods, economic history research, political economy, and knowledge commons research.

About the Author
Vol 1: edited by Ben Depoorter, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, US and Peter Menell, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, US Vol 2: edited by Peter Menell, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and David Schwartz, Northwestern University, School of Law, US

Reviews
'This remarkable set of books is a who's-who of IP scholars comprehensively summarizing IP scholarship. This isn't just a master's course in IP; it's several decades of knowledge condensed into two volumes.'
--Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School, US



Book Information
ISBN 9781800884533
Author Ben Depoorter
Format Paperback
Page Count 1552
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd