Economic incongruities in the European patent system

• Autores: Malwina Mejer, Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie
• Localización: European journal of law and economics, ISSN 0929-1261, Vol. 34, Nº 1, 2012, págs. 215-234
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article suggests that the consequences of the ‘fragmentation’ of the European patent system are more dramatic than the mere prohibitive costs of maintaining a patent in force in many jurisdictions. The prevalence of national jurisdictions, which are highly heterogeneous in their costs and practices, over the validity and enforcement of European patents, induces a high level of uncertainty and an intense managerial complexity which reduce both the effectiveness and the attractiveness of the European patent system in its mission to stimulate innovation.