Allison, John R. --- "Patent value" [2019] ELECD 1961; in Depoorter, Ben; Menell, Peter; Schwartz, David (eds), "Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 47

Book Title: Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law

Editor(s): Depoorter, Ben; Menell, Peter; Schwartz, David

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 3

Section Title: Patent value

Author(s): Allison, John R.

Number of pages: 29

Abstract/Description:

This chapter explores the concept of patent value, and what this commonly used but poorly understood term might mean. It critically reviews the extant theoretical and empirical literature on patent value and suggests ways in which various approaches to the topic could be improved.