MI 2011
Corbel, P. « Les paradoxes d’un outil de management stratégique : le brevet et la liberté », Management International, Vol.15, No 2, winter 2011, pp. 23-33
Abstract:
At first sight, the relation between patents and freedom may seem simple: A patent is a title granting an exclusive right to use an invention. It therefore restricts the freedom of other (potential) actors on the market. The aim of this article is to show that the relation is much more complex than that. We show through a literature a review and two complementary empirical studies that patents have various functions among which some tend to increase the freedom of both firms and individuals.
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The article is available in open access (doi: 10.7202/1003447ar).