- Docente: Vincenzo Denicolò
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Law and Economics (cod. 5913)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Law, Economics and Governance (cod. 5811)
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from Feb 15, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, students will have acquired an understanding of how intellectual property rights work and what objectives policymakers may pursue when designing intellectual property. Students will also have an understanding of how firms can strategically exploit intellectual property rights to get a competitive advantage over rivals.
Course contents
1. Patents, copyrights and trade secrects
2. Market failures: Knowledge as a public good
3. Private and social value of innovations
4. Models of investment in R&D
5. Optimal life of intellectual property right
6. The optimal combination of breadth and length
7. Sequential innovations
8. Complementary innovation
9. Prizes v. intellectual property
10. Trade secrets
Readings/Bibliography
S. Scotchmer, Innovation and incentives, MIT Press, 2004
Teaching methods
Lectures and classes
Assessment methods
Closed-book, written exam
Meaning of the final mark:
<18 failed
18-23 sufficient
24-27 good
28-30 very good
30 e lode excellent
Teaching tools
Lecture slides and lecture notes
Office hours
See the website of Vincenzo Denicolò