AS MÚLTIPLAS DIMENSÕES DAS PATENTES: NOTAS A PARTIR DE UM SURVEY DA LITERATURA MAINSTREAM

Abstract

This article presents a survey about patents. Seven aspects are put forward; the basic logic of the patent system; the trade-off between the incentives to innovate and to diffuse; the optimal patent lenght; the patent scope; the patent height; the timing of innovation and patent races; and the impact of different patent regimes on developed and developing countries. The strenghts and weaknesses of those aspects are pointed out.