The Choice between Formal and Informal Intellectual Property: A Literature Review

Bronwyn H. Hall, Christian Helmers B, Mark Llewellyn Rogers, Vania Sena

2012-04-01reportNational Bureau of Economic Research56 citationsgreen

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Intellectual Property and Patents Intellectual Property Law Merger and Competition Analysis

Abstract

We survey the economic literature, both theoretical and empirical, on the choice of intellectual property protection by firms.Our focus is on the tradeoffs between using patents and disclosing versus the use of secrecy, although we also look briefly at the use of other means of formal intellectual property protection.

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