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The uses of patents: Toward a definition of patents as a mechanism of governance of organizations’ innovative activities
[Les usages du brevet : vers une définition du brevet comme mécanisme de gouvernance des activités d'innovation des organisations]

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  • Matthieu Mandard

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to develop a framework that comprehensively elicits the uses of patents. To do so, we start by challenging the traditional definition of patents as a mechanism of protection of innovations by defining them more broadly as a mechanism of governance of organizations' innovative activities, both at the intra- and at the inter-organizational level. We thus show that patents have four main uses: a performance indicator, a motivation device, a reputation vector, and a protection instrument. We then detail the concrete implementation of these uses as well as their limitations. We finally discuss the scientific and managerial implications of this framework.

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  • Matthieu Mandard, 2018. "The uses of patents: Toward a definition of patents as a mechanism of governance of organizations’ innovative activities [Les usages du brevet : vers une définition du brevet comme mécanisme de gou," Post-Print halshs-02344777, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-02344777
    DOI: 10.3917/inno.pr1.0048
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    1. Pierre Courtioux & Antoine Reberioux & François Métivier, 2021. "The private return of R&D tax credit," Post-Print halshs-03182771, HAL.

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