Economic Impacts of Intellectual Property-Conditioned Government Incentives

This book provides new insights into the economic impacts, strategic objectives and legal structures of an emerging branch of government incentives conditioned on meeting intellectual property-related requirements. Despite becoming more common in recent years, such incentives - ranging from patent fee subsidies and patent box tax deductions to inventor remuneration schemes - are still under-researched. A diverse range of analytical methods, including econometric analyses, case studies and comparative legal analysis, are used to study these incentives in countries in Europe and China. Scholars, policymakers and practitioners can benefit from the conceptual and practical insights as well as policy recommendations provided.

Dan Prud'homme is a Technical Expert in the Beijing office of the 'IP Key' Project implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office and supported by the European Patent Office. He is also a Research Collaborator at the GLORAD Center for Global R&D and Innovation at Tongji University, China, and Adjunct Lecturer in intellectual property management at the Sino-Danish Center at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dan's research focuses on the intersecting economic, strategic management, and legal aspects of intellectual property and innovation, and resulting implications for policymakers and managers. Dan has served as a researcher at the Institute of Policy and Management of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, managed the IPR and R&D groups at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and worked as a consultant at an international economics consultancy and two international law firms. He has published a book, and articles in international academic and practitioner journals, on intellectual property and innovation.