IP Measures for Transmission and Exploitation of Technological Knowledge

The ability of technological knowledge to be efficiently created and shared among different economic agents in a NIS is a fundamental determinant of the ability of an economy to sustainably generate innovation (Freeman in Technology Policy and Economic Performance: lessons from Japan. Pinter Publishers, London, 1987; Lundvall in National systems of innovation: towards a theory of innovation and interactive learning. Pinter Press, London, 1992; Nelson National innovation systems: a comparative analysis, Oxford University Press, UK, 1993). Mechanisms for transmission and exploitation of technological knowledge are central to this process.