Author : World Intellectual Property Organization,Thomas Hoeren,Francesca Guadagno,Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
Publisher : WIPO
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Breakthrough technologies – Semiconductor, innovation and intellectual property by World Intellectual Property Organization,Thomas Hoeren,Francesca Guadagno,Sacha Wunsch-Vincent Pdf
Semiconductor technology is at the origin of today’s digital economy. Its contribution to innovation, productivity and economic growth in the past four decades has been extensive. This paper analyzes how this breakthrough technology came about, how it diffused, and what role intellectual property played historically.