Do patents enable disclosure? Evidence from the invention secrecy act

G. de Rassenfosse*, Gabriele Pellegrino, E. Raiteri

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolo in rivista

Abstract

This paper provides empirical evidence suggesting that patents may facilitate knowledge disclosure. The analysis exploits the Invention Secrecy Act, which grants the U.S. Commissioner for Patents the right to prevent the disclosure of new inventions that represent a threat to national security. Using a two-level matching approach, we document a negative and large relationship between the enforcement of a secrecy order and follow-on inventions, as captured with patent citations and text-based measures of invention similarity. The effect carries over to after the lift of the secrecy period, suggesting a lost generation of inventions. The results bear implications for innovation and intellectual property policy.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)2-16
Numero di pagine15
RivistaInternational Journal of Industrial Organization
Volume92
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2024

Keywords

  • Disclosure
  • Patent
  • Knowledge diffusion
  • Follow-on invention

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