?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F101%2F&rft.title=Understanding+the+Doctrine+of+Patentable+Subject%0D%0AMatter&rft.creator=Chiou%2C+Jing-Yuan&rft.subject=HB+Economic+Theory&rft.subject=K+Law+(General)&rft.description=The+doctrine+of+patentable+subject+matter+precludes+basic+inventions+such+as+abstract%0D%0Aideas+and+laws+of+nature+from+patent+protection.+However%2C+current+economic%0D%0Athinking+of+the+patent+systemstresses+the+necessity+of+rewarding+pioneering+inventors%0D%0Ain+the+cumulative+innovation+process.+In+a+two-stage+innovation+modelwhere+the+first%0D%0Astage+invention+(basic+invention)+has+no+stand-alone+value+and+the+pioneer+can+also%0D%0Aparticipate+in+the+second+stage%2C+I+show+that+patent+protection+to+the+basic+invention%0D%0Amay+increase+rather+than+hamper+the+second+stage+performance.+Rejecting+patents%0D%0Aon+the+basic+invention+can+promote+technology+progress+when+the+pioneer+has+high%0D%0Acapacity%2C+but+the+follower+has+low+capacity+to+engage+in+the+second+stage+innovation.%0D%0A&rft.date=2010-04&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F101%2F1%2Fchiou2010c.pdf&rft.identifier=++Chiou%2C+Jing-Yuan++Understanding+the+Doctrine+of+Patentable+Subject+Matter.++Working+Paper+++++++(Unpublished)+++