%0 Journal Article
%T Innovation patterns and intellectual property in SMEs of a developing country
%A Forero-Pineda
%A Clemente
%A Laureiro-Martinez
%A Daniella
%A Mar¨ªn
%A Alejandra
%J Innovar
%D 2011
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia
%X based on empirical results, this article reopens the discussion about the relationship between intellectual property and innovation in developing countries. intellectual property grants a monopoly over the commercial exploitation of innovations. ex ante, this monopoly may promote innovation but ex post it may become a disincentive to diffusion and subsequent innovation. after reviewing the terms of the debate in the classical and current literature, we address two empirical issues: what patterns of intellectual property behavior coexist among the small and medium enterprises (smes) of a developing country (colombia) and how these patterns relate to the innovation performance of these firms.
%K innovation patterns
%K intellectual property
%K smes
%K developing country.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-50512011000400010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en