Stefan Bechtold: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2023 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Stefan Bechtold |
Field | Intellectual Property |
Address | Professur f. Intellectual Property ETH Zürich, IFW E 47.2 Haldeneggsteig 4 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 26 70 |
sbechtold@ethz.ch | |
URL | https://ip.ethz.ch/group/professor/bechtold.html |
Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
Relationship | Full Professor |
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851-0735-09L | Workshop & Lecture Series on the Law & Economics of Innovation ![]() ![]() | 2 credits | 2S | S. Bechtold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | This series is a joint project by ETH Zurich and the Universities of St. Gallen and Zurich. It provides an overview of interdisciplinary research on intellectual property, innovation, antitrust, privacy & technology policy. Scholars from law, economics, management and related fields present their current research. All speakers are internationally well-known experts from Europe, the U.S. & beyond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning objective | After the workshop and lecture series, participants should be acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches towards intellectual property, innovation, antitrust, privacy and technology policy research. They should also have an overview of current topics of international research in these areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content | The workshop and lecture series will present a mix of speakers who represent the wide range of current social science research methods applied to intellectual property, innovation, antitrust, privacy and technology policy issues. In particular, theoretical models, empirical and experimental research as well as legal research methods will be represented. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lecture notes | Papers discussed in the workshop and lecture series are posted in advance on the course web page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literature | William Landes / Richard Posner, The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law, 2003 Suzanne Scotchmer, Innovation and Incentives, 2004 Peter Menell / Suzanne Scotchmer: Intellectual Property Law, in: Polinsky / Shavell (eds.), Handbook of Law and Economics, Volume 2, Amsterdam 2007, pp. 1471-1570 Bronwyn Hall / Nathan Rosenberg (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, 2 volumes, Amsterdam 2010 Bronwyn Hall / Dietmar Harhoff, Recent Research on the Economics of Patents, 2011 Paul Belleflamme / Martin Peitz, Industrial Organization: Markets and Strategies, Cambridge, 2nd edition 2015 Robert Merges, Economics of Intellectual Property Law, in Parisi (ed.), Oxford Handbook of Law & Economics, Volume 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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860-0004-00L | Bridging Science, Technology, and Policy ![]() ISTP-PhD students please register via the Study Administration. | 3 credits | 2S | T. Bernauer, K. W. Axhausen, S. Bechtold, I. Günther, D. Hangartner, V. Koubi, M. Leese, T. Schmidt, B. Steffen, E. Tilley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | This course first provides a broad conceptual and historical perspective on technological and scientific innovation, and then focuses on different modes of policy analysis and their application to policy questions in a variety of areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning objective | This course picks up on the ISTP Cornerstone course in Science, Technology and Policy and goes into greater depth on issues covered in that course, as well as additional issues where science and technology are among the causes of societal challenges but can also help in finding solutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content | See Moodle for this course | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lecture notes | Course materials will be made available via Moodle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literature | Course materials will be made available via Moodle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prerequisites / Notice | The course is open only to the ISTP's MSc students and to ISTP doctoral students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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