Is the European R&D equally protected from espionage as is the US R&D? A note

Cozzi, G.; Pietrosanti, A.

Abstract

Despite the huge economic value of the innovations, in European countries the yet unpatented results of the R&D activity can be stolen with little risk of criminal sanctions. By considering the anti-industrial espionage legislation in Europe, it turns out that no country has a law comparable to the US Economic Espionage Act. Moreover, the degree of protection of R&D from spies is very heterogeneous within the EU itself. This suggests a serious potential weakness of the European environment for ambitious R&D projects.

Citation

Cozzi, G., & Pietrosanti, A. (2005). Is the European R&D equally protected from espionage as is the US R&D? A note. Rivista di politica economica. Selected papers, 2005(9-10), 143-150

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Feb 18, 2010
• Journal: Rivista di politica economica.
• Print ISSN: 0391-6170
• Publisher: LICOSA SpA
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2005
• Issue: 9-10
• Pages: 143-150
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1523514
• Publisher URL: http://www.rivistapoliticaeconomica.it/2005/set-ott/default.php