在有關如何成功轉型並推動知識經濟發展的諸多論述中，智慧財產權的興革常落入定位隱晦不明或被誤判為無關緊要的次要議題。而籍由積極理解內生成長概念的理論建構與實證檢測後，我們不難發現，自工業革命以來，以全球化的巨大範疇改寫所有遊戲規則的浪潮，常與智慧財產權的運作機制互為因果。新而具體改變結構的產業革命正攀附著網路的普及而全面開展，而其中有關電子資訊的（格式化）傳遞、保密、保護、定價、以及特別是因網路外部性(Network Externality)、標準化(Standardization)、暨相容性(Compatibility)所引發之種種變異，顯然都非現有的制度所能適度涵蓋。本文藉由相關經濟、歷史的比對與分析，認為法律經濟學自1980年代起累積相當豐項的研究成果，可適度延伸來檢討並形成適當的產業競爭規範，奠定知識經濟的持續發展基礎。 就實體制度改革而官，本文具體呼應Thurow (1997, 2000)之提議，建構一個靈活而有彈性的智慧財產權制度，它需要能夠因應不同產業的特性，以及需求層面對產品質與量的評估等因素來進行制度上應有的差異化設計與調整；甚至能對個別研究創新的個人、研究機構或營利廠商的不同考量，聞放的自主選擇其評估為最適的智慧財產權組合。但書為：律法的複雜與頻繁變動，是否為整體社會的運作基礎增加超負荷之重擔，需微觀檢視該體制下，各經濟因素的張力(tension)分析。

With the multi-faceted issues emerging from the concept of “New and Knowledge-Based Economy', Intellectual Property Rights warrant a fundamentally influential, though often neglected and misunderstood, role in the most significant structure and paradigm change ever since the industrial revolution. In this article, I survey the economical-influenced historical movement of the IPR systems and then address the major controversies deeply rooted in them. My study mostly supports a Thurow (1997, 2000) type of reform in IPR, but it also takes into caution the complexity of many counteracting forces. Among others, the global downsizing of the public sector should secure the welfare of the general public by employing tools like compulsory licensing, particularly in the field of business patents. These patent should be reformed by filing/litigating requirements and processes in a more equitable way similar to that of a progressive income tax.