Hughes, A.; Mina, A. - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2010
The authors consider the theory and evidence on the propensity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to patent …. SMEs are also less likely than larger firms to use others' patents as a source of information for their own innovation … cost and capacity pressures. Among the emerging trends, of particular interest for high tech SMEs is the role of patents as …