Hall, Bronwyn H.; Thoma, Grid; Torrisi, Salvatore - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
We take a first look at financial patents at the European Patent Office (EPO). As is the case at the US Patent and … firms in non-financial sectors with diversified patent portfolios own a large share of financial patents at the EPO. However … patent applications take longer and they are more likely to be refused by the patent office, suggesting greater uncertainty …