century. In addition to the funding agency, the data report whether the government has title to the patent ("title" patents …) or funded a patent assigned to a private organization ("license" patents). The data include a large number of "license …" patents that cannot be linked to government funding from patent text or other sources. Combining the historical data with …

,786 public corporations, and measures of both patent quality and patent value, we find that, while average invention value rises …

are key players (patent hunters) who consistently identify and develop them. Although initially overlooked, these late … new product launches. Patent hunters, as early detectors and adopters of these late-blooming patents, are also associated … instrument for patent hunting, and find strong evidence that these benefits are causally due to patent hunting. The rents …

after the end of the process and fully exploit their bargaining leverage, then patent holders aspire to disclose always … after the end of the process. However, if a patent holder cannot rely on the other participants to always contribute to the … cross-licensing agreements that eliminate the strategic aspect of patent disclosure, and show that, in an institutional …

' existing patent portfolios' potential exposure to the Alice decision. While all affected firms decrease patenting post …-Alice, we find an unequal impact of decreased patent protection. Large affected firms benefit as their sales and market …

/deadline system. We explore these tradeoffs by observing patent examiner behavior and examination quality outcomes surrounding a 2011 … reform at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that built on its bi-weekly quota system by adding a set of bonuses tied to …

of the developing world introduces patent protection for new drug products. This may lead to more research on drugs to … those already offering such protection the situation offers a unique opportunity to examine the incentive role of patent … provides a baseline' against which future research activity can be compared once the new global patent regime is fully …