, comprehensive patent protection is a necessary means to promote research and development. It yields additional returns that pay for … this dilemma, but the various dimensions of a patent system can provide a starting point in mitigating a trade-off. …

Public innovation support claims to reach out to firms facing barriers hindering them from innovating, especially …

Rahmen die teilnehmenden Mitgliedstaaten mit eigenen Mitteln Forschung und Innovation privater Unternehmen in den eigenen … to subsidise the research and innovation of private companies. This paper addresses the question to what extent does … IPCEI contribute to a better innovation climate. The paper argues that Germany does not need IPCEI. More than direct …

This paper examines recent contributions on innovation protection practices in small and medium enterprises (SMEs …

Innovation is the foundation of social progress and international competitiveness. Based on a new approach to patent … the top ten percent of the most important patents from the active patent portfolio in 58 cutting-edge technologies (world … class patents), we find that the international balance of power in innovation is shifting in favour of East Asia. While the …

such as patent applications. We present a novel indicator of pharmaceutical innovativeness that focuses on global medical …