, but only for firms that engage in in-licensing and only for product innovation. The relationship between fragmentation and …

higher innovative performance for firms that do not in-license. Furthermore, the effects of fragmentation on innovation also …

analysis rests on the German data from the Europe-wide Community Innovation Survey (CIS). We use a unique data set of about 900 … domestic innovation activities the later wave reports IP infringements. In a second analysis, the likelihood of infringements … from innovation host countries and no innovation host countries abroad is examined. Before the empirical analysis, an …

, this paper examines the occurrence of IP litigation cases in Belgian firms using the 2013 Community Innovation Survey with … supplemental information on IP litigation and patent portfolios. The rich survey information regarding firms' general innovation … imitation and incremental innovation. Our results indicate that when controlling for firms' IP portfolio, the composition of …

, innovative performance is an important driver of profitability and growth. On the other hand, investments in innovation suffer …From a firm's perspective two competing forces are driving the decision to invest in innovation. On the one hand …