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Intellectual property infringements due to R&D abroad? A comparative analysis between firms with international and domestic R&D activities
Schmiele, Anja - 2010
This paper aims at analysing the risk of intellectual property (IP) infringements by competitors from abroad and in particular whether this risk is higher for international innovating firms. We distinguish three different types of IP infringements from abroad: the usage of firms' technical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303803
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Firm Acquisitions and Technology Strategy: Corporate versus Private Equity Investors
Hussinger, Katrin; Grimpe, Christoph - 2007
value of patents and their potential to block competitors in technology markets. Our empirical results for European firm … firms with valuable patents. However, patents with a potential to block technology competitors seem to be only of interest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297965
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Building and Blocking: The Two Faces of Technology Acquisition
Grimpe, Christoph; Hussinger, Katrin - 2008
acquisitions. On the one hand, patents are used as a building instrument for the acquirer's technology portfolio. On the other hand …-based view of the firm, we analyze the importance of these two faces of technology acquisition for the valuation of a target firm …'s patents, especially if blocking patents are in technology fields related to the acquiring firm's patent portfolio. Our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298053
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Building and Blocking: The Two Faces of Technology Acquisition
Grimpe, Christoph; Hussinger, Katrin - 2009
acquisitions. On the one hand, patents are used as a building instrument for the acquirer's technology portfolio. On the other hand …-based view of the firm, we analyze the importance of these two faces of technology acquisition for the valuation of a target firm … blocking patents are in technology fields related to the acquiring firm's patent portfolio. Our results have implications for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298687
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Intellectual property infringements due to R&D abroad? A comparative analysis between firms with international and domestic R&D activities
Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper aims at analysing the risk of intellectual property (IP) infringements by competitors from abroad and in particular whether this risk is higher for international innovating firms. We distinguish three different types of IP infringements from abroad: the usage of firms' technical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008794606
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Exports versus FDI in German Manufacturing: Firm Performance and Participation in International Markets
Arnold, Jens Matthias; Hussinger, Katrin - 2005
This paper tests some of the predictions of recent advances in trade theory that have focused on different trade patterns of firms within the same sector. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2005) develop a model in which innate productivity differences between firms determine the degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297485
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The Effects of Multinationals? Profit Shifting Activities on Real Investments
Overesch, Michael - 2007
This paper investigates whether the size of multinationals? real investments in a high-tax country is affected by profit shifting activities. A simple theoretical analysis shows that tax rates abroad impact the cost of capital in the presence of profit shifting activities of multinational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297971
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FDI and Taxation: A Meta-Study
Feld, Lars P.; Heckemeyer, Jost Henrich - 2008
Despite the continuing political interest in the usefulness of tax competition and tax coordination as well as the wealth of theoretical analyses, it still remains open whether or when tax competition is harmful. Moreover, the influence of tax differentials on multinationals' decisions is still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298710
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Technological capabilities, technological dynamism and innovation offshoring
Schubert, Torben; Baier, Elisabeth; Rammer, Christian - 2016
tends to drive innovation offshoring, high uncertainty about future technology developments results in more innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011489060
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R&D grant and tax credit support for foreign-owned subsidiaries: Does it pay off?
Lenihan, Helena; Mulligan, Kevin; Doran, Justin; … - 2022
Foreign-owned subsidiaries make significant contributions to national Research and Development (R&D) in many host countries. Policymakers often support subsidiaries through R&D grants and R&D tax credits. A key objective of this funding is to leverage R&D-driven firm performance benefits for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012876072