output. Research units that source research ideas from small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) patent more, but not more …

output. Research units that source research ideas from small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) patent more, but not more …

this paper we exploit a novel dataset of patent applications filed in Germany between 1995-2005, which allows us to … identify if a patent application stems from a subsidized project or not. We use a variety of patent indicators to elucidate to … what extent successful subsidized and non-subsidized R&D projects within the same firm differ. Results show that patent …

that collaborating firms are more likely to patent than others. Within the group of collaborating firms, participants in … publicly sponsored R&D consortia exhibit a higher propensity to patent than firms in non-sponsored networks. Especially SMEs …

collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze patent activity at the firm … exhibit a significant impact on patent activity, but the innovative performance could be improved by additional incentives for …

collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze R&D and patent activity at …

forward citations patents can receive at the European Patent Office. While a patent can be cited as non-infringing state of … the art, it can also be cited because it threatens the novelty of patent applications ('blocking citations'). Empirical …. This finding adds to the patent value literature by showing that different types of patent citations carry different …

firms may protect their inventions by means of intellectual property rights, such as patents. By taking out a patent … functioning of the contemporary patent system. We find that patenting firms are being less confronted with imitation. The effect … of patents on the dissemination of R&D findings is, however, insignificant. Therefore, we conclude that patent …