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I examine the joint patent designation-renewal behavior of the EPO patent applicants during 1978 to 1996, using both … nonparametric technique and a parametric model. The European patents through the EPO are substantially more valuable than patents … of the EPO patent families. The value of patent rights increases with the economics size of the country and has a …
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Firms and governments spend billions of dollars on R&D every year. To increase social welfare, the results of R&D must be commercialized so that consumers can benefit from improved products and lower prices. One measure of R&D output is patents; however, most patent databases contain no...
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We estimate the value of Chinese invention and utility model patents that were applied for during two periods, 1987-1989 and 1986-1998. We find that patents applied for by foreign entities invariably have higher value than do those applied for by domestic entities, and the gap is significant....
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Rights (TRIPS) agreements. In the EU region, the establishment of the European Patent Office (EPO) has allowed for multi …
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use the OECD-REGPAT dataset, that includes patent applications made by European inventors and applicants to EPO in the …
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This paper develops a dynamic stochastic model to examine the joint patent application and renewal behavior under an international patent protection regime. This framework makes it possible to utilize both the cross-sectional (multi-country filing) and the time-series (patent renewal) dimensions...
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When the design of an artifact is quot;modularized,quot; the elements of the design are split up and assigned to modules according to a formal architecture or plan. Some of the modules are quot;hidden,quot; meaning that design decisions in those modules do not affect decisions in other modules;...
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Traditionally Corporate Governance was associated with the size, composition, qualification and role of directors. The meaning and relevance of Corporate Governance is also changing with times. However Corporate Governance has emerged as an indispensable aspect of Management. In the past, the...
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In 2007, both the U.S. and the E.U. implemented sweeping reforms in the regulation of stock exchange trading and market structure, following diametrically opposite approaches. While the E.U. effort is deregulatory and decentralized, allowing investors' choices to determine how different...
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