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Which Reputations Does a Brand Owner Need? Evidence from Trade Mark Opposition
Graevenitz, Georg von - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
At least two: the reputation of their brand and a reputation for being tough on imitators of this brand. Sustaining a brand requires both investment in its reputation amongst consumers and the defence of the brand against followers that infringe upon it. I study the defence of trade marks...
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Determinants of Opposition Against EPO Patent Grants - The Case of Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
Harhoff, Dietmar; Reitzig, Markus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
We analyse the determinants of opposition to biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents granted by the European Patent … Office between 1978–96. Opposition can be considered an early form of patent validity challenge suit. In our sample, 8.6% of … the patents are attacked in opposition proceedings. Using citation and patent family indicators we show that valuable …
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Brevet, secret et concurrence technologique : comment protéger les instruments de recherche ?.
Pfister, Etienne - Maison des Sciences Économiques, Université Paris 1 … - 2004
regarding the settlement of patent trials (thus implying that identical legal cases lead to differing outcomes). In other …
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Erfindungs- und Patentwesen
Zipse, Erich - 1975
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Die Wirkung des Patentwesens im Innovationsprozeß
1974
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Patente, Arbeitnehmererfindungen
Reichel, Hans-Rolf - 1988 - 2., neubearb. u. erw. Aufl.
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Patent und Wettbewerb in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Kraft, Alfons - 1972
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The Credit Rating Industry : Competition and Regulation
Dittrich, Fabian - 2007
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of credit rating economics and draws conclusions on the nature of regulation. It starts with an overview of the credit rating industry and introduces a framework that structures multiple rating agency functions. At the heart of the credit rating...
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Availability of Financing, Regulatory Business Costs and National Entrepreneurial Propensity
Ho, Yuen Ping - 2005
In this paper, we focus on two barriers to entry that may hinder the formation of new firms: capital requirements and regulatory business cost. The contribution of this paper is twofold: we compare the availability of different types of financing sources to address the issue of capital...
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How Do Real Options Come into Existence? A Step Toward an Option-Based Theory of the Firm
Burger-Helmchen, Thierry - 2004
To be relevant to a firm a real option needs to fit into a theory of the firm explaining its existence, exercise … conditions and value. We make a step toward an option based-theory of the firm by describing the emergence of a firm's options …
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