We revisit the effect of the “Eco-Patent Commons” (EcoPC) on the diffusion of patented environmentally friendly … organizational issues. Our findings have implications for the effectiveness of patent commons in enabling the diffusion of patented …

technologies. How will patent protection affect this process? In this paper we first review the evidence on the role of patents for … innovation and international technology transfer in general. The literature suggests that patent protection in a host country … patent protection may be neither available nor useful in some settings. …

technologies. How will patent protection affect this process? In this paper we first review the evidence on the role of patents for … innovation and international technology transfer in general. The literature suggests that patent protection in a host country … patent protection may be neither available nor useful in some settings. …

technologies. How will patent protection affect this process? In this paper we first review the evidence on the role of patents for … innovation and international technology transfer in general. The literature suggests that patent protection in a host country … externalities, implies that patent protection may not be the optimal instrument for encouraging innovation in this area, especially …

use both academic publications and patent data to trace the geographical distribution of related knowledge and innovation …