Within this study, we compare the patenting activities by universities and public research institutes in Germany. The crucial problem hereby is that a large share of patent filings from universities is registered by companies and the university staff only appears as an inventor. Therefore,...

Der Innovationsindikator 2012 der Deutsche Telekom Stiftung und des Bundesverbands der Deutschen Industrie bewertet den aktuellen Stand der Innovationsleistung Deutschlands im Vergleich mit den wichtigsten Wettbewerbern auf den internationalen Märkten. Er fasst alle wesentlichen Faktoren in den...

The present article examines the question whether or not different types of firms tend to protect their innovations with varying mechanisms. Against the background of the Expected-Utility Theory (EU-Theory), firms are differentiated by their size, technological field and their degree of...

In this study, we contribute to the evaluation of the performance of the German science and research system by analyzing the dynamics of transnational patent filings of German inventors in an international comparison over the past 20 years. Besides country-specific analyses, we further...

In this study, we contribute to the evaluation of the performance of the German science and research system by analyzing the dynamics of transnational patent filings of German inventors in an international comparison over the past 20 years. Besides country-specific analyses, we further...