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Intellectual Property Protection Mechanisms in Research Partnerships
Hertzfeld, Henry R.; Link, Albert N.; Vonortas, Nicholas S. - 2004
A set of U.S.-based companies is investigated regarding the effectiveness of intellectual property protection mechanisms (IPPMs) in the formation of research partnerships. Patents are the most frequently used IPPM to protect both background and foreground knowledge in partnerships. Other IPPMs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261502
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Italian policy towards cooperation in R&D
Battaggion, Maria Rosa; Bussoli, Patrizia - 2000
This paper explores the various policies implemented in Italy to foster innovative activities and to regulate the technological effects on market competition and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Research promotion has primarily taken the form of facilitated credits and grants to stimulate R&D...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608663
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Patentschutz in der Volksrepublik China aus der Sicht eines deutschen Technologieunternehmens
von Pöllnitz, Holger - 2007
Vor dem Hintergrund der weiter wachsenden Bedeutung der Volksrepublik China in der Weltwirtschaft beschäftigt sich die Arbeit mit dem dortigen Schutz von Patenten. Das chinesische Patentsystem entspricht dem internationalen Standard des TRIPS-Übereinkommens. Die Analyse von Patentanmeldungen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303790
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The role(s) of intellectual property Rights for innovation: a review of the empirical evidence and implications for developing countries
Léger, Andréanne - 2007
-traditional functions fulfill important roles. This questions the relevance of domestic patent systems, and indicates the need to reassess … the costs and benefits of the patent system, the use of patents as innovation indicators, and the need for more research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264960
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To Be Financed or Not … - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing
Haeussler, Carolin; Harhoff, Dietmar; Müller, Elisabeth - 2009
This paper investigates how patent applications and grants held by new ventures improve their ability to attract … British biotechnology companies we have identified all patents filed at the European Patent Office (EPO). Applying hazard rate … analysis, we find that in the presence of patent applications, VC financing occurs earlier. Our results also show that VCs pay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427765
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The nexus between science and industry: evidence from faculty inventions
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hussinger, Katrin; Schneider, Cédric - 2009
Against the background of the so-called European paradox, i.e. the conjecture that EU countries lack the capability to transfer science into commercial innovations, knowledge transfer from academia to industry has been a central issue in policy debates recently. Based on a sample of German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298799
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Absorptive capacity and innovation: When is it better to cooperate?
Egbetokun, Abiodun A.; Savin, Ivan - 2012
Cooperation can benefit and hurt firms at the same time. An important question then is: when is it better to cooperate. And how can an appropriate partner be selected? In this paper we present a model of inter-firm cooperation driven by cognitive distance, appropriability conditions and external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291823
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Regional and technological effects of cooperation behavior
Cantner, Uwe; Meder, Andreas - 2008
. Applying this method to German patent data we find evidence that regional differences in the degree of cooperative innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263863
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Technological and geographical patterns in the choice of cooperation partner
Meder, Andreas - 2008
A key issue of dfferent streams of economic literature is to determine the impact of certain dimensions of proximity on the cooperative behavior of actors and, thus, on interactive learning processes. This paper is a quantitative study on the impact of technological and geographical proximity on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263895
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Dynamics of collaborative invention tracking growth of cooperative and total patents in the region
Bürger, Matthias - 2011
. Patent data for German regions and eleven subsequent years is used to identify collaborative activity as well as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281626