The world is increasingly facing the adverse impact of climate change. In this context, what is the role of intellectual property (IP) for stimulating the innovation and technology transfer that are considered essential to resolving this global issue? Taking the existence of the IP system as a...

This paper analyses the determinants of spatial distribution of foreign technological activity across 96 German regions (1996-2009). We identify foreign inventive activity by applying the ‘cross-border-ownership concept’ to transnational patent applications. The descriptive analysis shows...