The purpose of this study is to present a unique database on commercialized patents and to illustrate how it can be … used to analyze the commercialization process of patents. The dataset is based on a survey of Swedish patents owned by … commercialization not found anywhere else, including whether, when and how (acquisition, licensing, existing or new firm) patents were …

classes across all sectors and all EU Member States, we identify different innovation profiles based on a firm's R …&D investment and/or innovation activities. We find that "basic" firms - i.e. firms that do not engage in any type of R&D or … innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or …

Governments regularly subsidize new ventures to spur innovation. This paper conducts the first large-sample, quasi …

an efficient innovation system or substantial R&D investments, were ignored. Going forward, governmental reforms should …

. It examines the impacts of environmental compliance, and its combination with innovation, on TFP convergence of … environmental treatment - are only significant through their interaction with innovation. The β-convergence in firms' TFP is …

Economic convergence is a major aim of the EU. Innovation and investment in economically weaker regions are key steps … member states and increase economic disparities • Pact for Innovation: structural funds with a strong focus on innovation …

This paper studies the impact of research and development (R&D) and innovation on employment growth, focusing on small … and medium-sized firms. Employment effects of R&D and innovation are unclear a priori as process innovation may be labor … both R&D and innovation increased employment growth, suggesting that innovation was either capital-saving or labor had …

-sized enterprises (SMEs) exhibit a much stronger reliance on ‘monetary patents' than large companies and nearly half of the SMEs in the … sample patent for monetary reasons. Second, SMEs tend to use their patents more actively than large firms. Third, smaller … licensed, witnessing a fragmented market for technology in Europe …