This study provides an empirical analysis of patent declarations at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) concerning the core releases of the Long Term Evolution standard for mobile communications. The paper builds on recent contributions that have analyzed strategic patent...

This paper analyzes the impact of patent bibliographic indicators and patent characteristics on the economic value of patents put on sale in an auction, considering different typologies of sellers and buyers. A unique dataset covering all patent auctions held until the end of 2008 by Ocean Tomo...

Patent backed securitizations are customized financial solutions characterized by a high level of complexity. Their evaluation involves the analysis of a variety of factors concerning the characteristics of the asset, the architecture and economics of the transaction, the stakeholders involved....