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...

We explore the switching dynamic between entrepreneurs and their lead venture capital investors (VCs) with a specific attention to the typology of venture capital funds. In particular, we concentrate on the switching that occurs from a lead independent VC investor (IVC) to a governmental VC...