innovation. The dataset is complemented with indicators of patent quality (patent renewal, forward citations, and patent family …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 …

Classical patent literature assumes that patents grant well-defined legal rights to exclude others from practicing an … and the certification effect of patents which signals the ventures’ “quality” to investors. If the decision about patent … invention. In this scenario, start-up companies benefit from the exclusive right to commercialize patent-protected inventions …

been few attempts to assess this group of firms ́propensity to patent or its patenting activities. This paper intends to …

invention as measured by patenting. In order to focus on the most valuable patents we use patent applications at the European …Europe#s innovation potential is currently dominated by well-established large companies. In most member countries the … be the driving force behind radical innovation which will be a source of employment and growth in future. In addition …

quality, follow-on innovation. Winning a first patent boosts a startup's subsequent growth and innovation by facilitating …We provide evidence on the value of patents to startups by leveraging the quasi-random assignment of applications to … examiners with different propensities to grant patents. Using unique data on all first-time applications filed at the U …

We analyze how frivolous patent-infringement claims made by non-practicing entities (NPEs, or "patent trolls") affect … driven by IT firms, a frequent target of NPEs. Increased access to financing, both venture capital and patent-backed lending …