review of the discussion on patents shows that the weaknesses of many arguments for patent protection, as well as the …The objective of this paper is to show the necessity of reviving the debate on the economic justifications for patent … patent protection, and on the other hand, we believe that major changes to the patent law should be considered. Critical …

Innovation is widely considered as the main determinant of long-term economic growth. Despite this consensus, it is … critical examination of innovation indicators and measures of the economic impact of innovation. All available innovation … indicators fall short of measuring innovation and its economic effect. However, the future could be more promising as enterprises …

use both academic publications and patent data to trace the geographical distribution of related knowledge and innovation …

states, Prussia granted patents more restrictively by setting higher novelty requirements. Though, patent fees were much … patent-regime change on world-fair exhibits per capita, which we use as a proxy for non-patented innovation. We interpret …This paper analyzes the consequences of radical patent-regime change by exploiting a natural experiment: the forced …

The aim of this study is to clarify what factors affect the innovation activity of small and medium-sized enterprises … differences in innovation activities. Many studies show remarkable differences between branches. Additionally, the resources of … firms give an unequal starting point for innovation activities. Our study observed that the differences between regions were …