Patent offices around the world face massive backlogs of applications, which threatens to slow down the pace of … technological progress. However, economists lack analytical tools to address the issue. This paper provides a model of patent … patent pendency duration and react in anticipation of the waiting time resulting from the backlog. They can accelerate or …

Recent empirical studies find vast industry differences in how patent protection influences innovation and growth. An … optimization of aggregate growth, therefore, implies the need for a flexible patent regime responding to each industry …'s characteristics. In practice, sector-specific modifications of patent strength already exist but lack theoretical foundation. This …

Theory to include the aspect of the technological capabilities of companies. We use the share of international patent …

and products. The methodology that we employ relates the scientific citations in patent documents - as a basic indicator … scientific research environment. With caution, and recognising the limitations inherent in the NPC (non patent citation …

the innovative success of R&D cooperation projects and project characteristics. Patent applications and publications are … R&D projects positively affects project outcomes in terms of publications but not in terms of patent applications. No …