Schutz und Nutzung geistigen Eigentums werden besonders in Bezug auf China viel diskutiert. Die Rechtsdurchsetzung ist dort nach wie vor schwierig, nationale und lokale Gegebenheiten ändern sich ständig. Der vorliegende Band reflektiert praktische Erfahrungen und Strategien deutscher...

The mobility of skilled labor across firms has been identified as an important source of regional advantage. Scholars have shown how cultural, economic, and legal conditions (such as the nonenforceability of covenants not to compete) affect the development of high tech sectors that are...

This Essay demonstrates the strategic advantage of narrow patents and unprotected publication of R&D output. Broad patents might stifle follow-on improvements by deterring potential cumulative innovators, who fear being held up by the initial inventor at the ex post licensing stage. By opting...

Family firms are known for their reluctance to invest in research and development. We show that strengthened trade secret protection is associated with higher R&D investment by family firms. More specifically, we show that the association between the strength of trade secret protection through...