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patents granted by the EPO are estimated to increase by 29%. …
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in the number of patents validated in each European country. …
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This paper reviews the economic literature on the role of fees in patent systems. Two main research questions are usually addressed: the impact of patent fees on the behavior of applicants and the question of optimal fees. Studies in the former group confirm that a range of fees affect the...
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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 … commercialization not found anywhere else, including whether, when and how (acquisition, licensing, existing or new firm) patents were …
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Firms strategically promote, foster and pursue a reputation for technological innovation. Yet, present research did not examine whether such perception actually coheres with innovative activity itself. Previous studies in this field often relied solely on tangible products/product introductions,...
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related technologies, such as smart contracts. This has led to talk of a “blockchain revolution.” Much of this discussion was … first introduce the three technologies (blockchain, smart contracts and crypto-assets), before describing the potential …
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This paper analyzes firms' choices regarding the geographic scope of patent protection within the European patent system. We develop an econometric model at the patent level to quantify the impact of office fees and translation costs on firms' decision to validate a patent in a particular...
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innovation to capture R&D productivity (patents scaled by R&D) influences studies on innovative efficiency. Simulation analysis …
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measured by patents. …
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Firms strategically promote, foster and pursue a reputation for technological innovation. Yet, present research did not examine whether such perception actually coheres with innovative activity itself. Previous studies in this field often relied solely on tangible products/product introductions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011946740