Innovativität als Kriterium bei Venture-Capital-Investitionsentscheidungen Die Innovativität eines Gründungsvorhabens ist ein wichtiges Kriterium für Venture-Capital-Geber bei der Beteiligungsprüfung, jedoch weder konzeptionell noch durch Messungen leicht zu erfassen. Trotz dessen hoher...

Many patent applications lapse before they are reviewed by patent examiners. In thispaper we analyze how even a lapsed patent application yields benefits to the applicant.We argue that these benefits are attributable to pendency and publication of patentapplications. Based on an analysis of all...

Innovativeness of a start-up is regarded as a prerequisite to acquire venture capital. However, it is neither obvious how to conceptualize nor how to measure it. Even though start-up innovativeness is of high practical relevance, no empirical research on the topic exists. This article is a first...

One of the most neglected aspects of strategic patenting behavior is the timing of the pre-examination phase. While an expeditious grant is often desirable, applicants may also benefit from a prolonged period of pre-examination pendency to create uncertainty or to otherwise improve their...

The innovativeness of business start-ups represents a criterion which is important for venture capital donors when examining whether or not to invest in a proposed venture, but it is not easy to conceptualize or measure innovativeness. In spite of its great practical relevance of innovativeness...