We investigate how intangible capital in form of intellectual property, such as patents, might mitigate financing … constraints. While scholars have already argued that patents might have a signalling value reducing information asymmetries … between borrowers and lenders, we quantify the value of using patents as collateral with regard to capital access. Although …

venture capital (VC) financing. We argue that investors are faced with considerable uncertainty and therefore rely on patents … British biotechnology companies we have identified all patents filed at the European Patent Office (EPO). Applying hazard rate … attention to patent quality, financing those ventures faster which later turn out to have high-quality patents. Patent …

energy prices of the previous five years results in a 2.7% and 4.5% increase of the number of green patents and the ratio of … green patents to non-green patents, respectively. We also find that the impact of energy prices increases with an increasing …

patents and patent citations. The rich technological history of telecommunications switches shows how engineers in the post … point for an in-depth analysis of patents, in search of information about technological direction, technical bottlenecks …

venture capital (VC) financing. We argue that investors are faced with considerable uncertainty and therefore rely on patents … British biotechnology companies we have identified all patents filed at the European Patent Office (EPO). Applying hazard rate … attention to patent quality, financing those ventures faster which later turn out to have high-quality patents. Patent …