This report analyses whether entry of UK enterprises into patenting in a technology area is affected by patent thickets … in the technology area.The aim is to contribute to our understanding of the role of patent thickets as a barrier to entry … several parts:1) A review of the literature on patent thickets, including the limited empirical evidence regarding effects of …

The aim is to contribute to our understanding of the role of patent thickets as a barrier to entry into new …:A review of the literature on patent thickets, including the limited empirical evidence regarding effects of patent thickets on …;An empirical evaluation of the extent to which patent thickets appear to be barriers to entry in some technology areas …

- und Gründungsgeschehen fördern. In welchem Ausmaß dies dem gegenwärtigen Patentsystem in Deutschland gelingt, ist …

bulk of R&D expenditures is spend by large companies. Following OECD data, SME's share in total R&D spending amount to 8 …% in Germany or Japan, around 15% in US, France, Korea or Italy, about 20% in Sweden, Finland or Switzerland, about 30% in … invention as measured by patenting. In order to focus on the most valuable patents we use patent applications at the European …