Brem, Alexander; Nylund, Petra A.; Hitchen, Emma L. - In: Management Decision 55 (2017) 6, pp. 1285-1306
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between open innovation and the use of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors consider patents, industrial designs (i.e. design patents in the USA), trademarks, and copyrights....