Previously, we introduced the concept of “data-generating patents,” which are patented inventions that by design … produce valuable data through their operation or use. When holders of data-generating patents possess market power over the … concerns raised by biomedical data-generating patents, particularly in the context of the rise of “big data.” Data …

Does the disclosure requirement of the patent system encourage the diffusion of inventions? This paper builds a simple … model where firms choose between patents and trade secrecy to protect inventions. Diffusion is not necessarily more likely … with a patent system nor is the "market for technology" necessarily greater …

Does the disclosure requirement of the patent system encourage the diffusion of inventions? This paper builds a simple … model where firms choose between patents and trade secrecy to protect inventions. Diffusion is not necessarily more likely … with a patent system nor is the market for technology necessarily greater …

cumulative innovation. Recent evidence suggests that semiconductor firms do not rely heavily on patents, despite the … strengthening of US patent rights in the early 1980s. Yet the propensity of semiconductor firms to patent has risen dramatically … semiconductor firms during 1980-94. The results suggest that stronger patents may have facilitated entry by firms in niche product …

&D and/or economic growth. -- economic growth and the environment ; directed technical change …

impact of internal and external knowledge pools of both green and other than green technologies on green patent activities …. It turned out that the internal green knowledge stock is positively related to green patent activities with a … countries are also positively related with industries' green patent activities, although with a significantly lower marginal …

Based on patent data and industry specific energy prices for 18 OECD countries over 30 years we investigate on an … industry level the impact of energy prices on green innovation activities. Our econometric models show that energy prices and … green innovation activities are positively related and that energy prices have a significantly positive impact on the ratio …

. It examines the impacts of environmental compliance, and its combination with innovation, on TFP convergence of … environmental treatment - are only significant through their interaction with innovation. The β-convergence in firms' TFP is …

We show that if patent protection and trade secrecy generate asymmetricmarket structure, an innovator may prefer patent …