In this study, we contribute to the evaluation of the performance of the German science and research system by analyzing the dynamics of transnational patent filings of German inventors in an international comparison over the past 20 years. Besides country-specific analyses, we further...

In this study, we contribute to the evaluation of the performance of the German science and research system by analyzing the dynamics of transnational patent filings of German inventors in an international comparison over the past 20 years. Besides country-specific analyses, we further...

Mit dieser Studie wird die Liste forschungsintensiver Industrien - die sogenannte "Hochtechnologie-Liste" - auf Basis der aktuellen Klassifikation der Wirtschaftszweige (WZ 2008) in aktualisierter Form vorgelegt. Die neue "ISI/ZEW/SV-Liste" deckt, in tief gegliederter Ebene, sowohl den...

This paper aims to analyze topics within the international classification of goods and services (NICE classes) applied for the registration of trademarks at the EUIPO. This is accomplished by introducing a more fine-grained classification of trademarks as a "sub-section" of the rather rough NICE...

Mit dieser Studie wird die Liste forschungsintensiver Industrien - die sogenannte "Hochtechnologie-Liste" - auf Basis der aktuellen Klassifikation der Wirtschaftszweige (WZ 2008) in aktualisierter Form vorgelegt. Die neue "ISI/ZEW/SV-Liste" deckt, in tief gegliederter Ebene, sowohl den...

This paper aims to analyze topics within the international classification of goods and services (NICE classes) applied for the registration of trademarks at the EUIPO. This is accomplished by introducing a more fine-grained classification of trademarks as a "sub-section" of the rather rough NICE...

Empirical evidence shows that the distribution of patent applications is highly skewed in terms of company size, with a few large enterprises being responsible for the majority of patent applications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), on the other hand, are important players in national...