[Einleitung] Während der Phase seit der ersten Hightech-Strategie sind die Aufwendungen für Forschung und Entwicklung im öffentlichen wie auch im privaten Bereich angestiegen. Dieser Mittelaufwuchs kann ursächlich mit der Hightech-Strategie in Zusammenhang gebracht werden. Im Jahr 2012 wurde...

It is well known that the number of China's publications has increased at a remarkable rate over the last three decades. However, many related issues still remain unknown, like the scientific impact of those papers, the journals in which Chinese scientists publish their papers, and the...

This study includes two expert reports, which are based on each other. At the core of the first expertise is the analysis of the patent application structures within the technological field of mechanical engineering and their evolution over time at an international level. Secondly, building on...

Calls for technology sovereignty in Europe were becoming louder even before the current Corona crisis. Growing geopolitical uncertainties and the threat of global trade conflicts are questioning the optimism of recent decades concerning the interdependence of our economies. In Germany, this is...

Nicht erst seit der aktuellen Corona-Krise werden die Rufe nach Technologiesouveränität in Europa lauter. Wachsende geopolitische Unsicherheiten und drohende globale Handelskonflikte stellen den Verflechtungsoptimismus der letzten Jahrzehnte in Frage. Dies löst auch in Deutschland eine...

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...