framework. -- filing fees ; imitation ; innovation ; probabilistic patent rights ; R&D ; simultaneous innovation ; trade secrets … results on the relation between patenting and innovation size are then confronted with survey data for small European firms …. Using a binary size measure, we find strong support for the traditional view that firms patent their most important …

This paper examines recent contributions on innovation protection practices in small and medium enterprises (SMEs … particularities on the appropriability of SME innovations are discussed. In this way, the paper contributes to the ongoing debate …

innovation. The dataset is complemented with indicators of patent quality (patent renewal, forward citations, and patent family … commercialized as well as whether this commercialization was profitable or not. Thus, this patent database measures technological …

The role of individual inventors, small firms and entrepreneurs in the patent courts has become controversial for two … patents in cases filed in 2000 and 2002, we explore how the resolution of patent cases relates to the nature of the parties …. In particular, we examine whether individual inventors and entrepreneurs are ability to defend their patent rights and …

results on the relation between patenting and innovation size are then confronted with survey data for small European firms …. Using a binary size measure, we find strong support for the traditional view that firms patent their most important …

commercialization of inventions. If the patent holder commercializes his invention, he has stronger incentives to retain the patent. The …, I take into account defensive patent strategies (e.g. deterring competitors from utilizing the patent) and pointedly ask … if there are any third factors (quality of the patent) that affect the commercialization and renewal decisions. Using a …

This paper seeks to understand how motives to patent affect the use of the patent portfolio with a particular focus on … conducted by the European Patent Office (EPO). The main results can be summarized as follows. First, small and medium … sample patent for monetary reasons. Second, SMEs tend to use their patents more actively than large firms. Third, smaller …

Measuring patent value is an important goal of scholars in both patent law and patent economics. However, doing so … that patents themselves are complex documents that are difficult even for patent experts to interpret. In addition, issued … patents are the result of an often long and complicated negotiation between applicant and patent office (in the United States …

property rights (IPRs) at IP Australia (applications for patent, designs, trademarks and plant breeder's rights); (ii) match …

data from a survey (637 responses) among applicants at the European Patent Office. Our results from regression and factor …. Among all applicant groups, individual inventors attribute the most importance to blocking as a patent filing motive. This … block others from production act as patent trolls …