and patent productivity of the respective regional innovation systems (RIS). The empirical analysis is for nine German …

supports earlier literature on the importance of proximity in innovation. …

on our network theory of innovation, we develop an empirical, algorithmic measure of patentability—what we term a patent … phase and during patent litigation. Our use of network science to develop a legal algorithm is a methodological innovation …Patent law is built upon a fundamental premise: only significant inventions receive patent protection while minor …