This chapter provides evidence on how young technology startups are employing
intellectual property (IP) protection when innovating and competing in the United States …

We offer description and analysis of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey—the first
comprehensive survey of patenting and entrepreneurship in the United States …

Recent buyouts of Nortel's patent portfolios by a consortium including Microsoft, Apple, and
Sony and Motorola Mobility's by Google have focused attention on the role of intellectual …

Venture-backed startups play a crucial role in innovation and advancing our technology.
However, the development of secondary markets for patents and the proliferation of patent …

This paper will explore the emerging trend of business methods patenting by posing the
following question:“Is the growing emphasis on asserting ownership over some forms of …

This chapter suggests that, while researchers and teachers of university technology transfer
often think exclusively in terms of patents and the Bayh-Dole Act, we ought to adopt a more …

Conventional wisdom holds that robust enforcement of intellectual property (IP) right
suppress competition and innovation by shielding incumbents against the entry threats …

While few observers nowadays question the emergence of an ever more knowledge-based
economy, the expression 'the new economy'can be questioned. What is 'new'is the fact that …

It is more than 25 years since the authors of the Yale and Carnegie surveys studied how
firms seek to protect the rents from innovation. In this paper, we revisit that question using a …

With the high level of interest in patent monetization and its effects on US companies, data
on the topic is increasingly important. This study examines one aspect of the topic, focusing …