This paper surveys the literature on university patenting. From the point of view of the
economic theory of patents, it is argued that patenting knowledge developed by university …

ABSTRACT A proliferation of studies has been carried out on patent value indexes
encompassing the most different viewpoints and considering different scale. However, the …

This paper considers the impact of the intellectual property (IP) system on the timing of
cooperation/licensing by start-up technology entrepreneurs. If the market for technology …

By using the PatVal-EU dataset we find that the most important determinant of patent
licensing is firm size. Patent breadth, value, protection, and other factors suggested by the …

Many case studies highlight a positive relationship between regions' innovation
performance and the intensity of collaboration among regional organizations. However, few …

The paper analyses the recent evolution of international markets for technology by
examining changes in ownership of US granted patents. We study the effects of the …

This paper empirically investigates a sample of German domestic merger and acquisitions
(M&As) in the 1990s to analyze the importance of a related technology portfolio in the …

Germany is one of few countries in which the monetary compensation for inventors is not
only determined by negotiations between employer and employee-inventor, but also by …

A rich literature has emerged that analyzes the emergence of inter-organizational networks.
However, little is still known about how and why the (global) structures of such networks …

This paper analyses the current internationalisation of innovation activities and identifies the
main drivers for the countries of the European Union (EU). We employ patent applications at …