This chapter reviews the growing literature on the “market for technology,” a broad term that
denotes trade in technology disembodied from physical goods. The market for technology …

This chapter summarizes the basic characteristics of patent data as an innovation indicator
and reviews some of the recent research using patent data, focusing on major developments …

Licensing strategies have gained much attention among practitioners. However, academic
research on the topic is, compared to similar domains such as franchising, more limited and …

About half, probably more, of all patented inventions in the United States are never
commercially exploited.'Many of these undeveloped inventions are commercially worthless …

The focus of this paper is on exploring linkages among Open Innovation practices and firm
performance. While, in the last ten years, a certain amount of papers facing such issue has …

Whereas prior research has provided valuable insights into the willingness of small and
medium‐sized enterprises (SME s) and large firms to engage in patenting, a comparison of …

Research and development (R&D) consortia are specialized strategic alliances that shape
the direction and scope of firm innovation activities. Little research exists on the performance …

This paper seeks to understand how motives to patent affect the use of the patent portfolio
with a particular focus on motives aimed at the monetization of intellectual property. The …

In light of the recent economic crisis, many industrial firms attempt to capture additional
value from their technologies by means of open innovation strategies. Besides acquiring …

How can 'late-comer firms'(LCFs) in developing economies manage their development of
technological capability, and within it their IP, strategically, in order to become fully …