Exploring the correlation of patent ownershipand firm success

The rapid progress of electronic technology in recent decades has led to an increased technicalcomplexity and wide functionality of many products. As a result man-machine interfaces,such as displays became more and more important, wherefore investments and technicalprogress in these technologies have been enormous since the early 1980s. Nowadays, thedemand for small to large size, light weight (flat panel), high resolution, bright, contrast andreal colour displays is very strong.This paper emphasizes on patenting and success...