Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hussinger, Katrin; Schneider, Cédric - 2011
Patent pendencies create uncertainty in research and development (R&D) collaboration agreements, resulting in a threat … collaboration between firms and may hinder the production of knowledge. This has implications for technology policy as R …&D collaborations are exempt from anti-trust legislation in order to increase R&D in the economy. We argue that a functional IPR system …