This paper described a method to consistently and automatically identify all university-based patents by matching the names of inventors on patent filings with authors of scientific publications. This methodological procedure can be adjusted for different pur-poses. Handling selection criteria...

[Einleitung ...] Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, die Vor- und Nachteile des Patentsystems aus ökonomischer Sicht zu beschreiben und die Unterschiede des europäischen und amerikanischen Systems in Bezug auf Patentierung von CIE herauszuarbeiten. Hierbei wird vor allem auch auf die...

Empirical evidence shows that the distribution of patent applications is highly skewed in terms of company size, with a few large enterprises being responsible for the majority of patent applications. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), on the other hand, are important players in national...

This study includes two expert reports, which are based on each other. At the core of the first expertise is the analysis of the patent application structures within the technological field of mechanical engineering and their evolution over time at an international level. Secondly, building on...

The present article examines the question whether or not different types of firms tend to protect their innovations with varying mechanisms. Against the background of the Expected-Utility Theory (EU-Theory), firms are differentiated by their size, technological field and their degree of...

The following article systematically analyzes the question of how the results of R&D and its protection - or so to say, the technology base of a firm - can influence its market value and profits. Based on theoretical arguments it is hypothesized that large and highly valuable patent portfolios...

[Einleitung] Unternehmen sind die zentralen Akteure eines Innovationssystems und bestimmen wesentlich die Innovationsleistung einer Volkswirtschaft. Sie identifizieren den Bedarf an Neuerungen bei ihren Kunden, greifen neue Forschungsergebnisse aus der Wissenschaft auf und bringen auf Basis...

[Introduction ...] The structure of this report is as follows. It starts with a brief review of the literature on international research collaboration, scientific mobility and return migration and a brief introduction to German migration behavior. The introduction to the topic is followed by a...

[Einleitung] Nach mehrjährigen Diskussionen über politische Maßnahmen zum Umweltschutz und zur Nachhaltigkeit sowie im Zusammenhang mit der globalen Finanzkrise, haben eine Reihe von Regierungen weltweit, wie z.B. die USA, Japan, China, Deutschland und Frankreich, seit 2009 erneut Initiativen...