affect firms' innovation strategy choices, concretely, whether to abstain from innovation, to introduce products that are … known in the market but new to the firm (imitation) or to introduce market novelties (innovation). Using a sample of 1253 … German firms from manufacturing and services sectors I show that the perceived effectiveness of patent protection positively …

affect firms' innovation strategy choices, concretely, whether to abstain from innovation, to introduce products that are … known in the market but new to the firm (imitation) or to introduce market novelties (innovation). Using a sample of 1253 … German firms from manufacturing and services sectors I show that the perceived effectiveness of patent protection positively …

scientists across all fields of science we investigate the importance of academic patenting. Our findings suggest that academic … involvement in patenting results in greater knowledge externalities, as academic patents appear to generate more forward citations … patenting history declined over time as well. Moreover, a preliminary evaluation of the effects of the abolishment of the …

supplemental information on IP litigation and patent portfolios. The rich survey information regarding firms' general innovation …We contribute to the economic literature on patent litigation by taking a new perspective. In the past, scholars mostly … focused on specific litigation cases at the patent level and related technological characteristics to the event of litigation …

firms' patenting in terms of both quantity and quality. When distinguishing between alliances that aim at joint creation of … patent quantity is driven by knowledge exchange rather than joint R&D. Firms engaged in joint R&D, on the other hand, receive … more forward citations per patent indicating that joint R&D enhances patent quality. In light of literature on strategic …

, but only for firms that engage in in-licensing and only for product innovation. The relationship between fragmentation and … innovative performance also depends on the size of a firm's patent portfolio, which suggests an important strategic role for … defensive patenting in the context of fragmented property rights. …

landscapes have a higher probability of in-licensing. For firms with small patent portfolios we also find a positive association … higher innovative performance for firms that do not in-license. Furthermore, the effects of fragmentation on innovation also … appear to depend on the size of a firm’s patent portfolio. These results suggest that the effects of fragmentation of …

The paper develops an oligopoly model of innovation and applies it to data from the Mannheim Innovation Panel. The … complexity, etc. are important determinants of overall innovation expenditures, but not for R&D specifically. If legal protection … affect the innovation activity of the firm. Specification tests derived from the theoretical model do not lead to a rejection …

The paper develops an oligopoly model of innovation and applies it to data from the Mannheim Innovation Panel. The … complexity, etc. are important determinants of overall innovation expenditures, but not for R&D specifically. If legal protection … affect the innovation activity of the firm. Specification tests derived from the theoretical model do not lead to a rejection …

output. Research units that source research ideas from small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) patent more, but not more …