On behalf of the German Federal Government, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its second … measures to further strengthen the innovation potential of Germany. In particular in the present economic diffi culties …, research and innovation policies have a central role to play. The challenges faced are varied and were already named in the EFI …

Research and innovation are extremely important for Germany. New insights are generated by research, and new ways of … and innovation, and where the country ranks in the international innovation contest. The Federal Government of Germany … therefore decided in 2006 to establish an independent Commission of Experts on Research and Innovation (EFI), with the remit to …

On behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its …

On behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its …

On behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its … and innovation in Part C are presented in a new format, which we hope will be more readily accessible for decision … 2010. The German innovation system has done fairly well in the crisis. In addition, appropriate importance has been …

On behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its …

We investigate the causal effect of patent rights on cumulative innovation, using large-scale data that approximate the …

We investigate the causal effect of patent rights on cumulative innovation, using large-scale data that approximate the …

We study the blocking effect of patents on follow-on innovation by others. We posit that follow-on innovation requires … freedom to operate (FTO), which firms typically obtain through a license from the patentee holding the original innovation …. Where licensing fails, follow-on innovation is blocked unless firms gain FTO through patent invalidation. Using large …