Hall, Bronwyn H.; Helmers, Christian; Rogers, Mark; … - In: Oxford Economic Papers 65 (2013) 3, pp. 603-629
A surprisingly small number of innovative firms use the patent system. In the UK, the share of firms patenting among those reporting that they have innovated is about 4%. Survey data from the same firms support the idea that they do not consider patents or other forms of registered IP as...
