mechanisms to overcome market inefficiencies and spur academics to patent their research results. There is little evidence on the … incentives for faculty members to get involved in patenting processes, of the obstacles, and of their perceptions of actions to …

of invention disclosure. Interestingly, entrepreneurial intent to start a business did not have a significant main effect …

sector. Academic inventions are identified via patent applications of German academic scientists. We find that academic …

least one invention, only 4,5% of the sample are engaged in commercialization activities. Therefore the vast majority of …

data from a survey (637 responses) among applicants at the European Patent Office. Our results from regression and factor …. Among all applicant groups, individual inventors attribute the most importance to blocking as a patent filing motive. This … block others from production act as patent trolls …

linkages between network embeddedness and innovation activities have been largely explored, the impact on patent quality in …

We use patent applications and their extensions filed by Italian Universities between 1965 and 2002 to analyze their …

university creates its own patent regulation, there is a 9% increase in the likelihood that universities without any internal … patent regulation will adopt one. Implications for university technology transfer policies are discussed …