It is common to see patentees coexist with infringers in developing countries, which leads to a split of patent value between patentees and infringers. This paper extends traditional model for estimation of patent value. We classify patentees by technology level: Patentees with low technology...

In this paper, we consider the estimation and inference of the parameters and the nonparametric part in partially linear quantile regression models with responses that are missing at random. First, we extend the normal approximation (NA)-based methods of Sun (<CitationRef CitationID="CR40">2005</CitationRef>) to the missing data case....</citationref>

This paper improves renewal payment based patent value model by introducing unexpired patents into the model. We estimate value of the invention patents based on SIPO records in China and compare values of patents between local owners and owners from the U.S., Japan and European countries. The...

With the rapid development of modern market economy, in order to safeguard the comprehensive competitiveness, enterprises adjust their capital structure based on the external and internal environment. In the selection of enterprises¡¯ financing policies, especially the debt decisions, the...