Using firm-level data for 28 transition countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia over the 2002–2009 period, this paper analyzes whether differences in the functioning of intellectual property rights (IPRs) systems—measured along various dimensions, including de facto enforcement and de...

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are a key driver of economic growth as they provide agents with incentives to invest in Research and Development (R&D). The importance of IPRs should however vary when one moves along the technological frontier as firms can rely upon other mechanisms (i.e....

In the 1990s, patenting schemes changed in many respects: upcoming new technologies accelerated the shift from price competition towards competition based on technical inventions, a worldwide surge in patenting took place, and the patent thicket arose as a consequence of strategic patenting....

In the 1990s, patenting schemes changed in many respects: upcoming new technologies accelerated the shift from price competition towards competition based on technical inventions, a worldwide surge in patenting took place, and the 'patent thicket' arose as a consequence of strategic patenting....

Knowledge transfer from science to industry has been shown to be beneficial for the corporate partner. In order to get a better understanding of the reasons behind these positive effects, this study focuses on the junction of science and industry by comparing characteristics of academic...

Patent pendencies create uncertainty in research and development (R&D) collaboration agreements, resulting in a threat of expropriation of unprotected knowledge by potential partners, reduced bargaining power and enhanced search costs. In this paper, we show that - depending of the type of...

In light of the increased demand for interoperability, fragmented ownership of intellectual property and high costs for communicating new technologies, open standard-setting activities emerged as important coordination and diffusion mechanism. Little is known about the value of contributions to...