Combining both interview data and empirical analyses at the patent and firm levels, we explore the value-appropriation and value-creation implications of R&D collaboration resulting in the co-ownership of intellectual property (i.e. co-patents). We make an explicit distinction between three...

The extent to which patent-related indicators are relevant for evaluating the excellence of knowledge-generating institutions is considered.Although patent counts are now used more frequently for this purpose in the United States, this approach needs alteration in order to be applied in the...