The present article examines the question whether or not different types of firms tend to protect their innovations with varying mechanisms. Against the background of the Expected-Utility Theory (EU-Theory), firms are differentiated by their size, technological field and their degree of...

[Einleitung] Während der Phase seit der ersten Hightech-Strategie sind die Aufwendungen für Forschung und Entwicklung im öffentlichen wie auch im privaten Bereich angestiegen. Dieser Mittelaufwuchs kann ursächlich mit der Hightech-Strategie in Zusammenhang gebracht werden. Im Jahr 2012 wurde...

In this study, we contribute to the evaluation of the performance of the German science and research system by analyzing the dynamics of transnational patent filings of German inventors in an international comparison over the past 20 years. Besides country-specific analyses, we further...

In this study, we contribute to the evaluation of the performance of the German science and research system by analyzing the dynamics of transnational patent filings of German inventors in an international comparison over the past 20 years. Besides country-specific analyses, we further...