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A large literature asserts that standard essential patents (SEPs) allow their owners to "hold up" innovation by … innovation in SEP-reliant industries. We find no empirical support for either prediction. Indeed, SEP-reliant industries have the …
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A large literature asserts that standard essential patents (SEPs) allow their owners to “hold up” innovation by … innovation in SEP-reliant industries. We find no empirical support for either prediction. Indeed, SEP-reliant industries have the …
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A central concern with digitisation in the cultural industries is that unauthorised, digital copying – which erodes copyright protection – will disrupt cultural supply. The empirical findings of this study suggest that this concern is not justified. In the German market for sound recordings,...
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There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software …, copyright to patent protection. Such an analysis is beneficial as it enables an objective comparison of the three scenarios … properly functioning patents, the benefits of moving from copyright to patent protection are less clear …
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productivity through diversification, upgrading technology and innovation, and increasing employment and entrepreneurship. Thailand … innovation and digitalisation, improving the SME policy framework and expanding regional integration, as emphasised in the …
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and innovation in bio-electronics, alternative energy production and storage, and various micro- and nano-devices. The …
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The paper undertakes a cross-sectoral analysis of a salient empirical implication of the model of tacit collusion advanced by Abreu et al (1986). Specifically, the prevalence of a first order Markovian process for alternating between price wars and collusive periods is assessed by means of...
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Like many other industrialised countries Germany has experienced a powerful concentration process in food retailing. There are some issues, however, which make Germany a special case in Europe and among industrialised countries in general. This holds true in terms of market structure and...
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