states, Prussia granted patents more restrictively by setting higher novelty requirements. Though, patent fees were much … in the number of patents per capita in annexed territories. By contrast, we find a significantly positive effect of … patent-regime change on world-fair exhibits per capita, which we use as a proxy for non-patented innovation. We interpret …

global innovation ecosystem. Findings reveal that Brazil accounts for only 2.7% of global patents (15th global position) in … and incentivize innovative enterprises. The landscape of business method patents based on computer-related inventions in …) for administrative, commercial, financial, and managerial functions. Using Questel's Orbit Intelligence software, 181 …

patent assignees is increasing within software technologies, relative to other technologies over time. The empirical results …