technologies and its implications for the world technology transfer. Using data from the European Patents Office (1978-2011) and a … environmental technologies by multinationals is quite significant, but still concentrated in the triad countries. Outside the triad … competences inside the triad. This observation can be explained by a scarce numbers of domestic multinationals, a low R …

We examine the intersection of patents and antitrust where a patentholder uses the monopoly power it possesses in the … market. The present scheme forawarding patents cannot judge when the issuance of a patent will lead tothe appropriate balance … competence to ensure that patents do not cause economic stagnationand harm by permitting a patent holder to extend its monopoly …

potential investors on the value of firms' patents. Using a newly compiled firm-level dataset of exchange-listed corporations …, we find that firms holding examined patents were able to borrow more, reflecting improved access to capital markets, and … the signalling value of patents, and mitigating financial barriers to innovation. …

chains and segments practically controlled by foreign multinationals in which local groups have practically no share. Finally …