patents; however, most patent databases contain no information on whether patents have been commercialized, i.e., whether … innovations have been introduced in the market. This paper applies a new method to identify innovations in patent databases by … commercialization variables. For this purpose, I use a unique database on Swedish patents that includes information on whether patents …

patents; however, most patent databases contain no information on whether patents have been commercialized, i.e., whether … innovations have been introduced in the market. This paper applies a new method to identify innovations in patent databases by … commercialization variables. For this purpose, I use a unique database on Swedish patents that includes information on whether patents …

used to analyze the commercialization process of patents. The dataset is based on a survey of Swedish patents owned by … commercialization not found anywhere else, including whether, when and how (acquisition, licensing, existing or new firm) patents were … commercialized as well as whether this commercialization was profitable or not. Thus, this patent database measures technological …

used to analyze the commercialization process of patents. The dataset is based on a survey of Swedish patents owned by … commercialization not found anywhere else, including whether, when and how (acquisition, licensing, existing or new firm) patents were … commercialized as well as whether this commercialization was profitable or not. Thus, this patent database measures technological …

Firms often struggle with the successful commercialization of innovations, and there is a need for reliable predictors …. Prior research suggests that intellectual property (IP) rights play a key role in the commercialization of innovations …. However, to what extent can IP rights be used to predict successful commercialization of innovations in the manufacturing …

Patents play an important role in facilitating transfers of knowledge, and enable commercialization of innovative ideas … commercialization for pending applications peaks immediately after the patent allowance event (Gans, Hsu & Stern, 2008). But does the … facilitate commercialization of innovations …

. While the individual effects of engaging in the listed practices on firm innovation are well-understood, the existing …, substitutes, or unrelated in terms of firms’ performance with product innovations new to the market. Our analysis builds on a … sample of innovation-active firms from the German Community Innovation Survey, which includes information on the development …

is important for the successful commercialization of patents by using a detailed patent database. The database contains … unique information on inventor activity, patent commercialization modes and the profitability of commercialization. In the … empirical estimations, we find that inventor activity has a strong positive correlation with profitability when a patent is sold …

Institutions of higher education are considered as an important source of innovation. Consequently, big efforts are … least one invention, only 4,5% of the sample are engaged in commercialization activities. Therefore the vast majority of … factors affect the innovation and knowledge transfer activities of male and female academics. We show that Gender differences …