manufacturing firms in the US for the period 1980-93. We focus on three factors: the level of demand, the quality of patents, and … technological exhaustion. We first develop an index of patent ‘quality’ using detailed information on patents in the US in seven …

manufacturing firms in the U.S. for the period 1980-93. We focus on three factors: the level of demand, the quality of patents, and … technological exhaustion. We first develop an index of patent 'quality' using detailed information on patents in the U.S. in seven …

creation alliances lead to more valuable patents as they receive significantly more forward citations per patent. Knowledge …

evidence for start-up firms on the role of patents as signals to investors, in particular to Venture Capitalists. This study …&D for a panel of established firms. The results show that patents do indeed attenuate financing constraints for small firms …

evidence for start-up firms on the role of patents as signals to investors, in particular to Venture Capitalists. This study …&D for a panel of established firms. The results show that patents do indeed attenuate financing constraints for small firms …

This paper tests a number of hypotheses on the use and effectiveness of patents and trade secrets designed to protect … innovation. While previous studies have often considered patents and trade secrets as substitutes for one another, we investigate …

The purpose of this study is to present a unique database on commercialized patents and to illustrate how it can be … 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 …

&D contract to generate patents. We provide suggestive evidence that backlogged contracting officers are unable to devote enough …