Several scholars as well as industry professionals have claimed that there is a "software-biased shift" in the nature … and direction of innovation in that software development is a core part of innovation activities in firms across a wide …-level survey data on the frequency and nature of software development among firms in Sweden, matched with the Community Innovation …

computer software industry. We focus on two key aspects: patent portfolio size which affects bargaining power in patent … find evidence that both strategic patenting and Ramp;D spillovers strongly affect innovation and market value of software …

is therefore crucial. This paper studies different MIS software available for the Microfinance Industry, based on seven … have evolved to meet its specific needs. Based on our research, we have found a large diversity of the MIS software being … owing to the need for the software to differentiate themselves from others positioning in the same niche. The evolution of …

Several scholars as well as industry professionals have claimed that there is a "software-biased shift" in the nature … and direction of innovation in that software development is a core part of innovation activities in firms across a wide …-level survey data on the frequency and nature of software development among firms in Sweden, matched with the Community Innovation …

computer program’s functionality in patent applications for certain categories of software – applications working on closed … platforms. In Canada, software patents are generally issued without disclosure of the software source code. Present examination … of disclosure in software patent applications focuses solely on the ability of computer programmers to write software …

direction of innovation in that software development is a core part of innovation activities in firms across a wide array of … frequency and nature of software development among firms in Sweden, matched with the Community Innovation Survey (CIS). We find … robust evidence supporting a software-bias in innovation in that software development is associated with a higher likelihood …

software industry.Using difference-in-differences and instrumental-variables estimators to compare a treatmentgroup of consumer …-focused software firms with a matched control group of enterprise-focusedsoftware firms, we find that piracy led to an increase in …